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| Website | http://www.calhouncotx.org/ |
| Established | April 04, 1846 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | RP December 20, 2022 10:01pm |
| Description | Formed from parts of Victoria, Jackson, and Matagorda counties, Calhoun County is named for John Caldwell Calhoun, the seventh vice president of the United States. Its county seat is Port Lavaca. |
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September 30, 1871 -
CALHOUN gained from REFUGIO.
(Texas Laws 1871, 12th leg., 2d sess., ch. 1/p. 1)
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February 11, 1860 -
September 30, 1871
CALHOUN gained part of Matagorda Island and part of San Antonio Bay from REFUGIO.
(Texas Laws 1859, 8th leg., reg. sess., spec., ch. 178/p. 196)
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September 01, 1856 -
February 11, 1860
CALHOUN gained from VICTORIA, lost part of Matagorda Island and San Antonio Bay to REFUGIO.
(Texas Laws 1856, 6th leg., adj. sess., ch. 177/p. 104)
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April 04, 1846 -
September 01, 1856
CALHOUN created from Non-County Area 6 and Non-County Area 7 (former parts of JACKSON and VICTORIA).
(Texas Laws 1846, 1st leg./p. 48)
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