Mississippi · Census place 2810580

Calhoun City, Mississippi

Calhoun City is a town in Calhoun County, Mississippi with an estimated 1,474 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 123rd largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,474
#123 of 149 in Mississippi
Change since 2020
-3.1%
-47 people
Land area
2.4 sq mi
+ 0.02 sq mi water
Density
625 / sq mi
State median 738
Orange pin: Calhoun City. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Jackson.

Calhoun City population, 2020 to 2024

Calhoun City lost 47 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.1%. In the latest year it moved by -10.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,528. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Calhoun City covers 2.36 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 625 people per square mile of land. The median Mississippi place of 5,000+ has 738, so Calhoun City is less dense than the typical town.

What county Calhoun City is in

All of Calhoun City's residents live in Calhoun County, which had 12,754 residents in 2024. Calhoun City holds 11.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Calhoun City

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Calhoun City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 38916. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Calhoun City is

The Census internal point of Calhoun City is at 33.859300, -89.314600. Jackson, the capital, is 119.0 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Bruce, MS (1,621 people), 9.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN, 94.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
33.859300, -89.314600
DMS
33°51'33.48"N 89°18'52.56"W
UTM
16N 285877.7E 3748966.1N
Geohash
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Plus code
865GVM5P+P5

Daylight in Calhoun City

At 33.86° N, Calhoun City gets about 14 h 25 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 54 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 31 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Calhoun City

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Mississippi, measured between internal points. The closest is Vardaman, 8.0 miles away, with 1,068 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Calhoun City, MS?

1,474 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 47 (3.1%) from 1,521 in July 2020.

What county is Calhoun City in?

Calhoun County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Calhoun City?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 38916.

How far is Calhoun City from Jackson?

119.0 miles (191.5 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Calhoun City.

What is the nearest larger city to Calhoun City?

Bruce, MS, with 1,621 residents, 9.3 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.