Calhoun is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, and serves as the county seat. It sits along Interstate 75 in northwest Georgia, about 68 miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and roughly 60 miles north of Atlanta, with a population of roughly 20,000. Its position on the I-75 corridor has long connected it to both metropolitan areas and supported its role as a regional employment center. The city's economy is rooted in floorcovering. Northwest Georgia became the center of the American tufted-textile and carpet industry during the 20th century, and Calhoun is home to Mohawk Industries, one of the world's largest flooring manufacturers. That industrial heritage, along with distribution and manufacturing employment, gives Calhoun a working, middle-class character distinct from many Georgia county seats. Calhoun also carries significant Cherokee history. New Echota State Historic Site, located in the city, preserves the capital of the Cherokee Nation in the years before the Trail of Tears. Visitors can tour reconstructed structures including the Council House, Court House, and the print shop of the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper, making the site one of the most important Native American historic places in the Southeast. Public education is provided by both Calhoun City Schools and Gordon County Schools, which operate alongside one another in the area. The city offers a compact downtown, established in-town neighborhoods, and newer subdivisions along its growth corridors. For households and commuters seeking an affordable northwest Georgia base with quick Interstate access to Atlanta and Chattanooga, Calhoun combines industrial heritage, historic significance, and small-town practicality in equal measure.