Calhoun County, Alabama

Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama.  As of 2020 the population was 116,441. It is included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is Anniston.

History
Benton County was formed on December 18, 1832.  It was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a member of the United States Senate from Missouri.  The first county seat was at Jacksonville. 

An F4 tornado struck here on Palm Sunday March 27, 1994. It destroyed Piedmont's Goshen United Methodist Church twelve minutes after the National Weather Service of Birmingham issued a tornado warning for northern Calhoun, southeastern Etowah, and southern Cherokee.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (1.0%) is water.

Major highways
20px Interstate 20
20px U.S. Highway 78
23px U.S. Highway 278
23px U.S. Highway 43120px State Route 9
20px State Route 21
20px State Route 144
20px State Route 200
21px State Route 202
21px State Route 204

Rail
Alabama and Tennessee River Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway
Amtrak

Adjacent counties
Cherokee County, Alabama - northeast
Cleburne County, Alabama - east
Talladega County, Alabama - south
St. Clair County, Alabama - west
Etowah County, Alabama - northwest

National protected areas
 Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge
 Talladega National Forest (part)

Cities and towns
Alexandria
Anniston
Blue Mountain
Bynum
Choccolocco
Eastaboga
Hobson City
Jacksonville
Pleasant Valley
Minden
Ohatchee
Oxford (part - part of Oxford is in Talladega County)
Piedmont (part - part of Piedmont is in Cherokee County)
Saks
Weaver
Webster's Chapel
Wellington
West End-Cobb Town

Places of interest
Calhoun County is home to the Anniston Museum of Natural History and the Berman Museum of World History. It also contains a part of the Talladega National Forest.

References

Category:Alabama counties
Category:1832 establishments in Alabama