Colquitt, Georgia

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

Geography

Colquitt is located in the center of Miller County at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (31.173090, -84.728512).[5]

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 Script error: No such module "convert". to Blakely and southeast Script error: No such module "convert". to Bainbridge. GA-45 runs north–south through the city concurrent with U.S. 27 and GA-91, and leads north Script error: No such module "convert". to Damascus and southwest Script error: No such module "convert". to Iron City. GA-91 also runs north–south through the city as well, and leads northeast Script error: No such module "convert". to Newton and southwest Script error: No such module "convert". to Donalsonville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 0.48%, are water.[6]

Demographics

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Historical population
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2000[18] 2010[19]

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Colquitt racial composition as of 2020[20]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 802 40.08%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,096 54.77%
Native American 3 0.15%
Asian 18 0.9%
Other/Mixed 51 2.55%
Hispanic or Latino 31 1.55%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,001 people, 854 households, and 520 families residing in the city.

Education

Colquitt is part of the Miller County School District.[21][22] It is served by:

Public Library

Colquitt is home to the Miller County - James W. Merritt Jr. Memorial Library.[23] 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

Gallery

References

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