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Welcome to Calhoun County ...

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

The community of Port Lavaca is the Seat for Calhoun County.

Calhoun County was founded in 1846. Calhoun was created by taking area from Jackson, Matagorda and Victoria Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Calhoun had a population of 21,290 people. This is a decrease of 0.11% since the last Census (which gave a population of 21,313 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Calhoun represented 0.08% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Calhoun County:

  • Point Comfort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Port Lavaca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Seadrift
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Seadrift is located in Calhoun County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seadrift
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seadrift <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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