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'''Calhoun County''' is a rural [[County (United States)|county]] in the southwestern part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. Its [[county seat]] is [[Morgan, Georgia|Morgan]] and its population was 5,573 in 2020.
'''Calhoun County''' is a rural [[County (United States)|county]] in the southwestern part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. Its [[county seat]] is [[Morgan, Georgia|Morgan]] and its population was 5,573 in 2020.


== History ==
==History==
Calhoun County was named for [[John C. Calhoun]], the seventh [[Vice President of the United States]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030710215157/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf |archive-date=July 10, 2003 |url-status=live | 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> It was created from parts of [[Early County, Georgia|Early]] and [[Baker County, Georgia|Baker]] counties on February 20, 1854.<ref name="New Georgia Encyclopedia">{{cite web|title=Calhoun County|url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/calhoun-county/|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=March 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315184321/https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/calhoun-county/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Georgia Historical Society">{{cite web|title=Calhoun County historic marker|url=https://georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/calhoun-county/|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208235349/https://georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/calhoun-county/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Calhoun County was named for [[John C. Calhoun]], the seventh [[Vice President of the United States]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030710215157/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf |archive-date=July 10, 2003 |url-status=live | 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> It was created from parts of [[Early County, Georgia|Early]] and [[Baker County, Georgia|Baker]] counties on February 20, 1854.<ref name="New Georgia Encyclopedia">{{cite web|title=Calhoun County|url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/calhoun-county/|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=March 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315184321/https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/calhoun-county/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Georgia Historical Society">{{cite web|title=Calhoun County historic marker|url=https://georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/calhoun-county/|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208235349/https://georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/calhoun-county/|url-status=live}}</ref>


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In 2008, members of the Downtown Business Authority in Arlington founded the South Georgia Regional [[Information Technology Authority]] (SGRITA) with help from the state government to provide wireless broadband service to several counties in rural southwest Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/georgia-citizens-take-broadband-into-their-own-hands/|title=Georgia citizens take broadband into their own hands|date=April 24, 2009|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126095725/https://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/georgia-citizens-take-broadband-into-their-own-hands|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manta.com/c/mm8nv6d/sgrita|title=Sgrita|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129170320/https://www.manta.com/c/mm8nv6d/sgrita|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017 SGRITA moved its office to [[Blakely, Georgia|Blakely]] in Early County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.earlycountynews.com/articles/sgrita-relocating-to-city-hall/|title=SGRITA relocating to City Hall|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129171959/https://www.earlycountynews.com/articles/sgrita-relocating-to-city-hall/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2008, members of the Downtown Business Authority in Arlington founded the South Georgia Regional [[Information Technology Authority]] (SGRITA) with help from the state government to provide wireless broadband service to several counties in rural southwest Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/georgia-citizens-take-broadband-into-their-own-hands/|title=Georgia citizens take broadband into their own hands|date=April 24, 2009|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126095725/https://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/georgia-citizens-take-broadband-into-their-own-hands|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manta.com/c/mm8nv6d/sgrita|title=Sgrita|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129170320/https://www.manta.com/c/mm8nv6d/sgrita|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017 SGRITA moved its office to [[Blakely, Georgia|Blakely]] in Early County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.earlycountynews.com/articles/sgrita-relocating-to-city-hall/|title=SGRITA relocating to City Hall|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129171959/https://www.earlycountynews.com/articles/sgrita-relocating-to-city-hall/|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Geography ==
==Geography==
The county seat is Morgan,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Calhoun_County,_Georgia |access-date=November 28, 2021 |title=Ballotpedia |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109224743/https://ballotpedia.org/Calhoun_County,_Georgia |url-status=live }}</ref> where the historic [[Calhoun County Courthouse (Morgan, Georgia)|Calhoun County Courthouse]] is located. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|284|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|280|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.2|sqmi}} (1.1%) is water.<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
The county seat is Morgan,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Calhoun_County,_Georgia |access-date=November 28, 2021 |title=Ballotpedia |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109224743/https://ballotpedia.org/Calhoun_County,_Georgia |url-status=live }}</ref> where the historic [[Calhoun County Courthouse (Morgan, Georgia)|Calhoun County Courthouse]] is located. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|284|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|280|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.2|sqmi}} (1.1%) is water.<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


