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 Calhoun,
the county seat of Gordon County, was incorporated in January
1852. The city was named for Senator John Calhoun, famous
statesman and prominent figure in the states' rights movement.
Calhoun
was previously known as Dawsonville for the owner of a general
store in the area. The Native Americans called their village (in
the same location) Oothcaloga, Ustanali and New Echota. The
village of New Echota, which once served as the capital of the
Cherokee Nation, was the birthplace of the written Cherokee
language and the newspaper, The Cherokee Phoenix. Today
this site is the New Echota Cherokee Capitol Historic Site,
which has several original and reconstructed buildings including
the Supreme Courthouse.
There
are two museums located in Calhoun: the Mercer Air Museum and
Okleigh. The Okleigh is the downtown home of the Gordon County
Historical Society.
There
are two festivals in Calhoun each year. The Cherokee Fall
Festival is held at the New Echota State Historic Site in late
October and the Red Clay Hill Arts and Crafts Festival is held
in early November.
Calhoun is located at 105 km northwest of
Atlanta. The New Echota State Historic Site commemorates the
short-lived but valiant effort of the Cherokee Nation to form
its own government in 1825, one that would exist side by side
with the still-young U.S. for a time. The site includes restored
buildings from the era. Before their removal in 1838, the
Cherokee developed the first print form of a Native American
language.
Population (year 2000): 10,667. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,570 (+27.2% change)
Males: 5,303 (49.7%), Females: 5,364 (50.3%)
Gordon County
Zip codes:
30701.
Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $33,618 (year 2000)
Median house value: $96,900 (year 2000)
Races in Calhoun:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.2%)
- Hispanic (17.1%)
- Other race (11.6%)
- Black (7.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (15.7%), English
(9.0%), German (6.2%), Irish (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), French
(2.1%).
Elevation: 635 feet
Land area: 11.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Calhoun
- High school or higher: 66.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Calhoun city
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 11.1%
16.4% Foreign born (15.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,861 (+36.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Calhoun:
- GORDON HOSPITAL (RED BUD RD & HWY 156 BOX
938)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Calhoun:
- HAMILTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; DALTON, GA)
- MURRAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; CHATSWORTH,
GA)
- NW GA REGIONAL HOSP (about 23 miles; ROME, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Calhoun:
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 18 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
- LOVELL FIELD (about 41 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 52 miles; MARIETTA,
GA; ID: MGE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Calhoun:
- TOM B. DAVID FLD (about 4 miles; CALHOUN, GA; ID:
CZL)
- DALTON MUNI (about 16 miles; DALTON, GA; ID: DNN)
- BARWICK LAFAYETTE (about 27 miles; LAFAYETTE, GA;
ID: 9A5)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Calhoun:
- KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; KENNESAW,
GA; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
45 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 45
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT
enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,881)
- SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48
miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,559)
Public high schools in Calhoun:
- GORDON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,653;
Location: 335 WARRIOR PATH; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 690; Location:
315 SOUTH RIVER STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Calhoun:
- GEORGIA-CUMBERLAND ACADEMY (Students: 189;
Location: BOX 397 ACADEMY DR S W; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Calhoun:
- EASTSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 824;
Location: 380 BARRETT ROAD; Grades: PK - 02)
- SONORAVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
799; Location: 7300 FAIRMOUNT HIGHWAY, SE; Grades: 06 -
08)
- RED BUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 757;
Location: 4151 RED BUD ROAD, NE; Grades: PK - 05)
- ASHWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 736;
Location: 333 NEW TOWN ROAD, NE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BELWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 711;
Location: 590 BELWOOD ROAD, SE; Grades: PK - 05)
- CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 650;
Location: 399 SOUTH RIVER STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
- CALHOUN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 613;
Location: 504 OOTHCALOGA STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CALHOUN LEARNING CENTER (Location: 315 SOUTH
RIVER STREET; Grades: 00 - 00)
- SEQUOYAH CENTER (Location: 7414 FAIRMOUNT
HIGHWAY, SE; Grades: 00 - 00)
- PREK PROGRAM (Location: 700 WEST LINE STREET;
Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle school in Calhoun:
- JOHN L COBLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
100; Location: 450 ACADEMY DR SW; Grades: KG - 8)
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