Colquitt County, Georgia

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Colquitt County

| state = Georgia

| seal =

| founded = {{start date and age|1856}}

| seat wl = Moultrie

| largest city wl = Moultrie

| area_total_sq_mi = 557

| area_land_sq_mi = 544

| area_water_sq_mi = 12

| area percentage = 2.2%

| census yr = 2020

| pop = 45898

| density_sq_mi = 84

| time zone = Eastern

| website = {{URL|https://www.colquittcountyga.gov/|colquittcountyga.gov}}

| ex image = 08-08-10 MoutrieColquittCoCrths.JPG

| ex image cap = Colquitt County Courthouse in Moultrie

| district = 8th

| named for = Walter Terry Colquitt

}}

Colquitt County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,898.{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Colquitt County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Colquitt_County,_Georgia?g=0500000US13071|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 26, 2022}} The county seat is Moultrie.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }} The county was created on February 25, 1856, and is named for Walter Terry Colquitt, a U.S. senator.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030710215157/http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf |archive-date=July 10, 2003 |url-status=live | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=49 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} Colquitt County comprises the Moultrie, GA micropolitan statistical area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|557|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|544|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|12|sqmi}} (2.2%) is water.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} It is located in Southwest Georgia.

Most of the western portion of Colquitt County, west of Moultrie and State Route 33, is located in the Upper Ochlockonee River sub-basin of the larger Ochlockonee River basin, with the exception of the very northwestern corner of the county, between Sale City and west of Doerun, which is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). A narrow central portion of Colquitt County, running from north to south of Moultrie, and then widening to occupy the gap between U.S. Route 319 and State Route 133, is located in the Withlacoochee River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin. The eastern portion of the county is located in the Little River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin.{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=November 25, 2015 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003004639/http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |url-status=dead }}

=Lakes=

=Major highways=

=Adjacent counties=

Tift County (northeast)
Cook County (east)
Brooks County (southeast)
Thomas County (southwest)
Mitchell County (west)
Worth County (northwest)

Communities

=Cities=

=Unincorporated communities=

Demographics

{{US Census population

| 1860 = 1316

| 1870 = 1654

| 1880 = 2527

| 1890 = 4794

| 1900 = 13636

| 1910 = 19789

| 1920 = 29332

| 1930 = 30622

| 1940 = 33012

| 1950 = 33999

| 1960 = 34048

| 1970 = 32200

| 1980 = 35376

| 1990 = 36645

| 2000 = 42053

| 2010 = 45498

| 2020 = 45898

|estyear=2023

|estimate=46167

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}

|align-fn=center

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1790-1880{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1890-1910{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}
1920-1930{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1930-1940{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
1940-1950{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1960-1980{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
1980-2000{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 2010{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13071.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226025925/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13071.html|archive-date=February 26, 2016|url-status=dead}}

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class="wikitable"

|+Colquitt County racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US13071&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 9, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

White

|25,588

|55.75%

Black or African American

|9,995

|21.78%

Native American

|83

|0.18%

Asian

|388

|0.85%

Pacific Islander

|15

|0.03%

Other/mixed

|1,120

|2.44%

Hispanic or Latino

|8,709

|18.97%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 45,898 people, 15,505 households, and 10,663 families residing in the county.

Education

File:Colquitt County Board of Education at former high school.jpg headquarters]]

Colquitt County School District operates public schools, with Colquitt County High School being the high school.

Politics

{{PresHead|place=Colquitt County, Georgia|source={{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 19, 2018}}}}

References

External links

[http://www.ccboc.com/ Colquitt County official website]
[http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/colquitt/colquitt-county Colquitt County] historical marker

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Colquitt County, Georgia

|North =

|Northeast = Tift County

|East = Cook County

|Southeast = Brooks County

|South =

|Southwest = Thomas County

|West = Mitchell County

|Northwest = Worth County

}}

{{Coord|31.19|-83.77|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-GA_source:UScensus1990}}