Calhoun County, Mississippi
16 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 12,922
- Median household income
- $43,125
- ±4,000
- Unemployed
- 4.7%
- 258 of 5,504 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 78.4%
- 4,398 of 5,611 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Calhoun | 13,018 (2021) | Po Box 36, Pittsboro | — |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Bruce | 1,649 (2021) | Po Box 667, Bruce | — |
| Town of Calhoun City | 1,463 (2021) | Po Box E, Calhoun City | — |
| Town of Derma | 954 (2021) | Po Box 98, Derma | — |
| Town of Vardaman | 1,109 (2021) | Po Box 194, Vardaman | — |
| Village of Big Creek | 132 (2021) | Po Box 2098, Big Creek | — |
| Village of Pittsboro | 144 (2021) | Po Box 187, Pittsboro | — |
| Village of Slate Springs | 101 (2021) | 176 S Main St, Calhoun City | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowpen Drainage District | Drainage | 103 W Main St, Pittsboro | — |
| Loosascoona River Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 36, Pittsboro | — |
| Loosascoona River Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 49, Oxford | — |
| Persimmon Creek Drainage District | Drainage | 364 Highway 32 W, Bruce | — |
| Shuna River Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 49, Oxford | — |
| Topashaw Creek Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 36, Pittsboro | — |
| Yalobusha River Drainage District | Drainage | 103 W Main St, Pittsboro | — |
| Calhoun County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 411 S Main St, Calhoun City | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Calhoun County School District
School district6 schools
119 WEST MAIN STREET, Pittsboro, MS, 38951
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
The Grenada, MS Farmers' Market (1250 Sunset Drive Grenada)
Oxford Community Market (1801 University Ave. Oxford) · Oxford City Market (2650 West Oxford Loop Oxford) · Farm Market at Lafayette Arena (Oxford)
Pontotoc Farmers Market (Pontotoc)
Water Valley Main Street Market (206 N. Main Street Water Valley)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.