Calhoun County, Texas
17 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
- 19,868
- Median household income
- $79,959
- ±8,800
- Unemployed
- 7.4%
- 777 of 10,537 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.0%
- 7,459 of 8,670 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 | 19,727 (2021) | 211 S Ann St, Port Lavaca | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County Drainage District 10 | Drainage | Po Box 553, Port Lavaca | — |
| Calhoun County Drainage District 11 | Drainage | Po Box 553, Port Lavaca | — |
| Calhoun County Drainage District 6 | Drainage | Po Box 553, Port Lavaca | — |
| Calhoun County Drainage District 8 | Drainage | Po Box 553, Port Lavaca | — |
| Calhoun County Water Control and Improvement District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 553, Port Lavaca | — |
| Port Lavaca Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 627 W George St, Port Lavaca | — |
| Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 1395, Port Lavaca | Website |
| Calhoun County 9-1-1 Emergency Communications District | Other single function districts | Po Box 1093, Port Lavaca | — |
| Calhoun Port Authority | Sea and inland port facilities | Po Box 397, Point Comfort | Website |
| West Side Calhoun County Navigation District | Sea and inland port facilities | 6348 State Highway 185 N, Long Mott | — |
| Calhoun County Water Control Improvement District 1 | Sewerage | Po Box 553, Port Lavaca | — |
| Port O'Connor Improvement District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 375, Port O Connor | Website |
| Calhoun Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 553, Port Lavaca | — |
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 ISD
School district7 schools
525 N COMMERCE ST, Port Lavaca, TX, 77979
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
Downtown Farmers Market Bay City (1816 7th Street Bay City)
Victoria Farmers' Market (Victoria)
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.