Editing Calhoun County, Texas

{{Short description|County in Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Calhoun County
 | state                = Texas
 | seal                 = 
 | founded              = 1846
 | seat wl              = Port Lavaca
 | largest city wl      = Port Lavaca
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 1033
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 507
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 526
 | area percentage      = 51%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 20106
 | density_sq_mi        = 39.7
 | ex image             = Calhoun County Texas Courthouse 2016.jpg
 | ex image size        = 250px
 | ex image cap         = Calhoun County Courthouse
 | web                  = http://www.calhouncotx.org
 | time zone            = Central
 | district             = 27th
 | named for            = [[John C. Calhoun]]
}}

'''Calhoun County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 20,106.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Calhoun County, Texas|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/calhouncountytexas/PST120221|access-date=January 31, 2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Port Lavaca, Texas|Port Lavaca]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |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=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county is named for [[John Caldwell Calhoun]], the seventh [[vice president of the United States]]. Calhoun County comprises the Port Lavaca, TX [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which is also included in the [[Victoria, Texas|Victoria]]-Port Lavaca, TX [[Victoria, Texas metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].

==History==
{{Prose|section|date=December 2013}}
* [[Paleo-Indians]] [[Hunter-gatherers]], and later [[Comanche]], [[Tonkawa]], and [[Karankawa]] tribes, first inhabitants.<ref name="Calhoun County">{{cite web|last=Kleiner|first=Diana|title=Calhoun County|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcc02|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=December 2, 2010}}</ref>
* 1685-1690 [[René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle]] lands near Powderhorn Lake in Calhoun County.  [[France]] plants its flag on Texas soil, but departs after only five years.<ref>{{cite book|last=Little|first=Carol Morris|title=A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas|year=1996|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=978-0-292-76036-3|pages=358–359}}</ref>
* 1689 The future county is explored by Spaniards, including [[Alonso De León]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wade|first=Marian F and Don E|title=The Native Americans of the Texas Edwards Plateau, 1582-1799|year=2002|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=978-0-292-79156-5|author2=Hester, Thomas R|page=145}}</ref>
* 1825 Martín De León of Mexico establishes a ranch near the old La Salle fort.<ref name="Calhoun County"/>
* 1831 [[Linnville, Calhoun County, Texas|Linnville]] becomes the first Anglo settlement, established by [[Ireland|Irish]]-born merchant, statesman, soldier John J. Linn.<ref>{{cite web|last=Roell|first=Craig H|title=John Joseph Linn|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fli12|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=December 2, 2010}}</ref>
* 1840 Comanche Indians [[Great Raid of 1840|loot and sack Linnville]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Roell|first=Craig H|title=Linnville Raid of 1840 |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/btl01|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=December 2, 2010}}</ref>
* 1842-1847 Empresario [[Henri Castro]] contracts to bring [[Alsace|Alsatian]] immigrants from [[France]], who use [[Port Lavaca, Texas|Port Lavaca]] as a holding site before moving on to settle [[Castroville, Texas|Castroville]] in [[Medina County, Texas|Medina County]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Morgenthaler|first=Jefferson|title=Promised Land: Solms, Castro, and Sam Houston's Colonization Contracts |year=2009|publisher=TAMU Press|isbn=978-1-60344-119-3|page=135}}</ref>
* 1845 Thousands of German immigrants are stranded at port of disembarkation [[Indianola, Texas|Indianaola]] on [[Matagorda Bay]].<ref name="Indianola">{{cite web|title=Indianola|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGhostTowns/IndianolaTexas/IndianolaTx.htm|work=Texas Escapes|publisher=Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC|access-date=December 2, 2010}}</ref>
* 1846 Calhoun County is formed from parts of [[Victoria County, Texas|Victoria]], [[Jackson County, Texas|Jackson]], and [[Matagorda County, Texas|Matagorda]] counties. It is named for then [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee]] [[John C. Calhoun]]. Lavaca was the first county seat.<ref name="Calhoun County"/>
* 1852 Indianola becomes the county seat. The Morgan steamship lines <ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/etm01|title=MORGAN LINES|date=June 15, 2010|website=tshaonline.org|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> runs regular service from Indianola to [[New York City]]. Slave trading peaks at Indianola.<ref>{{cite book|last=Obedele-Starks|first=Ernest|title=Freebooters and Smugglers: The Foreign Slave Trade in the United States after 1808 |year=2007|publisher=University of Arkansas Press|isbn=978-1-55728-858-5|page=119}}</ref>
* 1854 [[Polish people|Poles]] begin to arrive in Indianaola.<ref name="Indianola"/>
* 1858 Half Moon Reef Lighthouse is constructed in Matagorda Bay.<ref>{{cite book|last=Jones|first=Ray|title=American Lighthouses, 2nd: A Definitive Guide|year=2002|publisher=Globe Pequot|isbn=978-0-7627-2269-3|pages=[https://archive.org/details/americanlighthou0000robe/page/169 169–170]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/americanlighthou0000robe/page/169}}</ref>
* 1860 County population is 2,642, including 414 slaves.<ref name="Calhoun County"/>
* 1861 Calhoun County votes 276-18 for [[Texas in the American Civil War|secession]] from the Union. Contributes volunteer companies to the Confederate cause.<ref name="Calhoun County"/> Fort Esperanza, on Matagorda Island, is constructed by Confederate forces using slave labor.<ref>{{cite book|last=Townsend|first=Stephen A|title=The Yankee Invasion of Texas|year=2006|publisher=TAMU Press|isbn=978-1-58544-487-8|page=28}}</ref>
* 1862 Union gunboats bombard Port Lavaca.<ref>{{cite web|title=Port Lavaca|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGulfCoastTowns/Port-Lavaca-Texas.htm|work=Texas Escapes|publisher=Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC|access-date=December 2, 2010}}</ref>