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The [[United States Department of Agriculture]] has designated most of the county's land as [[prime farmland]].<ref name="New Georgia Encyclopedia"/> Agricultural, forestry, and wildlife plantations line the county's eastern edge.<ref name="county website">{{cite web|title=Calhoun County Georgia|url=http://calhouncountyga.com/|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103210246/http://calhouncountyga.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The [[United States Department of Agriculture]] has designated most of the county's land as [[prime farmland]].<ref name="New Georgia Encyclopedia"/> Agricultural, forestry, and wildlife plantations line the county's eastern edge.<ref name="county website">{{cite web|title=Calhoun County Georgia|url=http://calhouncountyga.com/|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103210246/http://calhouncountyga.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== Adjacent counties ===
===Adjacent counties===
* [[Terrell County, GA|Terrell County]] (northeast)
* [[Terrell County, GA|Terrell County]] (northeast)
* [[Dougherty County, GA|Dougherty County]] (east)
* [[Dougherty County, GA|Dougherty County]] (east)
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* [[Randolph County, GA|Randolph County]] (northwest)
* [[Randolph County, GA|Randolph County]] (northwest)


== Communities ==
==Communities==
===Cities===
===Cities===
* [[Arlington, Georgia|Arlington]] (Partly in [[Early County, Georgia|Early County]])
* [[Arlington, Georgia|Arlington]] (Partly in [[Early County, Georgia|Early County]])
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* [[Williamsburg, Calhoun County, Georgia|Williamsburg]]
* [[Williamsburg, Calhoun County, Georgia|Williamsburg]]


== Demographics ==
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,573 people, 1,736 households, and 1,152 families residing in the county. Of these people, 4.0% were under 5 years old, 16.9% were under 18, and 16.6% were 65 or over. The population was 39.3% female. The foreign-born population was 4.1% of the total. Of residents aged 5 or older, 7.7% spoke a language other than English at home.
===2020 census===


There were 1,736 households. The average household size was 2.56. The county had 2,406 housing units, of which 65.6% were owner-occupied.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=Calhoun County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/calhouncountygeorgia/POP010220|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2021}}</ref>
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the county had a population of 5,573 people and 1,671 households.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=county%3A037&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=10 December 2025|df=mdy}}</ref> A total of 1,152 families resided in the county, and the average household size was 2.56.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=Calhoun County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/calhouncountygeorgia/POP010220|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2021}}</ref> Of the residents, 15.9% were under the age of 18 and 16.8% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 41.6 years.<ref name="Census2020DP"/> Another 4.0% were under 5 years old.<ref name="QF"/> The population was 39.3% female; for every 100 females there were 154.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 165.6 males.<ref name="Census2020DP"/><ref name="QF"/> 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=county%3A037&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=10 December 2025|df=mdy}}</ref> The foreign-born population was 4.1% of the total, and 7.7% of residents aged 5 or older spoke a language other than English at home.<ref name="QF"/>


The racial makeup of the county was 32.0% White, 64.3% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 0.3% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander]], 1.8% from some other race, and 1.4% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] residents of any race comprised 2.7% of the population.<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=county%3A037&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=10 December 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>
Of the 1,671 households in the county, 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 42.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
There were 2,020 housing units, of which 17.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 66.5% were owner-occupied and 33.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.1%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
==Economy==
==Economy==
Many farms in Calhoun County grow [[Maize|corn]], [[oat]]s, [[Sorghum bicolor|sorghum]], and [[wheat]].<ref name="New Georgia Encyclopedia" />  [[Calhoun State Prison]] in Morgan is a major employer. Calhoun Nursing Home, a 60-bed long-term care facility in Edison, is now operated by [[Miller County, Georgia|Miller County]].
Many farms in Calhoun County grow [[Maize|corn]], [[oat]]s, [[Sorghum bicolor|sorghum]], and [[wheat]].<ref name="New Georgia Encyclopedia" />  [[Calhoun State Prison]] in Morgan is a major employer.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}} Calhoun Nursing Home, a 60-bed long-term care facility in Edison, is now operated by [[Miller County, Georgia|Miller County]].{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}


==Education==
==Education==
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==Politics==
==Politics==
Calhoun County is staunchly [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] in US presidential elections. The last [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate to win the county was [[Richard Nixon]] in [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]].{{PresHead|place=Calhoun County, Georgia|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 19, 2018|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323225526/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
As of the 2020s, Calhoun County is a Democratic stronghold, voting 56% for [[Kamala Harris]] in [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]. Calhoun County is usually staunchly [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] in US presidential elections. The last [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate to win the county was [[Richard Nixon]] in [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]].
 
