Welcome to Calhoun ...

The city of Calhoun is located in McLean County<1> and is the County Seat for McLean County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Calhoun, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Calhoun has a population of 728 people<2> (see below for details).

Calhoun is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Calhoun lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Calhoun, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Calhoun is located in the (270) area code.

The ZIP code for Calhoun: 42327<4>

The city of Calhoun was previously named Calhoon. Going back to its beginning, The community of Calhoun was originally named Roadsville. For more information about the names of Calhoun, see The Names of Calhoun on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Calhoun had an population of 728 people. This is a decrease of 4.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Calhoun had a population of 763 people (or 8.01% of the total population of McLean County). This makes Calhoun the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Calhoun represents 0.02% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 244th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 763 people, the population of Calhoun decreased 8.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 836 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Calhoun.

Communities Also Named Calhoun ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Calhoun - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Calhoun.

Communities near Calhoun ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Calhoun.

• Owensboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Owensboro is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensboro <5>
• Madisonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Madisonville is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <5>
• Central City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
• Sebree
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebree have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
  • Sebree is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebree <5>
• Livermore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <5>
• Hanson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
  • Hanson is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanson <5>
• Robards
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robards have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
  • Robards is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robards <5>
• Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Island is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <5>
• Sacramento
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <5>
• Centertown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
  • Centertown is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Calhoun. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calhoun.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Calhoun. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Calhoun.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Calhoun. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Calhoun.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calhoun ...

Looking for more information about Calhoun? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Calhoun, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Calhoun.

Adding Calhoun to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Calhoun in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Calhoun was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Calhoun post office opened in 1849.

We also found Calhoun in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Calhoun.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Calhoun. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/