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Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. State of Michigan. As of 2000, the population is 137,985. Its county seat is Marshall ⁶. Calhoun County was established in 1833 and named after John C. Calhoun, Vice President under both John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.

1 Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,861 km² (718 mi²). 1,836 km² (709 mi²) of it is land and 25 km² (10 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.35% water.

1.1 Geographic Features

• Kalamazoo RiverThe Kalamazoo River is a river in the U. state of Michigan. The river is 166 miles (267 km) long from the headwaters of the southern branch to Lake Michigan. The river's watershed drains an area of approximately 2,020 square miles (5,230 km²) and drains p
• Battle Creek RiverThe Battle Creek River is a river in the U. state of Michigan. The Battle Creek is a tributary of the Kalamazoo River and flows into that river at Battle Creek, Michigan. The river's watershed drains approximately 187,000 acres (757 km²) and covers northe
• St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)Joseph River (locally known as the St. Joe is a river, approximately 210 mi (338 km) long, in southern Michigan and northwestern Indiana in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of Lake Michigan. It was enormously im

1.2 Major Highways

• Interstate 69Interstate 69 is an interstate highway in the midwestern United States. It runs from Indianapolis, Indiana at Interstate 465 to the U. side of the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan, at the Canadian border. Length 360 miles Indiana 157 Michigan- 20
• Interstate 94Interstate 94 is a long interstate highway connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain region of the United States. It stretches from Billings, Montana at Interstate 90 to the U. side of the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan, at the Ontario, Cana
• Interstate 194 (spur into Battle Creek, MichiganThis article is about the city of Battle Creek, Michigan. For other uses, see Battle Creek (disambiguation). Battle Creek is a city in Calhoun County, Michigan. It is the world headquarters of Kellogg Company (cereal), manufacturer of corn flakes and othe)
• Old U.S. Highway 12United States Highway 12 is an east-west United States highway. US 12 is now the only US route still serving Detroit, Michigan, whose downtown street grid was laid out perfectly for the five-way intersection of US 12, US 10, US 16, US 112, and US 25.
• Michigan State Highway 37Michigan State Highway 37 or M-37 is a north-south state highway in Michigan. The southern terminus is on the border of Kalamazoo and Calhoun County at exit 92 of Interstate 94 in the southwest corner of Battle Creek. The northern terminus is at Old Missi
• Michigan State Highway 60
• Michigan State Highway 66
• Michigan State Highway 78
• Michigan State Highway 89
• Michigan State Highway 96
• Michigan State Highway 99
• Michigan State Highway 227