Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek | 1 | 52,015 | 52,655 | -0.31% | 1,221 | 42.6 | City |
| Bedford township | 2 | 31,760 | 31,868 | -0.17% | 810 | 39.2 | Township |
| Emmett charter township | 3 | 11,790 | 11,736 | 0.42% | 368 | 32.0 | Township |
| Bedford charter township | 4 | 9,180 | 9,199 | 0.22% | 316 | 29.0 | Township |
| Pennfield charter township | 5 | 8,723 | 8,767 | 0.18% | 255 | 34.3 | Township |
| Albion | 6 | 7,207 | 7,694 | -1.67% | 1,634 | 4.4 | City |
| Marshall | 7 | 6,757 | 6,823 | -0.25% | 1,041 | 6.5 | City |
| Springfield | 8 | 5,278 | 5,288 | -0.06% | 1,441 | 3.7 | City |
| Homer township | 9 | 4,004 | 3,986 | 0.15% | 192 | 20.9 | Township |
| Marshall township | 10 | 3,172 | 3,152 | 0.32% | 102 | 31.0 | Township |
| Homer township | 11 | 2,933 | 2,893 | 0.79% | 82 | 35.7 | Township |
| Newton township | 12 | 2,806 | 2,785 | 0.36% | 78 | 36.0 | Township |
| Athens township | 13 | 2,448 | 2,442 | 0.37% | 68 | 35.9 | Township |
| Marengo township | 14 | 2,234 | 2,200 | 0.72% | 64 | 35.0 | Township |
| Burlington township | 15 | 1,984 | 1,957 | 0.46% | 56 | 35.7 | Township |
| Clarence township | 16 | 1,892 | 1,899 | 0.16% | 58 | 32.5 | Township |
| Homer | 17 | 1,616 | 1,592 | 0.37% | 1,158 | 1.4 | Village |
| Fredonia township | 18 | 1,589 | 1,591 | 0.19% | 47 | 33.9 | Township |
| Tekonsha township | 19 | 1,531 | 1,520 | 0.53% | 43 | 35.4 | Township |
| Convis township | 20 | 1,515 | 1,505 | 0.33% | 43 | 35.4 | Township |
| Burlington township | 21 | 1,417 | 1,410 | 0.21% | 40 | 35.0 | Township |
| Eckford township | 22 | 1,280 | 1,298 | -0.16% | 36 | 35.4 | Township |
| Clarendon township | 23 | 1,192 | 1,182 | 0.51% | 34 | 35.5 | Township |
| Albion township | 24 | 1,094 | 1,094 | 0.27% | 33 | 32.7 | Township |
| Lee township | 25 | 1,064 | 1,058 | 0.57% | 29 | 36.2 | Township |
| Athens | 26 | 957 | 969 | -0.31% | 950 | 1.0 | Village |
| Tekonsha | 27 | 667 | 671 | -0.15% | 672 | 1.0 | Village |
| Burlington | 28 | 302 | 302 | 0% | 397 | 0.8 | Village |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Battle Creek is the largest city in Calhoun County.
Burlington is the smallest city in Calhoun County.
There are 28 cities in Calhoun County, Michigan.