The 11,508 residents of Calhoun County, Iowa, welcome you to ``Our Home in the Heartland". Iowa has a strong, diversified industrial, commercial and agricultural economy. Calhoun County is located in the heart of West Central Iowa, in the ``bread basket" of the nation. This area of Iowa is noted for its fertile farmland and hardworking people. Calhoun County is recognized regionally for its high corn and soybean yields and the natural beauty of ``Iowa's Best Kept Secret"-Twin Lakes, which offers outstanding year-around blue-water recreation and residential opportunities.

Calhoun County is only a two-hour drive from the Iowa Great Lakes and major metropolitan areas such as Des Moines, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska. West-Central Iowa and Calhoun County offer uncongested, accessible transportation through the local, state, federal, and interstate road network and commuter airline service.

In Calhoun County we think of our county as a city, and our cities as neighborhoods. Our residents work hard but also enjoy skiing, fishing swimming and boating on Twin Lakes and participating in a variety of activities and celebrations in our cities. Calhoun County offers you the enjoyment of all four seasons and opportunities for you to expand and prosper in your business. Check us out. We want to make Calhoun County  ``Your Home in the Heartland"!