Calhoun County, Alabama
Calhoun County | |
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Calhoun County Courthouse in Anniston | |
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°46′10″N 85°49′15″W / 33.769444444444°N 85.820833333333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| Founded | December 18, 1832 as Benton County |
| Named after | John C. Calhoun |
| Seat | Anniston |
| Largest city | Oxford |
| Area | |
• Total | 612 sq mi (1,590 km2) |
| • Land | 606 sq mi (1,570 km2) |
| • Water | 6.4 sq mi (17 km2) 1.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 116,441 |
• Estimate (2023) | 116,429 |
| • Density | 190/sq mi (73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
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Calhoun County is a county in the east central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 116,441. Its county seat is Anniston. It is named in honor of John C. Calhoun, a US Senator from South Carolina.
Calhoun County comprises the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area.