Colquitt County, Georgia

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Colquitt County
County
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Colquitt County Courthouse in Moultrie
Map of Georgia highlighting Colquitt County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°11′N83°46′W / 31.19°N 83.77°W / 31.19; -83.77
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
Founded1856;168 years ago (1856)
Named for Walter Terry Colquitt
Seat Moultrie
Largest cityMoultrie
Area
 • Total557 sq mi (1,440 km2)
 • Land544 sq mi (1,410 km2)
 • Water12 sq mi (30 km2)  2.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total45,898
 • Density84/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 8th
Website colquittcountyga.gov

Colquitt County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,898. [1] The county seat is Moultrie. [2] The county was created on February 25, 1856, and is named for Walter Terry Colquitt, a U.S. senator. [3] Colquitt County comprises the Moultrie, GA micropolitan statistical area.

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 557 square miles (1,440 km2), of which 544 square miles (1,410 km2) is land and 12 square miles (31 km2) (2.2%) is water. [4] 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. [5]

Lakes

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860 1,316—
1870 1,65425.7%
1880 2,52752.8%
1890 4,79489.7%
1900 13,636184.4%
1910 19,78945.1%
1920 29,33248.2%
1930 30,6224.4%
1940 33,0127.8%
1950 33,9993.0%
1960 34,0480.1%
1970 32,200−5.4%
1980 35,3769.9%
1990 36,6453.6%
2000 42,05314.8%
2010 45,4988.2%
2020 45,8980.9%
2023 (est.)46,167 [6] 0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
1790-1880 [8] 1890-1910 [9]
1920-1930 [10] 1930-1940 [11]
1940-1950 [12] 1960-1980 [13]
1980-2000 [14] 2010 [15]
Colquitt County racial composition as of 2020 [16]
RaceNum.Perc.
White 25,58855.75%
Black or African American 9,99521.78%
Native American 830.18%
Asian 3880.85%
Pacific Islander 150.03%
Other/mixed 1,1202.44%
Hispanic or Latino 8,70918.97%

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

Education

Colquitt County School District headquarters Colquitt County Board of Education at former high school.jpg
Colquitt County School District headquarters

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

Politics

United States presidential election results for Colquitt County, Georgia [17]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 11,77773.21%4,19026.05%1190.74%
2016 9,89872.65%3,46325.42%2631.93%
2012 9,24369.25%3,97329.77%1310.98%
2008 9,18568.27%4,13930.76%1300.97%
2004 8,29670.59%3,37828.74%780.66%
2000 6,58966.08%3,29733.06%860.86%
1996 4,84748.51%4,13541.38%1,01010.11%
1992 4,68045.54%3,89137.86%1,70516.59%
1988 5,65365.04%2,99834.50%400.46%
1984 5,81564.45%3,20835.55%00.00%
1980 3,59339.62%5,35359.03%1231.36%
1976 2,18123.94%6,92876.06%00.00%
1972 6,90088.12%93011.88%00.00%
1968 1,88220.18%1,11912.00%6,32567.82%
1964 6,49371.67%2,56328.29%40.04%
1960 1,68527.70%4,39772.30%00.00%
1956 1,33623.24%4,41276.76%00.00%
1952 1,41123.80%4,51776.20%00.00%
1948 53715.50%2,25565.08%67319.42%
1944 69623.17%2,30876.83%00.00%
1940 52522.24%1,81977.04%170.72%
1936 44815.44%2,44984.42%40.14%
1932 1012.77%3,53496.77%170.47%
1928 79645.07%97054.93%00.00%
1924 20510.67%1,57281.79%1457.54%
1920 52340.51%76859.49%00.00%
1916 533.47%1,30585.35%17111.18%
1912 80.66%69957.58%50741.76%

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References

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