Calhoun, Louisiana

Calhoun, Louisiana
First Baptist Church of Calhoun
Coordinates: 32°30′57″N 92°21′55″W / 32.51583°N 92.36528°W / 32.51583; -92.36528
Country United States
State Louisiana
ParishOuachita
Area
  Total
2.36 sq mi (6.12 km2)
  Land2.36 sq mi (6.12 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
164 ft (50 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
670
  Density283.66/sq mi (109.54/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71225
Area code318
FIPS code22-11825
GNIS feature ID2583532

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. Calhoun is unincorporated (no local government) and is governed by the parish through a board of commissioners known as the Police Jury.

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.