Editing Calhoun, Tennessee

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| official_name            = Calhoun, Tennessee
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| subdivision_name2        = [[McMinn County, Tennessee|McMinn]]

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| established_date2        = 1961<ref>''[http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/48-data.pdf Tennessee Blue Book]'', 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.</ref>
| named_for                = [[John C. Calhoun]]

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| population_total         = 536
| population_density_km2   = 174.29
| population_density_sq_mi = 451.56

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| postal_code              = 37309
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'''Calhoun''' is a town in [[McMinn County, Tennessee|McMinn County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. It is part of the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area . The population was estimated at 536 in 2020.<ref>Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, [https://www.tn.gov/ecd/pdf/StateProfile/2011certpop.pdf Certified Population of Tennessee Incorporated Municipalities and Counties] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630192652/https://www.tn.gov/ecd/pdf/StateProfile/2011certpop.pdf |date=June 30, 2014 }}, State of Tennessee official website, July 14, 2011. Retrieved: December 6, 2013.</ref>

==History==
The area where Calhoun is located was settled by John Walker (c. 1770-1834), a part-[[Cherokee]] grandson of [[Nancy Ward]] and a prominent figure in the formation of McMinn County. Walker helped contract the Cherokee Turnpike Company in 1808 to maintain a road between [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]] and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. What is now Cahoun began around 1808, when Walker established a ferry across the Hiwassee River between the present locations of Calhoun and [[Charleston, Tennessee|Charleston]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lillard|first=Roy G.|date=June 8, 1986|title=Charleston is One of Oldest Places in Southeast Tennessee|work=Cleveland Daily Banner}}</ref> In 1819, Walker helped negotiate the Calhoun Treaty, where the Cherokee ceded the remaining lands between the Hiwassee River and the [[Little Tennessee River]] to the U.S. government. That same year McMinn County was organized at Walker's home in Calhoun.<ref>C. Stephen Byrum, ''McMinn County'' (Memphis, Tenn.: Memphis State University Press, 1984), 9-20.</ref> In 1820, Walker laid out the town of Calhoun, which he named for [[John C. Calhoun]], the Calhoun Treaty's chief U.S. negotiator.<ref>"[http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmcminn/Goodspd1.html Goodspeed's History of McMinn County, Tennessee]," 1887.  Transcribed for web content by Harold Mitchell. Retrieved: December 31, 2007.</ref> Walker's son, John "Jack" Walker Jr., would eventually be assassinated by two anti-removal Cherokees, who felt he had betrayed the Cherokee Nation.<ref>{{cite news|last=Denton|first=Colby|date=May 5, 2019|title=Calhoun celebrates 200th year|url=http://clevelandbanner.com/stories/calhoun-celebrates-200th-year,98109|work=Cleveland Daily Banner|access-date=November 2, 2020}}</ref>

[[File:View of town - NARA - 281015.jpg|left|210px|thumb|Calhoun in 1939]]

[[Joseph McMinn]], governor of Tennessee from 1815 to 1821, spent the last few years of his life in Calhoun, and is buried in the Shiloh Presbyterian Cemetery, which is located in Calhoun.

In 1954, the pulp and paper giant [[Bowater]] (now [[Resolute Forest Products]]) established a plant in Calhoun that soon grew to become one of the largest newsprint mills in North America.  The mill, which dominates the western half of Calhoun, produces 750,000 metric tons of newsprint and specialty paper per year.<ref>"[http://www.bowater.com/en/locations_calhoun.shtml Bowater &mdash; Calhoun, Tennessee Operations]," 2007.  Retrieved: December 31, 2007.</ref>

There is one government building in the city which functions as the town's library, courthouse, police station, and fire station.  Directly across the road from this building is a baseball field where Little League games are held.

Calhoun  had its own high school that shut down in 1980. They had some very successful baseball teams. They also had basketball teams. Their cross river rivals were   the Charleston panthers who also later  closed their high school in 2001. 

On December 11, 1990, a heavy fog led to a [[1990 Interstate 75 fog disaster|crash involving 99 vehicles]] along [[Interstate 75]] near Calhoun, killing 12 and injuring 42.  As a result, electronic speed limit signs equipped with fog sensors have been installed along the Calhoun section of the interstate.<ref>The National Transportation Safety Board, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20071111233118/http://www.sactaqc.org/Resources/Literature/Transportation/Fog_warning2.htm Highway Accident Report HAR-92/02]."  Adopted: September 28, 1992.  Retrieved: December 31, 2007.</ref><ref>Matthew Wald, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20071111233118/http://www.sactaqc.org/Resources/Literature/Transportation/Fog_warning2.htm War on Road Fog Lacks Easy Solution]."  ''The New York Times'', June 18, 2003.  Retrieved:  December 31, 2007.</ref>

==Geography==
Calhoun is situated along the north bank of the [[Hiwassee River]], which flows from the [[Appalachian Mountains]] to the east and empties into the [[Chickamauga Lake]] impoundment of the [[Tennessee River]] a few miles to the west. The river forms the boundary between McMinn County and [[Bradley County, Tennessee|Bradley County]]. The town of [[Charleston, Tennessee|Charleston]] is located across the river to the south, on the Bradley County side.

Calhoun is situated around the junction of [[U.S. Route 11 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 11]], which connects the town to [[Athens, Tennessee|Athens]] to the north and Charleston and [[Cleveland, Tennessee|Cleveland]] to the south, and [[Tennessee State Route 163|State Route 163]] (Bowater Road), which connects Calhoun to [[U.S. Route 411]] in [[Delano, Tennessee|Delano]] to the east and [[Interstate 75 in Tennessee|Interstate 75]] (Exit 36) to the west.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (4.67%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 232
|1880= 203
|1890= 222
|1970= 624
|1980= 590
|1990= 552
|2000= 496
|2010= 490
|2020= 536
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Calhoun racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4710440&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 476
| 88.81%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 12
| 2.24%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 34
| 6.34%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 14
| 2.61%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 536 people, 230 households, and 144 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 496 people, 205 households, and 148 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|486.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 225 housing units at an average density of {{convert|220.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.81% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.01% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.43% of the population.

There were 205 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,438, and the median income for a family was $44,688. Males had a median income of $36,563 versus $20,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,984. About 5.3% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.


==Education==
[[McMinn County Schools]] operates public schools, including Calhoun Elementary School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calhounminks.com/o/ce|title=Home|publisher=Calhoun Elementary School|accessdate=January 28, 2022}}</ref> Calhoun had its own high school that shut down in 1980

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/gml-mtas.nsf/Webstatecityinfo/8ED7D40AA9A0618B85256AF7005EDA18?OpenDocument Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Calhoun] — information on local government, elections, and link to charter
*{{Commons category-inline|Calhoun, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Towns in McMinn County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Towns in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Hiwassee River]]