Calahan County, West Monroe

Calahan County
County
The Calahan County Courthouse in Holstein
Location within the state of West Monroe
West Monroe's location within Ibica
Country	Ibica
State	West Monroe
Founded	1737
County seat	Holstein
Largest city	Rockville
Area
• Total	1,176 sq mi (3,050 km2)
• Land	1,158 sq mi (3,000 km2)
• Water	18 sq mi (50 km2)  1.5%
Population  ({{{2}}})
• Total	340,837
• Density	290/sq mi (110/km2)
Website	www.co.calahan.wm.usi

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Calahan County is a county in the state of West Monroe. As of the 2020 census, its population was 340,837. The county seat is Holstein. Calahan County is included in the Rhone metropolitan statistical area.

Geography

According to the Ibican Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,176 sq mi (3,050 km²), of which 18 sq mi (47 km²) (1.5%) are covered by water.

Travis Bayou flows through the western portion of the county. The highest point in Calahan County is "Montgomery Hill", the roof of a salt dome in the central area of the county.

Adjacent counties

• Denton County (north)
• Washington County (east)
• Shelby County (southeast)
• Travis County (southwest)
• Wilkinson County (west)

Communities

• Chilton
• Holstein (County Seat)
• Rockville

Government and politics

Ibican Congress

Representatives		Name	Party	First Elected	Area(s) of County Represented
	District 24	Eugenia Howse	Conservative	2014	Countywide

State Legislature

West Monroe Senate

• District 54: Hector Danielson (C)- first elected in 2018

West Monroe House of Representatives

• District 92: Terri Minett (C)- first elected in 2006
• District 95: Mona Palmer (C)- first elected in 2012

County elected officials

Position	Official	Party
County Judge	Jarod Deighton	Conservative
County Commissioner Precinct 1	Landon Russell	Conservative
County Commissioner Precinct 2	Noel Tailor	Conservative
County Commissioner Precinct 3	Wilson Warner	Conservative
County Commissioner Precinct 4	Edmund Hathway	Conservative
County Attorney	Emmitt Stringer	Conservative
County Clerk	Junior Leonard	Conservative
District Attorney	Dwight Romero	Conservative
District Clerk	Emery Abbey	Conservative
Sheriff	Hale Dennis	Conservative
Assessor-Collector	Quentin Huddleson	Conservative
County Treasurer	Sidney Hollins	Conservative
Constable Precinct 1	Devin Statham	Conservative
Constable Precinct 2	Leslie Hulsey	Progressive
Constable Precinct 3	Cecil Montague	Conservative
Constable Precinct 4	Joel Avery	Conservative
Constable Precinct 5	David Hunter	Conservative
Constable Precinct 6	Favour Kingston	Conservative
Justice Of The Peace Precinct 1	Stephen Hebert	Conservative
Justice Of The Peace Precinct 2	Earle Ellington	Progressive
Justice Of The Peace Precinct 3	Merrill Rush	Conservative
Justice Of The Peace Precinct 4	Larry Wilburn	Conservative
Justice Of The Peace Precinct 5	Donovan Haines	Conservative
Justice Of The Peace Precinct 6	Odell Evanson	Conservative

Education

School districts include:

• Chilton ISD
• Holstein ISD
• Rockville ISD

Infrastructure

Police services

The headquarters of the Calahan County Sheriff's Office, which serves unincorporated areas and supplements police forces of incorporated areas, is within the city of Holstein. All three municipalities in the county operate their own police departments.

Calahan County also has a constable for each of its six precincts and deputies assigned to each.

Fire services

Incorporated cities of Holstein and Rockville operate their own fire departments staffed by a combination of paid and volunteer members. Chilton is served by Calahan County Emergency Service District # 1. All three departments cover territory outside their respective city limits.

Transportation

Major highways

• Interstate 25
• State Highway 28
• State Highway 34
• State Highway 105

Aviation

Two general aviation airports are located in the county.

• Rockville Municipal Airport
• Calahan County Airport, located in Holstein.