For elections to the [[United States House of Representatives]], Calhoun County is part of [[Georgia's 2nd congressional district]], currently represented by [[Sanford Bishop]]. For elections to the [[Georgia State Senate]], Calhoun County is part of [[Georgia's 12th Senate district|District 12]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Georgia General Assembly |url=https://www.legis.ga.gov/senate |access-date=2025-11-28 |website=www.legis.ga.gov}}</ref> For elections to the [[Georgia House of Representatives]], Calhoun County is part of [[Georgia's 154th House of Representatives district|District 154]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Georgia General Assembly |url=https://www.legis.ga.gov/house |access-date=2025-11-28 |website=www.legis.ga.gov}}</ref>{{PresHead|place=Calhoun County, Georgia|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 19, 2018|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323225526/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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==Transportation==
==Transportation==
=== Major highways ===
===Major highways===
* [[File:Georgia 37.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 37|State Route 37]]
* [[File:Georgia 37.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 37|State Route 37]]
* [[File:Georgia 41.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 41|State Route 41]]
* [[File:Georgia 41.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 41|State Route 41]]

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Calhoun County is a rural county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. Its county seat is Morgan and its population was 5,573 in 2020.

History

Calhoun County was named for John C. Calhoun, the seventh Vice President of the United States.[1] It was created from parts of Early and Baker counties on February 20, 1854.[2][3]

Rival political factions disagreed about whether the county seat should be in Concord, a community north of present-day Leary, or in Dickey, then known as Whitney. As a compromise, a spot halfway between Concord and Whitney was chosen for the county seat, and the town of Morgan was established there.[2]

In 1923 the state legislature moved the county seat to Arlington as directed by a county referendum. This decision was reversed in 1929, restoring Morgan as the county seat.[2]

Calhoun Memorial Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Arlington originally founded as a Hill-Burton hospital,[4] closed in 2013 after 62 years of operation.[5][6]

In 2008, members of the Downtown Business Authority in Arlington founded the South Georgia Regional Information Technology Authority (SGRITA) with help from the state government to provide wireless broadband service to several counties in rural southwest Georgia.[7][8] In 2017 SGRITA moved its office to Blakely in Early County.[9]

Geography

The county seat is Morgan,[10] where the historic Calhoun County Courthouse is located. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (1.1%) is water.[11]

The vast majority of Calhoun County is in the Ichawaynochaway Creek sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The county's western and southwestern corner, from Arlington running northwest to west of Edison, is in the Spring Creek sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin.[12]

The United States Department of Agriculture has designated most of the county's land as prime farmland.[2] Agricultural, forestry, and wildlife plantations line the county's eastern edge.[13]

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

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Calhoun County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[25] Pop 2010[23] Pop 2020[24] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 2,368 2,250 1,766 37.47% 33.61% 31.69%
Black or African American alone (NH) 3,726 4,092 3,569 58.96% 61.13% 64.04%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 9 9 8 0.14% 0.13% 0.14%
Asian alone (NH) 4 30 19 0.06% 0.45% 0.34%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 2 1 0.00% 0.03% 0.02%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 24 49 61 0.38% 0.73% 1.09%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 189 262 149 2.99% 3.91% 2.67%
Total 6,320 6,694 5,573 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,573 people and 1,671 households.[26] A total of 1,152 families resided in the county, and the average household size was 2.56.[27] Of the residents, 15.9% were under the age of 18 and 16.8% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 41.6 years.[26] Another 4.0% were under 5 years old.[27] The population was 39.3% female; for every 100 females there were 154.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 165.6 males.[26][27] 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.[28] The foreign-born population was 4.1% of the total, and 7.7% of residents aged 5 or older spoke a language other than English at home.[27]

The racial makeup of the county was 32.0% White, 64.3% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.8% from some other race, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.7% of the population.[29]

Of the 1,671 households in the county, 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 42.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[26]

There were 2,020 housing units, of which 17.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 66.5% were owner-occupied and 33.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.1%.[26]

Economy

Many farms in Calhoun County grow corn, oats, sorghum, and wheat.[2] Calhoun State Prison in Morgan is a major employer.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Calhoun Nursing Home, a 60-bed long-term care facility in Edison, is now operated by Miller County.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Education

The Calhoun County School District has an elementary school and a middle-high school all in Edison. The district has about 530 students.[30]

Pataula Charter Academy opened in 2010 in Edison as a tuition-free public charter school serving several counties in southwest Georgia. It has about 609 students in kindergarten through 12th grade.[31]

The Calhoun County Library in Edison is part of the Kinchafoonee Regional Library System.[32]

Government

Calhoun County has a council-manager government with five commissioners elected by district.[33]

Politics

As of the 2020s, Calhoun County is a Democratic stronghold, voting 56% for Kamala Harris in 2024. Calhoun County is usually staunchly Democratic in US presidential elections. The last Republican candidate to win the county was Richard Nixon in 1972.

For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Calhoun County is part of Georgia's 2nd congressional district, currently represented by Sanford Bishop. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Calhoun County is part of District 12.[34] For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Calhoun County is part of District 154.[35]Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot Template:U.S. SenHead Template:U.S. SenRow Template:U.S. SenFoot

Transportation

Major highways

See also

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References

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