Colquitt is a city and the county seat of Miller County, in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 2,001 at the 2020 census. Colquitt has been the county seat of Miller County since Miller County was incorporated by the Georgia Legislature in 1856. The city formally incorporated on December 19, 1860, and is Miller County's only incorporated municipality. Colquitt is named for U.S. Congressman and Senator Walter Terry Colquitt.
The Colquitt Town Square Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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Geography
Colquitt is located in the center of Miller County at 31°10′23″N 84°43′43″W (31.173090, -84.728512).
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 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 0.48%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Colquitt had a population of 2,001. The median age was 42.5 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 79.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 75.0 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 820 households in Colquitt, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 29.5% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 44.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 520 families residing in the city.
There were 925 housing units, of which 11.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.9%.
Education
Colquitt is part of the Miller County School District. 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. 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 to 1967
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 a newspaper in Georgia, the Miller County Liberal in 1897