[2] The county was founded in 1856 and named for South Carolina politician John C.

[5] In 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the intention of encouraging local government.

This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into magisterial districts.

[6] Calhoun County was divided into five districts: Centre, Lee, Sheridan, Sherman, and Washington.

[7] As of the 2010 United States census, there were 7,627 people, 3,268 households, and 2,178 families living in the county.

[13] In terms of ancestry, 22.4% were German, 21.3% were Irish, 7.7% were American, 7.3% were English, and 5.7% were Dutch.

24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[17] Since then it has consistently followed the statewide results of West Virginia, from Democratic-leaning to Republican bastion in the twenty-first century.

Calhoun County was home to one of the last 500 drive-in theaters in the nation, now closed.