# Calhoun, Louisiana

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°30′46″N 92°21′31″W﻿ / ﻿32.51278°N 92.35861°W﻿ / 32.51278; -92.35861 (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 and is near three local universities.

## Demographics
### 2020 census

Calhoun racial composition :
| Race | 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% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 670 people, 135 households, and 121 families residing in the CDP.

## Climate

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 110 °F (43.3 °C) on August 18, 1909 and September 1, 2000, while the coldest temperature recorded was −13 °F (−25.0 °C) in February 1899.
Climate data for Calhoun, Louisiana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–2022 :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 85 (29) | 90 (32) | 94 (34) | 98 (37) | 100 (38) | 109 (43) | 109 (43) | 110 (43) | 110 (43) | 100 (38) | 90 (32) | 87 (31) | 110 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 75.6 (24.2) | 78.7 (25.9) | 83.9 (28.8) | 87.5 (30.8) | 91.4 (33.0) | 96.2 (35.7) | 99.4 (37.4) | 100.7 (38.2) | 97.2 (36.2) | 90.4 (32.4) | 82.9 (28.3) | 76.7 (24.8) | 101.6 (38.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 56.8 (13.8) | 61.1 (16.2) | 68.9 (20.5) | 76.4 (24.7) | 83.4 (28.6) | 90.3 (32.4) | 93.2 (34.0) | 93.6 (34.2) | 88.7 (31.5) | 78.2 (25.7) | 67.2 (19.6) | 59.2 (15.1) | 76.4 (24.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 44.8 (7.1) | 48.3 (9.1) | 56.0 (13.3) | 63.2 (17.3) | 71.4 (21.9) | 78.5 (25.8) | 81.6 (27.6) | 81.3 (27.4) | 75.7 (24.3) | 64.0 (17.8) | 53.9 (12.2) | 46.8 (8.2) | 63.8 (17.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 32.8 (0.4) | 35.5 (1.9) | 43.0 (6.1) | 50.0 (10.0) | 59.3 (15.2) | 66.7 (19.3) | 70.0 (21.1) | 69.0 (20.6) | 62.7 (17.1) | 49.9 (9.9) | 40.5 (4.7) | 34.5 (1.4) | 51.2 (10.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 17.6 (−8.0) | 22.2 (−5.4) | 26.9 (−2.8) | 33.9 (1.1) | 45.8 (7.7) | 57.4 (14.1) | 63.8 (17.7) | 62.0 (16.7) | 47.7 (8.7) | 34.8 (1.6) | 26.5 (−3.1) | 19.5 (−6.9) | 14.6 (−9.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −2 (−19) | −13 (−25) | 14 (−10) | 26 (−3) | 34 (1) | 45 (7) | 52 (11) | 44 (7) | 36 (2) | 24 (−4) | 10 (−12) | 5 (−15) | −13 (−25) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.70 (145) | 4.98 (126) | 5.47 (139) | 5.69 (145) | 5.39 (137) | 4.36 (111) | 4.01 (102) | 3.51 (89) | 3.58 (91) | 4.66 (118) | 4.71 (120) | 5.50 (140) | 57.56 (1,463) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9.3 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 94.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010) ||||||||||||||

## Education

Ouachita Parish School System is the area school district.
The zoned schools are Calhoun Elementary School (Kindergarten to Grade 2), Central Elementary School (grades 3-5), Calhoun Middle School (grades 6-8), and West Ouachita High School.

## Notable people

Former U.S. Representative Newt V. Mills of Louisiana was born in Calhoun.