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  Port Lavaca - Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Calhoun County, Texas, "Home of Beaches, Sails and Big Fish Tales," is located between Galveston and Corpus Christi, just south of Victoria.
Calhoun County is at the center of a six-county region with a total combined population of more than 181,500.
Calhoun County is located on the Texas Gulf Coast, midway between Galveston and Corpus Christi, and south of Victoria.
www.portlavacainfo.com   (212 words)

  
  Calhoun County
Calhoun County is bordered by Victoria and Jackson counties on the north, Matagorda Island and the Gulf on the south, Refugio County on the west, and Matagorda County on the east.
From 1940 to 1950 the population increased from 5,911 to 8,971.
Calhoun County school districts consolidated after 1955 and, by the 1980s, a single school district was operating eight elementary schools, three middle schools, and one high school.
www.gwrra-txw.org /triplog/texascourthouses/calhoun.html   (2783 words)

  
 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Calhoun County
Morgan, the county seat, was incorporated in 1856 and has a population of 1,464, according to the 2000 U.S. census.
In recent years the number of family-owned farms has declined, and Calhoun County, home to several endangered plant and animal species, including the swamp buckhorn, yellow flytrap, and the gopher tortoise, now has many wildlife plantations.
According to the 2000 U.S. census, the population of Calhoun County is 6,320 (38.3 percent white, 60.6 percent fl, and 3.0 percent Hispanic), a 26.1 percent increase since 1990.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3562   (686 words)

  
 Calhoun County, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Calhoun County was established in 1833 and named after John C. Calhoun, Vice President under both John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, making it one of Michigan's Cabinet counties.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calhoun_County,_Michigan   (498 words)

  
 History of Calhoun County Courthouse, Rockwell City Iowa
The Calhoun County courthouse was used as an auditorium for public entertainment, political gatherings, and church dinners.
The Calhoun County Courthouse is an architechural masterpiece with many arches, painted murals, brass stair rails, oak woodwork, and mosiac tiled floors.
Calhoun County should be proud of its courthouse, for in 1966 it was placed on the National Register of Historical Buildings.
www.calhouncountyiowa.com /history.htm   (603 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Calhoun County is bordered by Victoria and Jackson counties on the north, Matagorda Island
Calhoun County residents were active in the trade and commerce stimulated by the Federalist wars of Texas and northern Mexico and the French blockade of Mexican ports in 1838 and 1839.
In 2002 the county had 328 farms and ranches covering 247,827 acres, 59 percent of which were devoted to pasture and 38 percent to crops.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/CC/hcc2.html   (2981 words)

  
 GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Calhoun County's first courthouse was built in Morgan shortly after the county was created in 1854.
Calhoun County was created on Feb. 20, 1854 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1853-54, p.
In 1923, voters of Calhoun County petitioned for a referendum to move the county seat from Morgan to Arlington.
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/courthouses/calhounCH.htm   (452 words)

  
 Calhoun County History
Calhoun County was created by an act of the Virginia General Assembly on March 5, 1856 from Gilmer County.
Calhoun County was named in honor of John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850), a famous South Carolina statesman who championed state's rights.
In September 1856, the justices of the county court met at a house near the residence of Peregrine Hays in Arnoldsburg.
www.polsci.wvu.edu /wv/Calhoun/calhistory.html   (1563 words)

  
 Equalization Overview, Calhoun County, Michigan (MI)
If necessary, the County Board of Commissioners must add to or deduct from the value of a class of property within a City or Township so that the total value of that class of property is set at 50 percent of the class’s true cash value.
The County Board of Commissioners adds to or deducts from the value of a class of property by applying a County equalization factor to the value of the class as determined by the City or Township assessor.
For Calhoun County, the department established to meet this requirement of the law is known simply as the Equalization Department.
www.calhouncountymi.org /Departments/Equalization/OverviewEqualization.htm   (2621 words)

