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    Calhoun County

    Its southern townships send their water to the St. Joseph.

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    Project Scroll is an independent local-history website. This is not an official page of Calhoun County or of any township, city or village in it. For official business, contact the county or local offices directly.

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    Calhoun County, Michigan

    Calhoun County lies in south-central Michigan, between Branch County and the Kalamazoo River country; only its southern townships drain to the St. Joseph, which crosses Tekonsha and Burlington, while Nottawa Creek carries Athens’ water to it. It was one of the counties created by the territorial legislature in 1829, was organized for judicial purposes on March 6, 1833, and is named for John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson’s vice president. Marshall is the county seat.

    About 134,000 people live here today (134,310 at the 2020 census); this site covers its St. Joseph villages of Athens, Tekonsha and Burlington. Pick a place to begin.