Editing Calhoun, Georgia

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'''Calhoun''' is a city in [[Gordon County, Georgia|Gordon County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 16,949. Calhoun is the [[county seat]] of Gordon County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=7838| title= Profile for Calhoun, Georgia, GA|publisher= ePodunk |access-date= September 6, 2012}}</ref>

==History==
In December 1827, Georgia had already claimed the Cherokee lands that became Gordon County and other counties. A small town called "Dawsonville" was created and founded in Gordon County, named for the owner of an early general store.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=31 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> Dawsonville was later renamed "Calhoun" to honor [[U.S. Senator]] [[John C. Calhoun]],<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IP4vAAAAIBAJ&pg=3207%2C519015 | title=Gordon County| work=Calhoun Times | date=1 September 2004 | access-date=26 April 2015 | pages=87}}</ref> following his death in 1850.

Gordon County's inferior court called an election for the selection of the county seat, offering voters a choice between a site on the [[Western & Atlantic Railroad]] (near [[Adairsville, Georgia|Adairsville]]) or a site more centrally located within the county. Voters chose a site along the railroad, so the inferior court designated Calhoun as county seat in 1851. The legislature incorporated Calhoun in an act approved on January 12, 1852.<ref>Ga. Laws 1851-52, page 419</ref>

On January 5, 1861, Georgia seceded from the Union as a prelude to the [[American Civil War]]. Calhounians joined the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]]. Most warfare took place elsewhere, but on May 16, 1864, Calhoun was near where the [[Union Army|Union]] General [[William Tecumseh Sherman]] and Confederate General [[Joseph E. Johnston]] postured before the [[Battle of Adairsville]] during Sherman's [[Atlanta Campaign]]. Oakleigh, the home of Dr. Wall, was used by Sherman as his headquarters at that time.

A tornado on March 20, 1888, leveled much of Calhoun. A devastating fire on October 23 of that year destroyed most of what remained.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA222 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=222| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Calhoun is located west of the center of Gordon County at {{coord|34|30|0|N|84|56|33|W| region:US-GA_type:city}} (34.499898, -84.942584),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> along the [[Oostanaula River]] where it is joined by [[Oothkalooga Creek]]. It is part of the [[Coosa River]]/[[Alabama River]] watershed.

