| Official Name: | Calhoun, Louisiana |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ouachita |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.12 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.12 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.36 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.36 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 670 |
| Population Density Km2: | 109.54 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 283.66 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 100 |
| Coordinates: | 32.5128°N -92.3586°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 71225[2] |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-11825 |
Calhoun is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is named after Archibald Calhoun, who was an original settler and landowner. Its elevation is 177 feet (54 m), and it is located at 32.5128°N -92.3586°W (32.5126469, -92.3584744). Calhoun is unincorporated (no local government) and is governed by the parish through a board of commissioners known as the Police Jury. It is a census designated place and at the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the population was 1,965.
Calhoun is located in a rural area with a landscape mixture of hills and woodlands on the former transcontinental route U.S. 80 near Interstate 20, approximately 10 miles west of West Monroe. It has experienced a large growth in population recently, due to many retail, restaurant, and entertainment venues nearby, as well as three local universities, but it also attracts young families raising children due to four public schools located in the community that all consistently place in the top percentile in achievement.
Former U.S. Representative Newt V. Mills of Louisiana was born in Calhoun,[3] as was the late Caddo Parish Sheriff James M. Goslin.[4] Arkansas Republican former state chairman Ken Coon was reared in Calhoun.
Zach Dasher, a candidate for Louisiana's 5th congressional district seat in the November 4 primary election, resides in Calhoun.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 569 | 84.93% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 40 | 5.97% | |
| Native American | 4 | 0.6% | |
| Asian | 2 | 0.3% | |
| Other/Mixed | 30 | 4.48% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 3.73% |
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Calhoun has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Calhoun was 110F on August 18, 1909 and September 1, 2000, while the coldest temperature recorded was -13F on February 1899.