* 1875 A [[1875 Indianola hurricane|hurricane]] heavily damages Indianola.<ref name="Indianola"/>
* 1886 A [[1886 Indianola hurricane|hurricane]] destroys Indianola and causes much damage to [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Norcross|first=Bryan|title=Hurricane Almanac: The Essential Guide to Storms Past, Present, and Future|year=2007|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|pages=38–39}}</ref>
* 1892 The [[Lutheran]] community of Olivia is established by [[Swedes]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Oliva, Texas|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGulfCoastTowns/OliviaTexas/OliviaTx.htm|work=Texas Escapes|publisher=Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC|access-date=December 2, 2010}}</ref>
* 1909 [[Port O'Connor, Texas|Port O’Connor]] is established. The [[St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway]] establishes a terminus at Port O’Connor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Port O'Connor|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGulfCoastTowns/PortOConnorTexas/PortOConnorTexas.htm|work=Texas Escapes|publisher=Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC|access-date=December 2, 2010}}</ref>
* 1920 Port Lavaca builds a seawall to protect itself against hurricanes.<ref name="Calhoun County"/>
* 1931 Lavaca Bay causeway is constructed.<ref name="Calhoun County"/>
* 1934-1935 Oil and natural gas discovered near Port Lavaca.<ref name="Calhoun County"/>
* 1947 [[Alcoa]] opens a plant at [[Point Comfort, Texas|Point Comfort]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Point Comfort|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGulfCoastTowns/PointComfortTexas/PointComfortTx.htm|work=Texas Escapes|publisher=Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC.|access-date=December 2, 2010}}</ref>
* 1952 [[Union Carbide]] opens a plant near Seadrift.<ref name="Calhoun County"/>
* 1961 Category 4 [[Hurricane Carla]] makes landfall between Port Lavaca and Port O’Connor.<ref>{{cite book|last=Michaels|first=Patrick J|title=Meltdown: The Predictable Distortion of Global Warming by Scientists, Politicians, and the Media|year=2005|publisher=Cato Institute|isbn=978-1-930865-79-2|page=112}}</ref>
* 1983 Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area is run by the [[Texas Parks and Wildlife Department]] under an agreement between the United States Department of the Interior and the state of Texas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Matagorda Island Wildlife Management Area|url=http://www.wildtexas.com/texas-parks/matagorda-island-wildlife-management-area|publisher=Shannon D. Moore|access-date=December 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201134042/http://wildtexas.com/texas-parks/matagorda-island-wildlife-management-area|archive-date=December 1, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1033|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|507|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|526|sqmi}} (51%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 20, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It borders the [[Gulf of Mexico]].

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Jackson County, Texas|Jackson County]] (north)
* [[Matagorda County, Texas|Matagorda County]] (east)
* ([[Gulf of Mexico]]) (southeast)
* [[Aransas County, Texas|Aransas County]] (southwest)
* [[Refugio County, Texas|Refugio County]] (west)
* [[Victoria County, Texas|Victoria County]] (northwest)

===National protected area===
* [[Aransas National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1110
|1860= 2642
|1870= 3443
|1880= 1739
|1890= 815
|1900= 2395
|1910= 3635
|1920= 4700
|1930= 5385
|1940= 5911
|1950= 9222
|1960= 16592
|1970= 17831
|1980= 19574
|1990= 19053
|2000= 20647
|2010= 21381
|2020= 20106
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=April 20, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Calhoun County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Calhoun County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US48057&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Calhoun County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US48057&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Calhoun County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US48057&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|10,774
|9,794
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,374
|52.18%
|45.81%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41.65%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|521
|519
|style='background: #ffffe6; |361
|2.52%
|2.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.80%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|55
|36
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34
|0.27%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.17%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|665
|943
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,112
|3.22%
|4.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.53%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|7
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.03%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|16
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |56
|0.08%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.28%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|161
|148
|style='background: #ffffe6; |311
|0.78%
|0.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.55%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|8,448
|9,922
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,858
|40.92%
|46.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |49.03%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''20,647'''
|'''21,381'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''20,106'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}


As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 20,106 people, 8,027 households, and 5,502 families residing in the county. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 United States census]], there were 21,381 people living in the county. 81.5% were [[White American|White]], 4.4% [[Asian American|Asian]], 2.6% [[African American|Black or African American]], 0.5% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 8.8% of some other race and 2.1% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 46.4% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race).

