Editing Calhoun, Kentucky

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'''Calhoun''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[McLean County, Kentucky]], United States. The population was 725 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> It is the [[county seat]] of McLean 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> It is included in the [[Owensboro metropolitan area]].

==History==
Present-day Calhoun was first known as "Rhoadsville" after the German-born [[Pennsylvania]]n Captain Henry Rhoads (1739–1809), who laid out the town from 1784 to 1785 near the Long Falls of the [[Green River (Kentucky)|Green River]]. His brother Solomon then erected a fort to protect the settlers and the transit around the falls.<ref name=rennick>Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA45 pp. 45–46]. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 22 July 2013.</ref>

Around the time John Hanley acquired Rhoads' lands in a 1787 lawsuit, the site was renamed and was alternately known as "Fort Vienna" and "Vienna Station". The post office established in 1849, however, was called "Calhoon" after [[list of US representatives from Kentucky|Rep.]] [[John Calhoon]] of Kentucky, and the town was chartered by the [[Kentucky Assembly|state assembly]] in 1852 under this new name.<ref name=rennick/><ref name=eok>{{cite book |title=''Encyclopedia of Kentucky'' |chapter=Dictionary of Places: Calhoun |publisher=Somerset Publishers |location=[[New York, New York]] |year=1987 |isbn=0-403-09981-1}}</ref> At some later point, presumably out of confusion with the more famous [[list of US senators from South Carolina|Senator]] and [[list of US vice presidents|Vice President]] [[John C. Calhoun|John Calhoun]] of [[South Carolina]], the spelling of the town was changed.

In 1854, it beat out the settlement of [[Rumsey, Kentucky|Rumsey]] on the other side of the river to become the seat of the newly formed McLean County.

==Geography==
Calhoun is located in central McLean County at {{coord|37|32|19|N|87|15|34|W|type:city}} (37.538633, -87.259414),<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> on the north bank of the [[Green River (Kentucky)|Green River]], the longest river entirely in the state. The Army Corps of Engineers' Lock and Dam #2 on the river is at Calhoun.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/Locations/Locks-and-Dams/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019145513/http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/Locations/Locks-and-Dams/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2016|title=Louisville District > Locations > Locks and Dams|website=lrl.usace.army.mil}}</ref> Calhoun is bordered to the south, across the river, by the community of [[Rumsey, Kentucky|Rumsey]].

[[Kentucky Route 81]] passes through Calhoun as its Main Street, leading north {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Owensboro, Kentucky|Owensboro]] and south {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Central City, Kentucky|Central City]]. [[Kentucky Route 256]] leaves the center of Calhoun as 1st Street and leads northwest {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Beech Grove, McLean County, Kentucky|Beech Grove]]. [[Kentucky Route 136]] crosses the northern end of Calhoun, leading northwest to Beech Grove as well and southeast {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Livermore, Kentucky|Livermore]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Calhoun has a total area of {{convert|0.67|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqmi|2}} , or 2.39%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  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=722151&cityname=Calhoun,+Kentucky,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Calhoun, Kentucky Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 511
|1880= 373
|1890= 637
|1900= 631
|1910= 742
|1920= 743
|1930= 683
|1940= 753
|1950= 746
|1960= 817
|1970= 901
|1980= 1080
|1990= 854
|2000= 836
|2010= 763
|2020= 725
|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|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 836 people, 357 households, and 210 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,231.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 395 housing units at an average density of {{convert|581.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.60% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 357 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 38.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 28.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 73.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,438, and the median income for a family was $32,386. Males had a median income of $31,500 versus $16,719 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,520. About 11.8% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 20.4% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 Census===
The 2010 census <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref> reflected a decline in the city's population to 763.  These lived in 317 households, with 184 of those being families. Seventy-four families had children under the age of 18.  The average household size was 2.15, and the average family size was 2.85.  In 122 households, there was one individual.

Racially, 754 of the 763 were white, four were Native American and five were of more than one race.  Two white individuals identified as Hispanic or Latino, with origins in Mexico.

The city's median age was 46.4 years.  Males were 44.2, while females were 49.3, reflecting greater longevity.  For age 85 and above, there were 19 males and 38 females.

==Notable people==
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* [[Glover H. Cary]] (1885–1936), [[United States House of Representatives|congressman]]
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==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite journal |last=Prichard |first=Alvin L. |title=The Beginning of Old Vienna, Now Calhoun in McLean County |journal=Filson Club History Quarterly |volume=3 |issue=3 |date=April 1929 |url=http://connect1.ajaxdocumentviewer.com/viewerajax.php?lw4qN3GdLszbsiWqLDnRrBEg6SVJkHxlh6T0SMj4utC44%2BOoEpMtsoOZDh5WVEnFL7HHpFplHDK36rsy87uHs3BFhDNI%2FV1ZcE98GKxiIUFxiigSf9BdAyi0lS0J1ohVCKMFMu0TziIZVsMIX%2FVkisxzV%2F3zz4lg%2FbHSoRACD%2FagW7xWxJPPlfS4M%2FJ0RsFpmfDJExnIY%2BldCQtO6Y1M7wwDVRSY6MvrBGfUP0hP7OOnV7Z%2BA9bQg8LsDLgOBFoAvtz2iWXzrlKRZdLvMWy%2FYGtePqQ%2BXPAdXIPYWTgCXB5lI1l%2F7snZfmMOPfe%2BKB3E90kKfTx99HL591Xbs3%2BJyFF5w%2Fike%2BDNJiZRBuYoDHKGYoeIfjuoYYN5o4QcvSzWaEpuPwPLHUDFb8sZncdZWfyUQApFHrS6r%2BcNEUXB8JQ%3D |access-date=2011-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425155631/http://connect1.ajaxdocumentviewer.com/viewerajax.php?lw4qN3GdLszbsiWqLDnRrBEg6SVJkHxlh6T0SMj4utC44+OoEpMtsoOZDh5WVEnFL7HHpFplHDK36rsy87uHs3BFhDNI%2FV1ZcE98GKxiIUFxiigSf9BdAyi0lS0J1ohVCKMFMu0TziIZVsMIX%2FVkisxzV%2F3zz4lg%2FbHSoRACD%2FagW7xWxJPPlfS4M%2FJ0RsFpmfDJExnIY+ldCQtO6Y1M7wwDVRSY6MvrBGfUP0hP7OOnV7Z+A9bQg8LsDLgOBFoAvtz2iWXzrlKRZdLvMWy%2FYGtePqQ+XPAdXIPYWTgCXB5lI1l%2F7snZfmMOPfe+KB3E90kKfTx99HL591Xbs3+JyFF5w%2Fike+DNJiZRBuYoDHKGYoeIfjuoYYN5o4QcvSzWaEpuPwPLHUDFb8sZncdZWfyUQApFHrS6r+cNEUXB8JQ= |archive-date=2012-04-25 |url-status=dead }}

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