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 | |
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Founded | December 18, 1832 as Benton County |
Named for | 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.[1] Its county seat is Anniston.[2] It is named in honor of John C. Calhoun, a US Senator from South Carolina who was a staunch supporter of slavery.
Calhoun County is included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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