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 20,647 people, 7,442 households, and 5,574 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|40|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 10,238 housing units at an average density of {{convert|20|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 78.04% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.63% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.49% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 3.27% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 13.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.32% from two or more races. 40.92% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 11.4% were of [[germans|German]], 9.4% [[United States|American]] and 5.5% [[English people|English]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 67.9% spoke [[English language|English]], 29.1% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and 1.2% [[Standard Mandarin|Chinese]] as their first language.

There were 7,442 households, out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.10% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.50% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,849, and the median income for a family was $39,900. Males had a median income of $35,957 versus $19,772 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $17,125. About 12.70% of families and 16.40% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.30% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
All of Calhoun County is served by the [[Calhoun County Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48057_calhoun/DC20SD_C48057.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Calhoun County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-11-29}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48057_calhoun/DC20SD_C48057_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

All of the county is in the service area of [[Victoria College (Texas)|Victoria College]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code Sec. 130.208.  THE VICTORIA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref>

Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic School, pre-K through grade 8, has also served the county since 1996.

==Transportation==

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 87.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 87 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 87]]
* [[Image:Texas 35.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 35|State Highway 35]]
* [[Image:Texas 185.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 185|State Highway 185]]

===Airport===
[[Calhoun County Airport (Texas)|Calhoun County Airport]], a [[general aviation]] airport, is located in unincorporated Calhoun County northwest of Port Lavaca.

==Communities==

===Cities===
* [[Point Comfort, Texas|Point Comfort]]
* [[Port Lavaca, Texas|Port Lavaca]] (county seat)
* [[Seadrift, Texas|Seadrift]]

===Census-designated places===
* [[Alamo Beach, Texas|Alamo Beach]]
* [[Magnolia Beach, Texas|Magnolia Beach]]
* [[Port O'Connor, Texas|Port O'Connor]]

===Other unincorporated communities===
* [[Long Mott, Texas|Long Mott]]
* [[Olivia, Texas|Olivia]]
* [[Port Alto, Texas|Port Alto]]
* [[Schicke Point, Texas|Schicke Point]]

===Ghost town===
* [[Indianola, Texas|Indianola]]
* [[Kamey, Texas|Kamey]]
* [[Sixmile, Texas|Sixmile]]

==Politics==
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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|5,641|2,148|79|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|4,638|2,118|218|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|4,144|2,410|94|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|4,106|2,729|44|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|4,348|2,561|20|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|3,724|2,766|73|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|2,832|2,753|528|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|2,640|2,550|1,589|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|3,183|3,314|27|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,434|2,586|19|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|3,312|3,034|203|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,377|3,642|42|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,614|1,936|16|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|1,672|2,612|1,066|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,031|3,398|5|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,599|1,961|34|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,912|1,067|13|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,406|813|3|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|346|589|95|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|158|732|183|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|152|935|1|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|92|685|4|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|100|834|10|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|333|375|3|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|181|686|35|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|95|363|103|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|84|388|72|Texas}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|36|355|68|Texas}}
{{U.S. SenHead|place=Calhoun County, Texas|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Texas by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/texas-senate-results}}</ref>}}
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{{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|5,603|2,018|137|Texas}}
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==See also==
{{Portal|Texas}}
* [[List of museums in the Texas Gulf Coast]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Calhoun County, Texas]]
* [[List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks#Calhoun County|Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Calhoun County]]

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
{{notelist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.calhouncotx.org/ Calhoun County government]
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcc02 Calhoun County in ''Handbook of Texas Online''] at the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150609025644/http://www.txcip.org/tac/census/profile.php?FIPS=48057 "Calhoun County Profile" from the Texas Association of Counties]

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Calhoun County, Texas
|North     = [[Jackson County, Texas|Jackson County]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Matagorda County, Texas|Matagorda County]]
|Southeast = [[Gulf of Mexico]]
|South     =
|Southwest = [[Aransas County, Texas|Aransas County]]
|West      = [[Refugio County, Texas|Refugio County]]
|Northwest = [[Victoria County, Texas|Victoria County]]
}}

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