[[U.S. Route 41]] passes through the center of town as Wall Street, and [[Interstate 75]] runs along the eastern edge of the city, with access from Exits 310, 312, 315, 317, and 318. I-75 leads north {{convert|49|mi}} to [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], and south {{convert|68|mi}} to [[Atlanta]]. US-41, running parallel to I-75, leads north {{convert|5|mi}} to [[Resaca, Georgia|Resaca]] and south {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Adairsville, Georgia|Adairsville]]. [[Georgia State Route 156]] runs west out of town as West Line Street, leading {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Armuchee, Georgia|Armuchee]], and heads east out of town as Red Bud Road, leading {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Red Bud, Georgia|Red Bud]]. [[Georgia State Route 373]] (East Line Street and Dews Pond Road) leads east {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Cash, Georgia|Cash]]. [[Georgia State Route 136]] (North River Street) leads northwest {{convert|30|mi}} to [[LaFayette, Georgia|LaFayette]]. [[Georgia State Route 53]] passes through the southern part of Calhoun, leading east {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Fairmount, Georgia|Fairmount]] and southwest {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Rome, Georgia|Rome]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Calhoun has a total area of {{convert|38.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|38.7|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.64%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1312456| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Calhoun city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=November 23, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Calhoun has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=474190&cityname=Calhoun,+Georgia,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Calhoun, Georgia Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase.com|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 427
|1880= 510
|1890= 680
|1900= 851
|1910= 1652
|1920= 1955
|1930= 2371
|1940= 2955
|1950= 3231
|1960= 3587
|1970= 4748
|1980= 5563
|1990= 7135
|2000= 10667
|2010= 15650
|2020= 16949
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|website=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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[[Image:Calhountrain.jpg|thumb|right|Calhoun Railroad Depot was one of the train stations in 1862 where the [[Great Locomotive Chase]] passed from [[Adairsville, Georgia]].]]
[[Image:Calhouncourthouse.jpg|thumb|right|1960 courthouse on the site of former 1880 courthouse]]
[[Image:Oakleigh.jpg|thumb|right|Oakleigh, once a headquarters of General Sherman and home of Dr. Wall, now Gordon Historical Society]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Calhoun Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1312456&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-09|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|10,204
|60.2%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|1,154
|6.81%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|26
|0.15%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|454
|2.68%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|6
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|708
|4.18%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|4,397
|25.94%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 16,949 people, 6,088 households, and 4,001 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 10,667 people, 4,049 households, and 2,672 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|915.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 4,298 housing units at an average density of {{convert|368.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 77.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.56% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 11.61% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.36% from two or more races.  17.07% of the population was [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 4,049 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,618, and the median income for a family was $42,310. Males had a median income of $27,616 versus $25,018 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,887.  About 12.5% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 19.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
===Museums and other points of interest===
[[Image:Sam’s Tree House.jpg|thumb|right|Sam's Tree House]]
*The [[Rock Garden, Calhoun|Rock Garden]] containing miniature castles, churches, and other structures
*[[New Echota Historic Site]], first Cherokee capital
*Roland Hayes Museum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://harrisartscenter.com/roland-hayes/|title=Roland Hayes - Harris Arts Center|website=Harrisartcenter.com|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref> at the Harris Arts Center<ref>{{cite web|url=https://harrisartscenter.com/|title=Harris Arts Center|website=Harrisartscenter.com|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref>
*Oakleigh/Gordon County Historical Society
*Premium Outlets of Calhoun
*[[Phil Reeve Stadium]]
*Sam's Treehouse<ref>{{Cite web |last=tinyhousegiantjourney |date=2014-12-27 |title=Sam's Tree House - A Hidden Gem Built by a Creative Mind |url=https://tinyhousegiantjourney.com/2014/12/27/sams-tree-house/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Tiny House Giant Journey |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Education==
=== Calhoun City School District ===
The [[Calhoun City School District]] serves [[preschool]] to grade twelve, and consists of two [[elementary school]]s, a [[middle school]], and a [[High school (North America)|high school]], separate from the county [[school district]].<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=765&T=0&FY=200] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The district has 166 full-time teachers and over 2,666 students.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.finding.guide/|title=eSports|website=eSports Finding Guide|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref>

*Calhoun Early Learning Academy - grades Pre-K–K
*Calhoun Primary School - grades 1–3
*Calhoun Elementary School - grade 4–6
*Calhoun Middle School - grades 7–8
*[[Calhoun High School (Georgia)|Calhoun High School]]

=== Gordon County School District ===
The [[Gordon County School District]] holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, that consists of six elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools, serving the area outside the [[city limit]]s.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=664&T=0&FY=2009]{{dead link|date=July 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> The district has 365 full-time teachers and over 6,259 students.<ref name="auto"/>

* Red Bud Elementary Grades Pre-K–5
* W.L Swain Elementary Grades Pre-K–5
* Belwood Elementary School Pre-K–5
* Sonoraville Elementary School Pre-K–5
* Fairmount Elementary School Pre-K–5
* Max V. Tolbert Elementary School Pre-K–5
* Ashworth Middle School Grades 6–8
* Red Bud Middle School Grades 6–8
* [[Gordon Central High School]] Grades 9–12
* [[Sonoraville High School]] Grades 9–12

=== Religious schools ===

==== Seventh-day Adventist ====
* John L. Coble Elementary School - K–8th grades
* [[Georgia-Cumberland Academy]] - boarding 9–12 high school

=== Higher education ===
*[[Coosa Valley Technical College|Georgia Northwestern Technical College]] (formerly Coosa Valley Technical College)

