Battle Creek, Michigan
Demographics
In 1982, at the insistence of the Kellogg Company, the city annexed Battle Creek Township, nearly doubling the city's population. Kellogg's even went so far as to threaten moving their headquarters if the annexation failed to occur.

Battle Creek, Michigan

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: In 1982, at the insistence of the Kellogg Company, the city annexed Battle Creek Township, nearly doubling the city's population. Kellogg's even went so far as to threaten moving their headquarters if the annexation failed to occur.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1840	993	—

1850	1,064	7.2%

1860	3,509	229.8%

1870	5,838	66.4%

1880	7,063	21.0%

1890	13,197	86.8%

1900	18,563	40.7%

1910	25,267	36.1%

1920	36,164	43.1%

1930	45,573	26.0%

1940	43,453	−4.7%

1950	48,666	12.0%

1960	44,169	−9.2%

1970	38,931	−11.9%

1980	35,724	−8.2%

1990	53,540	49.9%

2000	53,364	−0.3%

2010	52,347	−1.9%

Est. 2017	51,286	−2.0%

U.S. Decennial Census

Sentence(s)

As of the census of 2010, there was 52,347 people residing in Battle Creek.

final_sentence: As of the census of 2010, there was 52,347 people residing in Battle Creek.