Climate
Mean annual temperature: 49 degrees F
Warmest month: July
Coldest month: January
Average days over 90 degrees: 12
Average days below 0: 9
Average annual precipitation: 34 inches rainfall; 39 inches snowfall
Churches
There are 132 churches in Battle Creek, including one
synagogue and two Roman Catholic parishes.
Medical Facilities
Battle Creek Health System
- 180 beds for in-patient care
- 24 hr. emergency medical care
- Fieldstone Center
- 80 beds for out-patient substance abuse and in-patient
psychiatric services
V.A. Medical Center
- 661 beds with 205 bed nursing home for veterans
- Over 160 medical and dental practitioners
Education
- Four public and four private school systems, which
include 18 elementary schools, six junior high schools, 2 public high
schools, four parochial schools and one private school
- Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center offers math
and science for advanced students
- Calhoun Area Technology Center offers technical and
practical job training for high school juniors and seniors
- Regional Manufacturing Technology Center offers
industrial and trade training as well as Internet-based training
- Western Michigan University of Aviation Sciences offers
flight training at W.K. Kellogg Airport
- Western Michigan University Kendall Center, located in
downtown Battle Creek. (WMU's main campus is in Kalamazoo)
- Kellogg Community College Spring Arbor College
Extension
- Sienna Heights College
Library
Willard Library over 180,000 volumes, on-line database access, inter-loan capabilities, includes a children's room, local history room,
extensive reference section and job search linkage with Council for Employment
Needs and Training.
Major Employers Employees
| Denso Manufacturing |
2,010 |
| Battle Creek Health Systems |
1,800 |
| Kellogg Company |
1,780 |
| Federal Center |
1,561 |
| Battle Creek Public Schools |
1,330 |
| VA Medical Center |
1,300 |
| Kraft Foods, Inc. Post Division |
1,200 |
| II Stanley Company, Inc. |
900 |
| TRMI, Inc. |
900 |
| Felpausch Food Centers |
750 |
| City of Battle Creek |
654 |
| Meijer, Inc. |
600 |
| EPI, Inc. |
600 |
| Kellogg Community College |
500 |
| Duncan Aviation |
500 |
Taxes
- State Personal Income Tax: 4.4%
- Michigan Sales Tax: 6%
- City Income Tax: 1% for City residents; 1/2% for
non-resident, in-City workers
- Property Tax: Assessed at 50% of market value
Transportation
- Major highways include I-94 (east-west), I-69
(north-south), M-60, M-66, M-78, M-89, M-99
- Forty trucking lines provide service to the area.
- CN North American RR (Grand Trunk Western)
- Intermodel Center (downtown) provides Amtrak passenger
rail service,
- Greyhound and Indian Trails bus lines and Battle Creek
Transit (local bus service)
- U.S. Customs Port of Entry - Foreign Trade Zone 43
- Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, 20 west
of the city, provides commercial air services. W.K. Kellogg Airport includes
Michigan Air National Guard, private and charter air service, a 10,000-foot
hard surfaced, lighted runway.
Financial Institutions
- Michigan National
- Old Kent Bank Southwest (home office)
- Comerica
- Mutual Savings & Loan
- Great Lakes National Bank
- Bank One
- Southern Michigan Bank & Trust
- National City
Philanthropic Organizations
Battle Creek Community Foundation
34 W. Jackson
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269-992-2181
Miller Foundation
310 Wah Wah Tay See Way
Battle Creek, MI 49015
269-964-3542
W.K.
Kellogg Foundation
1 East Michigan Ave.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269-968-8166
United
Way of Greater Battle Creek
34 W. Jackson St Suite 4B
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269-962-9538
Community Contacts
Battle
Creek Unlimited
Battle
Creek Area Chamber of Commerce
Greater
Battle Creek/Calhoun County Visitor & Convention Bureau
77 E. Michigan Ave. Suite 100
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269-962-2240
Neighborhoods Inc. of Battle Creek
47 N. Washington Ave.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269-968-1113
Willard Public Library
7 W. Van Buren St.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269-968-8166
Battle
Creek Enquirer
155 Van Buren St.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
269-964-7161