  
 Local.Arkansas.gov - County and Municipal Information & Services
Calhoun County was formed on December 6, 1850, from parts of Dallas, Ouachita and Bradley counties.
Calhoun County shares with Cleveland County the Moro Creek Bottoms Natural Area, one of the few almost completely intact tracts of virgin hardwoods still existing in Arkansas.
Calhoun County also shares with Cleveland County the Moro Creek Bottoms Natural Area that is one of the few intact tracts of virgin hardwoods still existing in Arkansas.
local.arkansas.gov /local.php?agency=Calhoun+County   (173 words)

  
 South Carolina State Library Calhoun   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Calhoun County was named for John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), who served as United States vice president, secretary of state and of war, and senator.
The county seat, the town of St. Matthews, was settled around 1841 in an area that was known for its cotton plantations.
The county itself was formed in 1908 from parts of Orangeburg and Lexington counties.
www.state.sc.us /scsl/calh.html   (128 words)

  
 ACES: Calhoun County Extension Office
Calhoun County was created in 1839 from land ceded by the Creek Indians.
The county seat was established at Jacksonville in 1833, but it was moved to Anniston in 1899.
The county is largely urbanized and has a population of more than 117,000 with 19 percent fl, 79 percent white, 1 percent latino and 1 percent other.
www.aces.edu /Calhoun   (245 words)

  
 Alabama Counties: Calhoun   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The county seat was established in Jacksonville in 1833.
On January 29, 1858, the name was changed to Calhoun County in honor of John C. Calhoun (South Carolina).
Calhoun County is located in the northeastern section of the state, in the Appalachian Mountain chain.
www.archives.state.al.us /counties/calhoun.html   (114 words)

  
 Calhoun County, Illinois, USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Kingdom of Calhoun (or Calhoun County, Illinois, USA) is a long peninsula between the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.
Calhoun is recognized as the "Father of Nullification" [States Rights], a political idea that any state could nullify any federal law that the state felt was unconstitutional.
Although he died ten years before the outset of the Civil War, Calhoun's name is intertwined in most discussions of the causes of the war.
www.outfitters.com /illinois/calhoun   (311 words)

  
 Calhoun County, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 13,290.
The county is bounded on the east by the Apalachicola River and is bisected by the Chipola River, site of Look and Tremble.
Like most of the panhandle, Calhoun County votes heavily Republican in presidential and congressional races, although still occasionally supporting Conservative Democrats in local and state contests.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calhoun_County,_Florida   (450 words)

  
 Calhoun County MS Historical Society
Calhoun County was formed in 1852 by the Mississippi Legislature with land from Chickasaw, Lafayette and Yalobusha Counties.
Road systems were established as settlers arrived but flat boats and keel boats navigated Calhoun County's two rivers, the Loosa Schoona and the Yalobusha, in the 1800's to bring in supplies and to ship cotton from the county.
The Calhoun County Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. is dedicated to collecting and preserving historical and genealogical information of Calhoun County, Mississippi and the surrounding areas.
personalpages.tds.net /~rosediamond/societymainpage.html   (540 words)

  
 Calhoun County Georgia
I do have a interest in Calhoun county since my family was from the county.
The county courthouse has burned down twice in Calhoun County, once in 1888 and again in 1920.
Morgan, the county seat, was named for General Daniel Morgan, a Revolutionary War figure.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ga/county/taylor/calhoun/calhouncounty.htm   (241 words)

  
 ALGenWeb: Calhoun County
Calhoun County was created in 1832 from former Creek Indian territory.
In 1858, the name was changed to Calhoun in honor of John C. Calhoun of South Carolina.
The queries are organized by surname instead of county, and Amelia maintains a cross-index when several surnames are supplied in the query.
www.rootsweb.com /~alcalhou   (459 words)

