Colquitt, Georgia

Colquitt, Georgia
City
Colquitt City Hall
Location in Miller County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°10′23″N 84°43′43″W / 31.17306°N 84.72861°W / 31.17306; -84.72861Coordinates: 31°10′23″N 84°43′43″W / 31.17306°N 84.72861°W / 31.17306; -84.72861
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Miller
Incorporated (City)	December 19, 1860[1]
Area [2]
• Total	8.27 sq mi (21.42 km2)
• Land	8.23 sq mi (21.32 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation	167 ft (51 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,992
• Estimate  (2019)[5]	1,834
• Density	222.79/sq mi (86.02/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	31737, 39837
Area code(s)	229
FIPS code	13-18000[3]
GNIS feature ID	0355248[4]
Website	www.colquittga.org

Colquitt is a city in Miller County, in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 1,992 at the 2010 census. Colquitt is the county seat of Miller County,^[6] a role it has held since just after Miller County was created by the Georgia Legislature in 1856. The city formally incorporated on December 19, 1860,^[1] and is Miller County's only incorporated municipality. Colquitt is named for U.S. Congressman and Senator, Walter Terry Colquitt.^[7]

The Colquitt Town Square Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Geography[]

Colquitt is located at

31°10′23″N 84°43′43″W / 31.17306°N 84.72861°W / 31.17306; -84.72861 (31.173090, -84.728512).^[8]

The city is located along U.S. Route 27, Georgia State Route 45, and Georgia State Route 91 in southwestern Georgia. U.S. 27 runs northwest-southeast through the center of town as Crawford Street, leading northwest 21 mi (34 km) to Blakely and southeast 22 mi (35 km) to Bainbridge. GA-45 runs north-south through the city concurrent with U.S. 27 and GA-91, and leads north 9 mi (14 km) to Damascus and southwest 14 mi (23 km) to Iron City. GA-91 also runs north-south through the city as well, and leads northeast 28 mi (45 km) to Newton and southwest 14 mi (23 km) to Donalsonville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21 km²), of which 8.2 square miles (21 km²) is land and 0.12% is water.

Culture and Arts[]

There are two in Colquitt, Georgia (and a in Moultrie, Georgia):

• The Cotton Hall Theatre is located in a former cotton warehouse at 158 East Main Street. It is home to Swamp Gravy, the "Official Folk Life Play of Georgia".^[9][10][11] The show is produced by the Colquitt-Miller Arts Council, using upwards of sixty volunteer actors and a professional production crew.
• Hunter Theatre, formerly the Colquitt Theatre, is located on North 1st Street in the Hunter Building. It has undergone a renovation in recent years.^[12][13]

In December 2003, the musical play "A Southern Christmas Carol" by award-winning playwright Rob Lauer, made its world premiere at Colquitt's Cotton Hall Theatre. Featuring a New York City-based cast of professional actors, the show was a critical and box-office success. The show was presented at Cotton Hall again in 2004 and 2005—attracting Holiday season tourists to Colquitt from throughout the south-eastern U.S. "A Southern Christmas Carol" has, in the years since, become an increasing popular Holiday season show that is produced by theatres throughout the south-eastern United States.

Colquitt was named Georgia's First Mural City by the state legislature, and hosted the Global Mural Conference in 2010.

Colquitt is a stop on the Trail of the Whispering Giants.

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	119		—
1900	320		—
1910	600		87.5%
1920	810		35.0%
1930	832		2.7%
1940	1,416		70.2%
1950	1,664		17.5%
1960	1,556		−6.5%
1970	2,026		30.2%
1980	2,065		1.9%
1990	1,991		−3.6%
2000	1,939		−2.6%
2010	1,992		2.7%
2019 (est.)	1,834	[5]	−7.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[14]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 1,992 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 50.4% White, 45.9% Black, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian and 0.7% from two or more races. 2.0% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 1,939 people, 772 households, and 501 families living in the city. The population density was 235.0 people per square mile (90.7/km²). There were 868 housing units at an average density of 105.2 per square mile (40.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 55.65% White, 43.63% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 772 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 22.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,792, and the median income for a family was $31,413. About 21.3% of families and 26.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.0% of those under age 18 and 25.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education[]

Colquitt is part of the Miller County School District.^[15][16] It is served by:

• Miller County Elementary School
• Miller County Middle School
• Miller County High School

Public Library[]

Colquitt is home to the Miller County - James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library.^[17] The library serves the citizens of Miller County with a collection of print and audiovisual materials. The library is located at 259 E. Main Street in Colquitt.

Notable people[]

• Peter Zack Geer, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia from 1963–1967^[18]
• Charles Grant, NFL football player
• Brandon Miller, National Football League player with the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks
• Keyon Nash, professional football player with the Oakland Raiders, as well as the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe, and the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts
• Gordie Richardson, Major League Baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets.
• Zula Brown Toole, first woman to found her own newspaper in Georgia, the Miller County Liberal in 1897^[19]

Gallery[]

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  Post Office

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  Colquitt-Miller County Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center

References[]

External links[]

• City of Colquitt
• official website of Colquitt- Miller County Chamber of Commerce