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Colquitt County, Georgia
200px Colquitt County Courthouse in Moultrie
Map of Georgia highlighting Colquitt County Location in the state of Georgia
Map of the United States highlighting Georgia Georgia's location in the U.S.
Founded	1856
Named for	Walter Terry Colquitt
Seat	Moultrie
Largest city	Moultrie
Area
• Total
• Land
• Water	, 2.2%
Population
• (2010)	45,498
• Density	84/sq mi (32/km²)
Congressional district	8th
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Colquitt County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 45,498. The county seat is Moultrie. The county was created February 25, 1856 and is named for Walter Terry Colquitt, a U.S. senator.

Colquitt County comprises the Moultrie, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area.

It is the current hometown of U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss. Colquitt County also home of the Colquitt County Packers and is home to the 1994 Class AAAA And the 2014 AAAAAA State Championship Football team and 1997 State Champion Baseball teams.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.2%) is water.

Lakes

• Adams Lake
• Beatles Lake North
• Beatles Lake
• Brewer Lake
• Cardin Lake
• Cobb Lake
• Colquitt County Lake
• Demott Lake
• Giles Millpond
• Gray Lake
• Hall Lake
• Indian Lake
• Lindsey Lake
• Lukes Pond
• Mims Millpond
• Moss Lake
• Lake Murphy
• Reed Bingham Park Lake
• Rowell Lake
• Sanders Lake
• Sells Lake
• Smith Lake
• Sunset Lake
• Vickers Lake
• Willis Lake

Major highways

• 25px U.S. Route 319
• U.S. Route 319 Business
• 20px State Route 33
• 20px State Route 35
• 20px State Route 37
• 25px State Route 111
• 25px State Route 133
• 25px State Route 202
• 25px State Route 256
• 25px State Route 270
• 20px State Route 270 Spur

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%± <tr><td style="text-align:center">1860</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">1,316</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">—</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">1870</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">1,654</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">1880</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">2,527</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">1890</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">4,794</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">1900</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">13,636</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">1910</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">19,789</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">1920</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">29,332</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">1930</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">30,622</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">1940</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">33,012</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">1950</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">33,999</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">1960</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">34,048</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">1970</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">32,200</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">1980</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">35,376</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">1990</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">36,645</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">2000</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">42,053</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">2010</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">45,498</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">Est. 2013</td><td style="padding-left:8px; ">46,275</td><td style="font-size:85%"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: center;">%</td></tr><tr><td colspan=4 style="border-top:1px solid black; font-size:85%; text-align:center">U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013</td></tr>

As of the census of 2000, there were 42,053 people, 15,495 households, and 11,063 families residing in the county. The population density was 76 people per square mile (29/km²). There were 17,554 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile (12/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 67.78% White, 23.47% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 7.05% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. 10.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 15,495 households out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were married couples living together, 15.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,539, and the median income for a family was $34,792. Males had a median income of $26,588 versus $20,155 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,457. About 16.10% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.70% of those under age 18 and 19.60% of those age 65 or over.

2008 estimates

According to Census Bureau estimates in 2008, Colquitt County had a population that was 75.3% whites, 22.9% African-American and 16.0% Latino.

Education

Main article: Moultrie, Georgia § Education

Communities

Cities

• Berlin
• Doerun
• Ellenton
• Funston
• Moultrie
• Norman Park
• Riverside

Unincorporated communities

• Autreyville
• Barbers
• Bay
• Bayboro
• Center Hill
• Cool Springs
• Crosland
• Ganor
• Hartsfield
• Kirkwood
• Marble
• Minnesota
• Murphy
• New Elm
• Pineboro
• Scheley
• Sigsbee
• Sunset
• Terrace
• Ticknor
• Weldon

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Colquitt County, Georgia

External links

• Colquitt County official website

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