| Official Name: | Calhoun City, Mississippi |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Calhoun |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.15 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.11 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.37 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.36 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1533 |
| Population Density Km2: | 251.09 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 650.40 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 86 |
| Elevation Ft: | 282 |
| Coordinates: | 33.8569°N -89.3133°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 38916, 38955 |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 28-10580 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0667920 |
Calhoun City is a town in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,774 at the 2010 census.[2]
Calhoun City is located in south-central Calhoun County., and is bordered on the east by the town of Derma. Mississippi Highway 9 runs through the center of the town, leading north 6miles to Pittsboro, the county seat, and 10miles north to Bruce. Mississippi Highway 8 leads east from the center of town 8miles to Vardaman and to Houston. The two highways head south from the town together, Highway 9 leading 9miles south to Slate Springs and Highway 8 leading south then west to Grenada.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.15km2, of which 6.11km2 is land and 0.04km2, or 0.69%, is water.[2] The Yalobusha River, a tributary of the Yazoo River, passes a mile south of the center of town.
| White | 793 | 51.73% | |
| Black or African American | 630 | 41.1% | |
| Asian | 1 | 0.07% | |
| Other/Mixed | 69 | 4.5% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 2.61% |
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,872 people, 736 households, and 530 families residing in the town. The population density was 789.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 827 housing units at an average density of 348.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 66.72% Caucasian, 32.00% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.
There were 736 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 23.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 73.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 66.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,983, and the median income for a family was $28,047. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $20,292 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,294. About 23.2% of families and 25.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.1% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.
Calhoun City is served by the Calhoun County School District. Calhoun City High School's athletic teams are known as the Wildcats.
In 1968, Calhoun Academy was formed as a segregation academy by white parents seeking to avoid sending their children to racially integrated public schools.[5] Its sports teams are known as the Cougars.