▁city ▁measured ▁. ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁is ▁various ly ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁Western ▁Michigan ▁or ▁Southern ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁ ▁Near by ▁municipal ities ▁ ▁Bed ford ▁Char ter ▁Township ▁ ▁Em m ett ▁Char ter ▁Township ▁ ▁P enn field ▁Char ter ▁Township ▁ ▁City ▁of ▁Spring field ▁ ▁Or ch ard ▁Park , ▁Michigan ▁ ▁Ur band ale , ▁Michigan ▁ ▁Washington ▁He ights , ▁Michigan ▁ ▁F rem ont , ▁Michigan ▁ ▁Park ▁Hill , ▁Michigan ▁ ▁Ver ona ▁Park , ▁Michigan ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁ins istence ▁of ▁the ▁Kel log g ▁Company , ▁the ▁city ▁an nex ed ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁Township , ▁nearly ▁dou bling ▁the ▁city ' s ▁population . ▁ ▁Kel log g ' s ▁even ▁went ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁threaten ▁moving ▁their ▁headquarters ▁if ▁the ▁an nex ation ▁failed ▁to ▁occur . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 2 , 3 4 7 ▁people , ▁ 2 1 , 1 1 8 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 2 , 8 9 8 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁. ▁There ▁were ▁ 2 4 , 2 7 7 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁ 7 1 . 7 % ▁White , ▁ 1 8 . 2 % ▁African ▁American