Calhoun County, South Carolina
5 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
- 14,182
- Median household income
- $58,682
- ±6,223
- Unemployed
- 5.8%
- 387 of 6,618 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.0%
- 5,005 of 6,179 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 | 14,165 (2021) | 102 Courthouse Dr, St Matthews | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Cameron | 372 (2021) | Po Box 672, Cameron | — |
| Town of St Matthews | 1,786 (2021) | Po Box 172, St Matthews | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Run Fire District | Local fire protection | 175 Old Sandy Run Rd, Gaston | — |
| Calhoun County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 904 F R Huff Dr, St Matthews | — |
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 01
School district3 schools
125 Herlong Avenue, St. Matthews, SC, 29135
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
Manning Farmers Market (21 East Boyce Street Manning) · Cypress Center Farmers' Market at Clarendon... (Manning)
Ashland United Methodist Church Farmers Market (2600 Ashland Rd Columbia) · Columbia State Farmers Market (3483 Charleston Highway West Columbia) · Lexington Farmers' Market (Lexington) · and 1 more
Right Choice, Fresh Start Farmers' Market (Orangeburg) · Orangeburg County Farmers Market (Orangeburg County Fairground Orangeburg)
Trinity Episcopal Church Farmers Market (1100 Sumter Street Columbia) · Ebenezer Lutheran Church Farmers Market (1310 Richland Street Columbia) · Washington Street United Church Farmers Market (1401 Bull Street Columbia) · and 15 more
Sumter Farmers Market (200 Miller Road Sumter) · South Sumter Farmers Market (327 Manning Avenue Sumter) · Sumter County Farmers Market (700 West Liberty Street Sumter) · and 1 more
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.