Quitman County, Georgia

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Quitman County
County
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Quitman County Courthouse in Georgetown
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Seal
Map of Georgia highlighting Quitman County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°52′N85°01′W / 31.86°N 85.01°W / 31.86; -85.01
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
FoundedDecember 10, 1858;166 years ago (1858)
Named for John A. Quitman
Seat Georgetown
Largest cityGeorgetown
Area
 • Total
161 sq mi (420 km2)
 • Land151 sq mi (390 km2)
 • Water9.3 sq mi (24 km2)  5.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,235
 • Density15/sq mi (6/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 2nd
Website gqc-ga.org

Quitman County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,235, [1] making it the second-least populous county in Georgia. The county seat is Georgetown. [2] The county was created on December 10, 1858, and named after General John A. Quitman, leader in the Mexican–American War, and once Governor of Mississippi. In November 2006, residents voted to consolidate the city government of Georgetown and the county government of Quitman into a consolidated city-county.

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 161 square miles (420 km2), of which 151 square miles (390 km2) is land and 9.3 square miles (24 km2) (5.8%) is water. [3] The entirety of Quitman County is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River–Walter F. George Lake sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). [4]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Communities

City

Unincorporated community

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1860 3,499—
1870 4,15018.6%
1880 4,3925.8%
1890 4,4711.8%
1900 4,7015.1%
1910 4,594−2.3%
1920 3,417−25.6%
1930 3,82011.8%
1940 3,435−10.1%
1950 3,015−12.2%
1960 2,432−19.3%
1970 2,180−10.4%
1980 2,3578.1%
1990 2,209−6.3%
2000 2,59817.6%
2010 2,513−3.3%
2020 2,235−11.1%
2023 (est.)2,280 [5] 2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
1790-1880 [7] 1890-1910 [8]
1920-1930 [9] 1930-1940 [10]
1940-1950 [11] 1960-1980 [12]
1980-2000 [13] 2010 [14]

2020 census

Quitman County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [15] Pop 2010 [16] Pop 2020 [17] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)1,3511,2651,19052.00%50.34%53.24%
Black or African American alone (NH)1,2131,19891746.69%47.67%41.03%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)53130.19%0.12%0.58%
Asian alone (NH)12120.04%0.08%0.54%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%
Other race alone (NH)1090.04%0.00%0.40%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1411630.54%0.44%2.82%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1334310.50%1.35%1.39%
Total2,5982,5132,235100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,235 people, 842 households, and 577 families residing in the county.

Education

Quitman County School District operates area public schools, including Quitman County High School.

County students attended Stewart-Quitman High School (now Stewart County High School) from 1978, until Quitman County High opened, [18] in 2009.[ citation needed ]

Politics

United States presidential election results for Quitman County, Georgia [19]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 65657.54%48042.11%40.35%
2020 60454.61%49744.94%50.45%
2016 57555.08%46144.16%80.77%
2012 51045.21%61254.26%60.53%
2008 50945.61%59753.49%100.90%
2004 40942.38%54356.27%131.35%
2000 34838.50%54259.96%141.55%
1996 22428.11%51464.49%597.40%
1992 28430.80%52356.72%11512.47%
1988 29640.11%43659.08%60.81%
1984 36142.42%49057.58%00.00%
1980 24028.67%58970.37%80.96%
1976 31331.62%67768.38%00.00%
1972 50278.19%14021.81%00.00%
1968 9012.05%19826.51%45961.45%
1964 37762.11%23037.89%00.00%
1960 6714.73%38885.27%00.00%
1956 318.03%35591.97%00.00%
1952 9321.88%33278.12%00.00%
1948 195.26%24668.14%9626.59%
1944 164.31%35595.69%00.00%
1940 195.54%32494.46%00.00%
1936 195.08%35594.92%00.00%
1932 00.00%23998.35%41.65%
1928 4119.07%17480.93%00.00%
1924 85.33%13892.00%42.67%
1920 42.88%13597.12%00.00%
1916 1510.56%12588.03%21.41%
1912 74.27%15292.68%53.05%

From the 1940s to 1960s Joe Hurst dominated politics in Quitman County, delivering votes for statewide officials, state judges, and prosecuting attorneys, under the County unit system which gave Quitman two units, a third as many as the biggest counties in the state. He hand-delivered state welfare checks and prevented secret ballots. In 1962 he stuffed the ballot box for future President Jimmy Carter's opponent in a state senate primary. Carter won a series of court cases to remove his Democratic primary opponent's name from the general election ballot. There was no Republican candidate. Both candidates used radio ads to ask voters to vote by write-in, and Carter won the general election. Hurst was later convicted of fraud in an earlier primary, for which he had a fine and three years probation. He was also convicted of selling moonshine, for which he went to prison. [20] [21]

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References

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