Place:Calhoun, South Carolina, United States

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NameCalhoun
Alt namesCalhounsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates33.683°N 80.767°W
Located inSouth Carolina, United States     (1908 - )
See alsoLexington, South Carolina, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Orangeburg, South Carolina, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Cameron
Creston
Enos
Fort Motte
Hammond Crossroads
Lone Star
Midway
Riley
Sandy Run
Singleton
St. Matthews
Staley Crossroads
Tina
Totness
Weeks Landing
Wertz Crossroads
Township
Amelia
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,119, making it the third-least populous county in the state. Its county seat is St. Matthews.

Located in a rural upland area long devoted to cotton plantations, part of the Black Belt of the South, the county was formed in 1908 from portions of Lexington and Orangeburg counties. It is named for John C. Calhoun, the former U.S. Vice-President, Senator, Representative and cabinet member from South Carolina, although Calhoun was from nearby Abbeville, South Carolina.

Calhoun County is part of the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It has an overall score of 52 including factors health, crime, equity, education, and housing. It is one of 11 counties with the same name in the United States.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1908 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1908 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1908 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1908 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1910 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1910 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1911 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1915 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1910 16,634
1920 18,384
1930 16,707
1940 16,229
1950 14,753
1960 12,256
1970 10,780
1980 12,206
1990 12,753
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External links

  • Outstanding guide to Calhoun County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.sccounties.org/counties/calhoun.htm
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