For pre-formatted natality & mortality data please see Vital Statistics Reports (VSR).

For other health data resources please see the Health Data & Info section.

Health Care
Calhoun County had 11.9 licensed nursing home beds per 100 persons in 1999, compared with the state average of 5.5 per 100 persons. In 1999, the number of physicians in the county per 10,000 persons was 9.9, compared to the state average of 19.3. For more community indicators, please go to OASIS .

History*

Calhoun County was created in 1854 from parts of Baker and Early counties and was named for Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina, who had resigned as Vice President of the U.S. in 1832 so that he could return to the Senate to debate Daniel Webster on states' rights.

The Arlington Methodist Church, located in the county, was built in 1908 and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by Columbus architect T. Firth Lockwood, Sr., using the Romanesque style of architecture.

Agriculture dominates the county's economy, with more than 50 percent of its land designated prime farmland by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.