| Calhoun, Georgia | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Gordon |
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| - Total | 11. Gordon County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The US state of Georgia is divided into 159 counties. Under the Georgia Constitution, counties are granted Home rule to deal with Gordon County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 7 sq mi (30. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 2 km²) |
| - Land | 11. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi (30. 2 km²) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 10,667 |
| - Density | 911. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/sq mi (353. 2/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 30701, 30703 |
| Area code(s) | 706 |
| FIPS code | 13-12456[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0354936[2] |
Calhoun is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In the NANP, area code 706 covers all of northern Georgia outside of Metro Atlanta. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Gordon County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 10,667 at the 2000 census. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The city's rapid growth is evident as the population rose to 13,570 in 2005. [1] The city is the county seat of Gordon County[3]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Gordon County is a County located in the US state of Georgia.
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Geography
Calhoun is located at (34. 499898, -84. 942584)[4], along the Oostanaula River. The Oostanaula River (pronounced "oo-stuh-NA-luh" is a principal Tributary of the Coosa River, about 45 mi (70 km long in northwestern Georgia Calhoun is located along U. S. Interstate 75, approximately 70 miles north of Atlanta, GA, and 50 miles south of Chattanooga, TN.
History
Calhoun was a part of the Cherokee Nation (including New Echota, capital of the Cherokee Nation) until December 29, 1835. The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact New Echota is one of state parks and historic sites in the State of Georgia, USA and part of a much larger area that was once the Cherokee nation Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common When the Cherokees refused to give up their lands, the U.S. Army was sent by President Jackson to the northern region of Georgia to force them to move to Oklahoma (see more information on Trail of Tears). The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation of Native Americans from their homelands to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma in the Western United States
After the Cherokees left their lands, Georgia claimed the Cherokee lands that became Gordon County and other counties. Gordon County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. A small town called Dawsonville was created and founded in the Gordon County, named for the owner of an early general store. Dawsonville was later renamed Calhoun to honor U.S. Senator John C. Calhoun, following his death in 1850. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18 1782 &ndash March 31 1850 was a leading United States Southern politician and political philosopher from South Carolina during For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link
Gordon County's inferior court called an election to allow the voters to choose between a site on the Western & Atlantic Railroad (involving Adairsville) or a site more centrally located within the county instead of designating the location of the county seat unlike other counties. The Western and Atlantic Railroad (W&A is a historic railroad that operated in the southeastern United States from Atlanta, Georgia (map to Chattanooga Adairsville is a city in Bartow County, Georgia, United States. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Voters chose a site along the railroad, so the inferior court designated Calhoun as county seat in 1851. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The legislature incorporated Calhoun in an act approved on January 12, 1852 (See Ga. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Laws 1851-52, page 419 as an evidence).
In January 5, 1861, Georgia seceded from the Union. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Calhounians joined the Confederacy during the American Civil War. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South On May 16, 1864, Calhoun was near the center of action as Union General William Tecumseh Sherman and Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston postured before the outbreak of the Battle of Adairsville during Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Joseph Eggleston Johnston (February 3 1807 &ndash March 21 1891 was a career U The Battle of Adairsville was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on May 17, 1864, just northeast of The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta Georgia, Oakleigh, home of Dr. Wall, was saved and used by Sherman as the headquarters at that time.
Roland Hayes, a prominent African American tenor was born in nearby Curryville. Roland Hayes ( 3 June 1887 &ndash 1 January 1977) a lyric tenor is considered the first African American male concert artist to receive Hayes achieved enormous international recognition during his career. After his death, The Roland Hayes Committee was formed in 1990 to advocate the induction of Roland Hayes into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. In 1992, when the Calhoun Gordon Arts Council was incorporated, the Roland Hayes Committee became the Roland Hayes Music Guild and museum.
Demographics
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 2 km² (11. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 mi²). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 30. 2 km² (11. 6 mi²) of it is land and 0. 1 km² (0. 04 mi²) of it (0. 17%) is water.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 10,667 people, 4,049 households, and 2,672 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 353. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/km² (915. 4/mi²). There were 4,298 housing units at an average density of 142. 4/km² (368. 8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 77. 91% White, 7. 56% African American, 0. 42% Native American, 1. 00% Asian, 0. 14% Pacific Islander, 11. 61% from other races, and 1. 36% from two or more races. 17. 07% of the population was Hispanic or 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 married couples living together, 13. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 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. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 12. 5% of families and 16. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 8% of those under age 18 and 19. 1% of those age 65 or over.
Calhoun is a home of New Echota Historic Site, a museum of Cherokee Nation capital, Roland Hayes Museum (Calhoun Gordon Arts Council/The Harris Arts Center) and Oakleigh, the home of the Gordon County Historical Society used to be General Sherman's Headquarters. New Echota is one of state parks and historic sites in the State of Georgia, USA and part of a much larger area that was once the Cherokee nation
Calhoun also has one of three Coosa Valley Technical College campuses among Rome and Rockmart, Georgia
Education
Calhoun City Schools
- Calhoun Primary School
- Calhoun Elementary School
- Calhoun Middle School
- Calhoun High School
Radio and TV
Calhoun, Georgia is located in the Atlanta television market, the ninth largest DMA according to Nielsen Media Research. Coosa Valley Technical College ( CVTC) begun in 1962 is a member of Georgia’s system of Technical colleges that operate under the Technical Calhoun High School is a grades 9-12 Public High school in Calhoun Georgia. A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area, DMA or simply market is a region where the Population Nielsen Media Research ( NMR) is an American firm that measures media Audiences including Television, Radio Cable TV service is offered through Comcast Cable which provides one community access channel WEBS cable 3. Comcast Corporation ( is the largest Cable television company the second largest Internet service provider and (according to the company the fourth largest telephone
There are three radio stations serving Calhoun.
WJTH 900am / Country
WEBS 1030am / Oldies
WLOJ 102. 9fm / Religious (owned and operated by the Calhoun Seventh-day Adventist Church)
There is also a semi-weekly Newspaper, The Calhoun Times
References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. The Calhoun Seventh-day Adventist Church is located four miles (6 km southwest of I-75 and the city of Calhoun (pop United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
External links
- Calhoun, Georgia web site
- Echota Historic Site web site
- Calhoun Gordon Arts Council web site
- Roland Hayes Museum web site
- Calhoun Times website
- Calhoun, Georgia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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