Colquitt County, Georgia

Colquitt County, Georgia
Colquitt County Courthouse in Moultrie, Georgia
Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Founded	1856
Seat	Moultrie
Largest city	Moultrie
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	556.55 sq mi (1,441 km²) 552.27 sq mi (1,430 km²) 4.28 sq mi (11 km²), 0.77%
PopulationEst.  - (2006)  - Density	44,821 32/sq mi (12/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Colquitt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on February 25, 1856. As of 2000, the population was 42,053. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 45,744.^[1] The county seat is Moultrie.^[2] The county is named for Walter Terry Colquitt, who was a US Senator.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 556.55 square miles (1,441.5 km²), of which 552.27 square miles (1,430.4 km²) (or 99.23%) is land and 4.28 square miles (11.1 km²) (or 0.77%) is water.^[3]

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

• U.S. Route 319
• State Route 33
• State Route 35
• State Route 37
• State Route 111
• State Route 133
• State Route 202
• State Route 256
• State Route 270

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics

As of the census^[4] 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.^[5]

Education

Main article: Moultrie, Georgia#Education

Incorporated Cities

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

Unincorporated Towns

• 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

State of Georgia portal

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

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
3. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
5. ^ Colquitt County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

External links

• Colquitt County Home Page

Coordinates: 31°11′N 83°46′W / 31.19°N 83.77°W / 31.19; -83.77