==Media==

=== Print ===

The twice-weekly [http://www.calhountimes.com ''Calhoun Times''] established in 1870 is Gordon County's oldest operating business.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/calhoun_times/site/about.html/ | title=About Us - Calhoun Times }}</ref> With home delivery print editions each Wednesday and Saturday, the paper also has a website and various social media. The current editor is Blake Silvers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/calhoun_times/news/local/silvers-named-new-calhoun-times-editor/article_bf712bb2-576b-11eb-b826-1bb71dc6cc4f.html | title=Silvers named new Calhoun Times editor | date=January 15, 2021 }}</ref>

=== Radio and TV ===
Although well outside of [[metro Atlanta]], Calhoun is considered part of the [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] television market, the ninth-largest [[Designated Market Area|DMA]] according to [[Nielsen Media Research]]. Cable TV service is offered through [[Comcast Cable]], which provides one [[public, educational, and government access]] (PEG) [[cable TV]] [[TV channel|channel]] named WEBS cable 3.

There are now four radio stations having Calhoun as their [[city of license]]:

* [[WEBS (AM)|WEBS]] AM 1030, playing [[oldies]], [[simulcast]]s on local Xfinity cable channel 3; station originally broadcast on AM 1110, from approximately 1965–1990.
* [[WIPK]] FM 94.5, owned by WEBS, went on-air in late 2011 with a [[country music]] format.
* [[WJTH (AM)|WJTH]] AM 900, playing [[country music]]; frequency was earlier assigned to WCGA, which broadcast from approximately 1950–1975.
** [[W269CC]] 101.7, transmitting WJTH programming from WJTH tower, but having nearby [[Adairsville]] as the city of license.
* [[WLOJ-LP]] 102.9, religious (owned and operated by the Calhoun [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] ).

Many other stations from [[Rome, Georgia|Rome]], Atlanta, and [[Chattanooga]] are also available across [[northwest Georgia]], though reception of these often [[radio propagation|depends on weather]].

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
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* [[Elias Boudinot (Cherokee)|Elias Boudinot]] (1802–1839), born Gallegina Uwati, also known as Buck Watie, [[Cherokee]] leader who believed that acculturation was critical to the tribe's survival; influential in the period of removal to the West. 
* [[Ken Carson]] (2000-), American rapper
* [[Charlie Culberson]] Major League Baseball player
* [[Kris Durham]], professional football player; wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders
* [[Roland Hayes]] (1887–1977), world-renowned lyric tenor, considered the first African-American male concert artist to receive wide acclaim both at home and internationally, born here and attended Calhoun schools
* [[Tre Lamb]], college football coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes. 
* [[Bert Lance]] (1931–2013), businessman, and former director of the Office of Management and Budget during the Carter administration 
* [[James Beverly Langford]] (1922–1996), lawyer, businessman, and Georgia state legislator
* [[John Meadows III]] (1944–2018), Businessman, Mayor of Calhoun, and Georgia state legislator
* [[Larkin Poe]], music duo.
* [[Sequoyah]] (English: George Gist or George Guess) (c.1767–1843), Cherokee, inventor of the Cherokee Syllabary. This was the only time in recorded history that a member of a non-literate people independently created an effective writing system. He was also the namesake of California's giant ''[[Sequoia sempervirens]]'' redwood tree.
* [[William Thompson (archer)|William Thompson]] (1848–1918), Olympic gold medal winner
* [[Stand Watie]] (1806–1871), Cherokee leader and [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] general
* [[Dale Willis]] (1938–), [[Major League Baseball]] player

==References==

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==External links==
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* [http://www.cityofcalhoun-ga.com/ City of Calhoun official website]
* [http://cgarts.org/ Calhoun-Gordon Arts Council]
* [http://www.calhountimes.com ''Calhoun Times'']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090104100311/http://gastateparks.org/info/echota/ New Echota Historic Site]
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/gordon/calhoun-ga.-may-16-1864 Calhoun, GA. May 16, 1864] historical marker

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