Colquitt County, Georgia
Colquitt County | |
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UTC−4 (EDT) | |
Congressional district | 8th |
Website | www |
Colquitt County is a
micropolitan statistical area
.
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
Little River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin.[5]
Lakes
Major highways
- U.S. Route 319
- U.S. Route 319 Business
- State Route 33
- State Route 35
- State Route 37
- State Route 111
- State Route 133
- State Route 202
- State Route 256
- State Route 270
- State Route 270 Spur
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
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 1,316 | — | |
1870 | 1,654 | 25.7% | |
1880 | 2,527 | 52.8% | |
1890 | 4,794 | 89.7% | |
1900 | 13,636 | 184.4% | |
1910 | 19,789 | 45.1% | |
1920 | 29,332 | 48.2% | |
1930 | 30,622 | 4.4% | |
1940 | 33,012 | 7.8% | |
1950 | 33,999 | 3.0% | |
1960 | 34,048 | 0.1% | |
1970 | 32,200 | −5.4% | |
1980 | 35,376 | 9.9% | |
1990 | 36,645 | 3.6% | |
2000 | 42,053 | 14.8% | |
2010 | 45,498 | 8.2% | |
2020 | 45,898 | 0.9% | |
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] |
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% |
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
Colquitt County School District operates public schools, with Colquitt County High School being the high school.
Politics
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 11,777 | 73.21% | 4,190 | 26.05% | 119 | 0.74% |
2016 | 9,898 | 72.65% | 3,463 | 25.42% | 263 | 1.93% |
2012 | 9,243 | 69.25% | 3,973 | 29.77% | 131 | 0.98% |
2008 | 9,185 | 68.27% | 4,139 | 30.76% | 130 | 0.97% |
2004 | 8,296 | 70.59% | 3,378 | 28.74% | 78 | 0.66% |
2000 | 6,589 | 66.08% | 3,297 | 33.06% | 86 | 0.86% |
1996 | 4,847 | 48.51% | 4,135 | 41.38% | 1,010 | 10.11% |
1992 | 4,680 | 45.54% | 3,891 | 37.86% | 1,705 | 16.59% |
1988 | 5,653 | 65.04% | 2,998 | 34.50% | 40 | 0.46% |
1984 | 5,815 | 64.45% | 3,208 | 35.55% | 0 | 0.00% |
1980 | 3,593 | 39.62% | 5,353 | 59.03% | 123 | 1.36% |
1976 | 2,181 | 23.94% | 6,928 | 76.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
1972 | 6,900 | 88.12% | 930 | 11.88% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 1,882 | 20.18% | 1,119 | 12.00% | 6,325 | 67.82% |
1964 | 6,493 | 71.67% | 2,563 | 28.29% | 4 | 0.04% |
1960 | 1,685 | 27.70% | 4,397 | 72.30% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 1,336 | 23.24% | 4,412 | 76.76% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 1,411 | 23.80% | 4,517 | 76.20% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 537 | 15.50% | 2,255 | 65.08% | 673 | 19.42% |
1944 | 696 | 23.17% | 2,308 | 76.83% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 525 | 22.24% | 1,819 | 77.04% | 17 | 0.72% |
1936 | 448 | 15.44% | 2,449 | 84.42% | 4 | 0.14% |
1932 | 101 | 2.77% | 3,534 | 96.77% | 17 | 0.47% |
1928 | 796 | 45.07% | 970 | 54.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 205 | 10.67% | 1,572 | 81.79% | 145 | 7.54% |
1920 | 523 | 40.51% | 768 | 59.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 53 | 3.47% | 1,305 | 85.35% | 171 | 11.18% |
1912 | 8 | 0.66% | 699 | 57.58% | 507 | 41.76% |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Colquitt County, Georgia
- List of counties in Georgia
References
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Colquitt County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived(PDF) from the original on July 10, 2003.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- US Census Bureau.
- US Census Bureau. 1880.
- US Census Bureau. 1910.
- US Census Bureau. 1930.
- US Census Bureau. 1940.
- US Census Bureau. 1950.
- US Census Bureau. 1980.
- US Census Bureau. 2000.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 26, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
External links
- Colquitt County official website
- Colquitt County historical marker