  
 Calhoun County Museum
A partial Clovis point in the Calhoun County Museum, collected from an area within Calhoun County, gives an indication of the Paleo-American groups that might have inhabited the area.
The settlement burned and its inhabitants moved to the small port of Lavaca, which eventually became the county seat of Calhoun County.
Calhoun County has a promising future in its grasp.
www.calhouncountymuseum.org /ccm/pages/cc/history.htm   (711 words)

  
 Calhoun County Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Calhoun County Park is home to many treasures, but, unbeknowngst to many, 7.5 miles of trails wind throughout.
Trails are open for hiking, others are open for horse back riding, and some are well known to mountain bike racers who attend the annual Appalachian Classic Bike Race.
The public is welcome to use the trails at Calhoun County Park, along with the pavilions, the playgrounds, ball fields, and community building.
www.calhounchronicle.com /encountercalhoun/countypark.htm   (817 words)

  
 Calhoun County Fact Sheet
Named for John C. Calhoun, a lawyer and statesman, Representative in Congress and United States Senator from South Carolina, Secretary of War under Monroe, Vice-President of the United States, and Secretary of State under Tyler, and was recognized as the "Father of Nullification."
Calhoun County has never adopted township form of government.
Click on thumbnail to view a map of Calhoun County and its congressional townships.
www.sos.state.il.us /departments/archives/irad/calhoun.html   (101 words)

  
 Calhoun County Alabama
The Calhoun County Commission would like to welcome you to the Calhoun County WEB site and hope you will return often.
We intend to make this a site which will benefit each and every citizen of Calhoun County by providing valuable information into the day-to-day operation of your county government.
Try the Calhoun County Extension Web site or come by their office located in the Administration Building on Noble Street.
www.calhouncounty.org   (141 words)

  
 Calhoun County, Michigan - InfoMI.com
Calhoun County was established in 1833, named after John C. Calhoun, States Rights advocate and Vice President of the U.S. under both John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.
In 1835, Albion College was founded by the Methodist Church, significantly contributing to the stabilization of the area.
Calhoun County’s growth escalated when Dr. John Kellogg and the Seventh Day Adventists built a health sanitarium at Battle Creek in 1866.
www.infomi.com /county/calhoun   (291 words)

  
 Get Calhoun County to learn about all the other news in Calhoun County Alabama! The Calhoun County Gazette!
It is dedicated to the people of Calhoun County and to others who would like to know more about us and the great opportunities for travel, fun, and business in our region.
Calhoun County was spared the ravages of Hurricane Katrina.
This is a tremendous discovery for history buffs, and a treasure for Calhoun County, Alabama!
www.getcalhoun.com /news/calhoungazette.htm   (573 words)

  
 Calhoun County, South Carolina SC
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St Matthews is the county seat of Calhoun County.
Profile of Calhoun County - economy, employment, taxes
www.sciway.net /cnty/calhoun.html   (166 words)

  
 Calhoun County Homes - Condos - Calhoun County Real Estate - Listings - Georgia - MLS
The MLS is used by Calhoun County real estate agents to list Calhoun County homes for sale.
The MLS is the most accurate source of Calhoun County houses for sale, updated constantly as new Calhoun County homes come on the market.
Calhoun County Real Estate Listings are provided by a licensed real estate agent or broker.
www.mlslistingsgateway.com /real-estate/listings/mls/homes-for-sale/us/georgia/counties/calhoun-county/calhoun-county-homes.html   (352 words)

  
 Calhoun County Courts
A listing of Calhoun County judges with a profile of each judge.
Pamphlets prepared by the Calhoun County Probate Court to assist citizens with probate court procedures.
Pamphlets and booklets prepared by the Michigan State Court Administrative Office, State Bar of Michigan Calhoun County Judicial Council and others.
courts.co.calhoun.mi.us   (354 words)

  
 Calhoun County Homes - Condos - Calhoun County Real Estate - Listings - Arkansas - MLS
Calhoun County Homes - Condos - Calhoun County Real Estate - Listings - Arkansas - MLS
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