Calhoun County, Michigan

Calhoun County
Calhoun County
County
	Post Card. Michigan Central Depot in Battle Creek.
	Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
	Michigan's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 42°15′N 85°00′W / 42.25°N 85°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Founded	established 1829 ; organized 1833
Named for	John C. Calhoun
Seat	Marshall
Largest city	Battle Creek
Area
• Total	718 sq mi (1,860 km2)
• Land	706 sq mi (1,830 km2)
• Water	12 sq mi (30 km2) 1.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	134,310
• Density	193/sq mi (75/km2)
Congressional districts	4th, 5th
Website	www.calhouncountymi.gov

Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 134,310.^[2] The county seat is Marshall.^[3] The county was established on October 19, 1829, and named after John C. Calhoun, who was at the time Vice President under Andrew Jackson, making it one of Michigan's Cabinet counties. County government was first organized on March 6, 1833.^[1]^[4] Calhoun County comprises the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage Combined Statistical Area.

^ ^a ^b "Bibliography on Calhoun County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Peirce, Henry B. (2005) [1877]. "Chapter VII". History of Calhoun county, Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. p. 18. Retrieved February 11, 2007.