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BATTLE CREEK

Specialty Definition: Battle Creek, Iowa

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Battle Creek is a city located in Ida County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 743.

Geography


Battle Creek is located at 42°19'1" North, 95°35'58" West (42.316842, -95.599583)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 743 people, 325 households, and 195 families residing in the city. The population density is 573.7/km² (1,490.5/mi²). There are 358 housing units at an average density of 276.4/km² (718.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 99.33% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 325 households out of which 21.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% are married couples living together, 5.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% are non-families. 36.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 23.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.15 and the average family size is 2.83. In the city the population is spread out with 19.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 31.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 49 years. For every 100 females there are 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.7 males. The median income for a household in the city is $31,029, and the median income for a family is $39,479. Males have a median income of $25,400 versus $19,931 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,106. 7.3% of the population and 3.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.8% are under the age of 18 and 6.0% are 65 or older.




Battle Creek redirects here. There is also Battle Creek, Nebraska. Battle Creek is a city in Michigan. It is the world headquarters of Kellogg Company (cereal), manufacturer of corn flakes and other breakfast cereals. It is also the home of Post Cereals, which became part of General Foods, later purchased by Kraft Foods. Battle Creek was featured in the T.C. Boyle novel The Road to Wellville and the movie of the same name. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,364.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 113.1 km² (43.7 mi²). 110.9 km² (42.8 mi²) of it is land and 2.2 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.92% water.

Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 53,364 people, 21,348 households, and 13,363 families residing in the city. The population density is 481.1/km² (1,246.0/mi²). There are 23,525 housing units at an average density of 212.1/km² (549.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 74.65% White, 17.80% African American, 0.77% Native American, 1.94% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.11% from other races, and 2.72% from two or more races. 4.64% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 21,348 households out of which 32.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% are married couples living together, 16.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% are non-families. 31.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.43 and the average family size is 3.04.

In the city the population is spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $35,491, and the median income for a family is $43,564. Males have a median income of $36,838 versus $26,429 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,424. 14.4% of the population and 10.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 17.5% are under the age of 18 and 11.8% are 65 or older.

Battle Creek is served by Kalamazoo, Michigan's Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport. Battle Creek is a town on Old U.S. 12.




Battle Creek is a city located in Madison County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,158.

Geography


Battle Creek is located at 41°59'57" North, 97°35'56" West (41.999047, -97.599005)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 1,158 people, 434 households, and 325 families residing in the city. The population density is 687.9/km² (1,784.6/mi²). There are 447 housing units at an average density of 265.5/km² (688.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 97.41% White, 0.09% African American, 1.38% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 434 households out of which 40.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% are married couples living together, 9.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% are non-families. 23.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.67 and the average family size is 3.14. In the city the population is spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.0 males. The median income for a household in the city is $43,906, and the median income for a family is $50,179. Males have a median income of $34,792 versus $20,536 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,996. 6.7% of the population and 4.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.4% are under the age of 18 and 8.1% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Battle Creek, Iowa."

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Commercial Usage: BATTLE CREEK

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Theater & Movies

  • Battle Creek Brawl (aka ""The Big Brawl"") (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: BATTLE CREEK

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A vertical slotted weir at Coleman National Fish Hatchery. The hatchery on Battle Creek ladder opened March through July 1994. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Petroglyphs North East of confluence of Battle Creek and OwyheeArcheologyLSRDLower Snake River District. Credit: W. Meyer.

Yearling Cows on summer range with Battle Creek in the background. Credit: Merv Coleman.

Top of Battle Creek Butte - Grassland with Reservoir. Credit: Merv Coleman.

Sunset on Battle Creek Butte 35 miles north of Belle Fourche. Credit: Merv Coleman.

Prairie Cordgrass riparian Battle Creek. Credit: Merv Coleman.

Praire Cordgrass riparian Battle Creek. Credit: Merv Coleman.

Battle Creek delegation of Y.M.C.A. leaving for state convention. Credit: Library of Congress.

Michigan annual M.E. conference, Battle Creek, Mich., 1913. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Cities: BATTLE CREEK


1. Battle Creek, IA (city, FIPS 4870)
Location: 42.31685 N, 95.59930 W
Population (1990): 818 (343 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 51006
Country: USA


2. Battle Creek, MI (city, FIPS 5920)
Location: 42.29885 N, 85.22902 W
Population (1990): 53540 (23252 housing units)
Area: 110.9 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 49015, 49017
Country: USA


3. Battle Creek, NE (city, FIPS 3250)
Location: 41.99904 N, 97.59867 W
Population (1990): 997 (389 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 68715
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: BATTLE CREEK

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: BATTLE CREEK

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-e-e-k-l-r-t-t"

-2 letters: celebrate, erectable.

-3 letters: bracelet, bractlet, electret, etcetera, raclette, retackle, tercelet.

-4 letters: abetter, battler, beetler, beretta, blacker, blatter, bleaker, bleater, bracket, brattle, clatter, reelect, retable, tackler, treacle.

-5 letters: backer, balker, batter, battle, beaker, beater, becket, beetle, belter, berake, berate, betake, better, cablet, calker, cartel, cattle, cerate, cereal, claret, create, ecarte, elater, kelter, kettle, labret, lacker.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: BATTLE CREEK


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

42 41 54 54 4C 45      43 52 45 45 4B

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000010 01000001 01010100 01010100 01001100 01000101 00100000 01000011 01010010 01000101 01000101 01001011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#66 &#65 &#84 &#84 &#76 &#69 &#32 &#67 &#82 &#69 &#69 &#75

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0042 0041 0054 0054 004C 0045      0043 0052 0045 0045 004B

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

36355454463923752393945

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INDEX

1. Usage: Commercial
2. Images: Photo Album
3. Cities
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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