On behalf of our citizens, welcome to Calhoun County, Michigan. Established in 1829, our county is both rich in history and on the cutting edge of tomorrow's technology and development. Calhoun County offers the serenity of country living and the cultural and recreational amenities offered in urban settings. We hope our website will introduce you to what makes Calhoun County the perfect place to do business, live, work and raise a family.

Numerous parks are connected to the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo rivers and provide opportunities for hiking, fishing, canoeing, picnicking and other recreation. Community sporting, cultural, ethnic, historical and holiday festivals provide plenty for residents and visitors to see and do. We value the quality of life features that make Calhoun County an attractive place to call home for your family and your business, now and for the generations that follow.

Households and Families

• There were 1,157 marriages in Calhoun County during 1998, down from 1990 when 1,309 marriages occurred.  Across the state, marriage numbers and rates have fallen since the '70's.
• In Michigan, median age of marriage continues to go up, from age 25 for males and 23 for females in the mid '70's, to age 28 for males and 26 for females in 1998.
• 65.1 percent of all marriages in Michigan in 1998 were first marriages, down from 66.8 percent a decade earlier.
• The divorce rate in Calhoun County in 1990 was 11.6 when 793 divorces occurred.  In 1998, the rate was 9.2 when 645 marriages ended in divorce.
• In 1998, 37,210 Michigan children were impacted by divorce of their parents.  These numbers have declined since 1976 when Michigan reached a peak of 49,555 children involved in divorce.
• In 1990, 9,171 children in Calhoun County under age 18 lived with a single parent.  This represented 25.3 percent of all children in Calhoun.  In Michigan, 22.5 percent of all children lived in single parent families.

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Calhoun County
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Marshall, MI  49068
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