Calhoun County (Florida)
The Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Blountstown.
History
The Cahoun County was formed on January 26, 1838 from parts of Franklin County. It was named for John C. Calhoun, a U.S. Senator from South Carolina.
Geography
The County is located in northwest Florida, is in the northeast about 40 miles from Georgia to the north about 50 km of Alabama as well as in the southwest about 30 km from the Gulf of Mexico and has an area of 1,488 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Gadsden County, Liberty County, Gulf County, Bay County and Jackson County.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2010 lived in Calhoun County 14,625 people in 5,999 households. The population density was 9.9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 80.8 % White, 13.8 % African American, 1.1% Indigenous and 0.5 % Asian Americans. 1.5% were members of other ethnic groups and 2.4% in different ethnic groups. 5.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.
23.8 % of the population were younger than 20 years, 26.6 % were 20-39 years old, 28.5% were 40-59 years old and 21.0 % were at least 60 years old. The median age was 40 years. 54.4 % of the population were male and 45.6 % female.
The median income for a household was $ 32,480, while 24.8 % of the population lived below the poverty line.
In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 93.60 % of the population spoke Spanish 4.28% and 2.12% had a different mother tongue.
Places in Calhoun County
Places in Calhoun County with populations of the census of 2010:
City:
- Blountstown ( County Seat) - 2,514 inhabitants
Town:
- Altha - 526 inhabitants