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County Seat : Marshall
Formed: 1829
Organized: 1833
Size: 709 sq. miles
Population: 135982 in 1990

                        43501 in 1890

 

Townships:

Albion Athens
Bedford Burlington
Clarence Clarendon
Convis Eckford
Emmett Fredonia
Homer Lee
Leroy Marengo
Marshall Newton
Pennfield Sheridan
Tekonsha

If you are visiting or want to know more aspects of the county these links may be helpful.

Topics:

Albion, Michigan
Battle Creek, Michigan
Battle Creek Convention Bureau
Calhoun County Arts Council
Calhoun County- Multimag
Calhoun Co. map c/o g&l publishers
Marshall, Michigan
 

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This county was named for John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850) Vice President of the U.S.The first settler was Sidney Ketchu, who settled in the Kalamazoo Valley in 1830. Many of the residents activel aided fugitives slaves. In 1866 Dr. John Kellogg created a granola cereal. By 1900,  Battle Creek had become the "Cereal Capital of the World" with the Post and Kellogg Companies. Marshall has a famous historical district.

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