Place:Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky, United States

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NameCalhoun
TypeCity
Coordinates37.539°N 87.259°W
Located inMcLean, Kentucky, United States
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Calhoun is a city in McLean County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 836 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of McLean County. It is included in the Owensboro, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is named for one-term Congressman John Calhoun.

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The city was founded by Captain Henry Rhoads in 1788 as Rhoadsville, and was also known as Fort Vienna to protect a bend in the Green River.[1] It has been the county seat of McLean County since the county's formation in 1854.

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