Calhoun, Georgia

Calhoun, Georgia Location in Gordon County and the state of Georgia Location in Gordon County and the state of Georgia State Georgia Calhoun is a town/city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States.

Calhoun is the governmental center of county of Gordon County. 5.1 Calhoun City School District 5.2 Gordon County School District Calhoun was a part of the Cherokee Nation (including New Echota, capital of the Cherokee Nation) until December 29, 1835.

When the Cherokee refused to give up the remainder of their lands under the Indian Removal Act, after years of territory cessions to the United States for white pioneer in Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee, President Andrew Jackson sent US troops to the northern region of Georgia to force most of the tribe to move to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River, most prominently present-day Oklahoma.

In December 1827, Georgia had already claimed the Cherokee lands that became Gordon County and other counties.

Dawsonville was later retitled "Calhoun" to honor U.S.

Gordon County's inferior court called an election for the selection of the county seat, offering voters a choice between a site on the Western & Atlantic Railroad (near Adairsville) or a site more centrally positioned inside the county.

Voters chose a site along the barns , so the inferior court designated Calhoun as governmental center of county in 1851.

Calhoun is positioned west of the center of Gordon County at 34 30 0 N 84 56 33 W (34.499898, -84.942584), along the Oostanaula River where it is joined by Oothkalooga Creek.

I-75 leads north 49 miles (79 km) to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and south 68 miles (109 km) to Atlanta.

US-41, running alongside to I-75, leads north 5 miles (8.0 km) to Resaca and south 10 miles (16 km) to Adairsville.

Georgia State Route 156 runs west out of town as West Line Street, dominant 18 miles (29 km) to Armuchee, and heads east out of town as Red Bud Road, dominant 8 miles (13 km) to Red Bud.

Georgia State Route 373 (East Line Street and Dews Pond Road) leads east 8 miles (13 km) to Cash.

Georgia State Route 136 (North River Street) leads northwest 30 miles (48 km) to La - Fayette.

Georgia State Route 53 passes through the southern part of Calhoun, dominant east 15 miles (24 km) to Fairmount and southwest 22 miles (35 km) to Rome.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city of Calhoun has a total region of 15.0 square miles (38.9 km2), of which 14.9 square miles (38.7 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.64%, is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Calhoun has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Climate data for Calhoun, Georgia Calhoun Railroad Depot was one of the train stations in 1862 where the Great Locomotive Chase passed from Adairsville, Georgia.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older.

Calhoun City School District The Calhoun City School District serves preschool to undertaking twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school, separate from the county school district. The precinct has 166 full-time teachers and over 2,666 students. Calhoun Primary School - grades K-2 Calhoun Elementary School - undertaking 3-5 Calhoun Middle School - grades 6-8 Calhoun High School Gordon County School District The Gordon County School District holds grades pre-school to undertaking twelve, that consists of three elementary schools, three middle schools and two high schools, serving the region outside the town/city limits. The precinct has 365 full-time teachers and over 6,259 students. Ashworth Middle School Grades 6-8 Sonoraville Middle School Grades 6-6 Red Bud Middle School Grades 6-8 Gordon Central High School Grades 9-12 Sonoraville High School Grades 9-12 Coble Elementary School - K-8th grades There are now four airways broadcasts having Calhoun as their town/city of license: There is also a semi-weekly newspaper, The Calhoun Times Roland Hayes (1887 1977), world-renowned lyric tenor, considered the first black male concert artist to receive wide acclaim both at home and internationally, born here and attended Calhoun schools "City of Cahoun Georgia Website".

City of Calhoun Georgia Website.

"Profile for Calhoun, Georgia, GA".

Calhoun Times.

"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Calhoun city, Georgia".

Climate Summary for Calhoun, Georgia "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 1, 2010.[dead link] School Stats, Retrieved June 1, 2010.

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