Calhoun, Kentucky

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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^GR6. It is included in the Owensboro, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is named for one-term Congressman John Calhoun.^[1]

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Notable native
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Calhoun is located at 37°32′19″N, 87°15′34″W (37.538633, -87.259414)^GR1, on the Green River, the longest river entirely in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and is home to the Army Corps of Engineers' Lock and Dam #2.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (2.86%) is water.

[edit] History

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

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 836 people, 357 households, and 210 families residing in the city. The population density was 474.7/km² (1,231.1/mi²). There were 395 housing units at an average density of 224.3/km² (581.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.80% White, 0.60% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.24% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 357 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 38.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 28.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 73.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,438, and the median income for a family was $32,386. Males had a median income of $31,500 versus $16,719 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,520. About 11.8% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 20.4% of those age 65 or over.