Calhoun County is a

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located in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,266. Its

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is Pittsboro. The county is named after

John C. Calhoun John Caldwell Calhoun (; March 18, 1782March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who held many important positions including being the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He ...

, the U.S. Vice President and

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from

South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Lafayette County (north) * Pontotoc County (northeast) *

Chickasaw County Chickasaw County is the name of two counties in the United States: * Chickasaw County, Iowa * Chickasaw County, Mississippi Chickasaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,39 ...

(east) * Webster County (south) *

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(southwest) * Yalobusha County (west)

Transportation

Major highways

* Mississippi Highway 8 *

Mississippi Highway 9 Mississippi Highway 9 (MS 9) in the Appalachian Foothills (aka North Central Hills) region of northeastern Mississippi, running north–south from MS 30 east of New Albany to MS 12 in Ackerman. It runs approximately , serving Choctaw, Web ...

Mississippi Highway 32 Mississippi Highway 32 (MS 32) is a state highway in northern Mississippi it runs from east to west for , serving the counties of Bolivar, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha, Calhoun, and Chickasaw. The publicly accessible portion of MS 32 is ...

* Mississippi Highway 9W

Airport

The Calhoun County Airport is a county-owned public-use

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located one nautical mile (1.2 mi, 1.9 km) southwest of the

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of Pittsboro, Mississippi.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 13,266 people, 5,846 households, and 3,752 families residing in the county.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 15,069 people, 6,019 households, and 4,255 families residing in the county. The

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was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 6,902 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 69.41% White or Caucasian, 28.65%

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, 0.13% Native American, 0.06%

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, 0.03%

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, 1.11% from

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, and 0.59% from two or more races. 2.11% of the population were

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of any race. According to the

of 2000, the largest ancestry groups in Calhoun County were

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64.4%,

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29% and Scots-Irish 4.5% There were 6,019 households, out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were

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living together, 15.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $27,113, and the median income for a family was $34,407. Males had a median income of $26,458 versus $19,491 for females. The

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for the county was $15,106. About 14.90% of families and 18.10% of the population were below the

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, including 24.20% of those under age 18 and 21.80% of those age 65 or over.

Education

In addition to the public high schools of Bruce, Calhoun City, and Vardaman, Calhoun Academy is a small K-12 private school which was founded as a

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, located between Pittsboro and Calhoun City. This private school serves Calhoun and the surrounding counties. Calhoun academy's sports mascot is the cougar; Bruce's mascot is a Trojan; Calhoun City's mascot is a wildcat; and Vardaman's mascot is a ram.

Communities

Towns

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* Calhoun City * Derma * Vardaman

Villages

* Big Creek * Pittsboro (county seat) * Slate Springs

Unincorporated communities

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* Bently * Dentontown * Ellard *

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* Sabougla *

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* Skuna

Ghost towns

* Hopewell *

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