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Calhoun County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM.
Meeting location: Commissioners' Chambers, Calhoun County Building, 315 West Green Street, Marshall, MI 49068.
Register of Deeds: 315 W. Green St., Marshall, MI 49068 · 269-781-0707
Agendas posted at: https://www.calhouncountymi.gov/government/board_of_commissioners/
Board of Commissioners: 7-member elected Board of Commissioners; no separately elected County Executive under PA 139. County Administrator/Controller: Kelli Scott. Board Chair: Derek King (District 5).

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Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

City: Battle Creek

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (3)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (5)

Athens (official website, opens in a new tab)
Burlington
Homer
Tekonsha
Union City

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (9)

Athens Area Schools
Battle Creek Public Schools
Harper Creek Community Schools
Homer Community School District
Lakeview Sch. District (calhoun)
Mar Lee School District
Marshall Public Schools
Pennfield Schools
Tekonsha Community Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Health (1)

Marshall Area Fire Fighters Ambulance Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Library (3)

Marshall District Library (official website, opens in a new tab)
Willard Public Library
Woodlands Library Cooperative (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Calhoun County Conservation District (official website, opens in a new tab)