Quitman County, Georgia

Quitman County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Georgia
Administrative headquarters :	Georgetown
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Quitman County Administration P.O. Box 114 Georgetown, Georgia, 39854-0114
Foundation :	December 10, 1858
Made up from:	Randolph County Stewart County
Area code :	001 229
Demographics
Residents :	2513  (2010)
Population density :	6.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	417 km²
Water surface :	24 km²
map

The Quitman County is a county in the state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is Georgetown and is the same as the extension of the county.

geography

The county is located in southwest Georgia, on the border with Alabama and has an area of ​​417 square kilometers, of which 24 square kilometers are water surface and is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Stewart County , Randolph County and Clay County .

history

Quitman County was formed on December 10, 1858 from parts of Randolph County and Stewart County. It was named after General John A. Quitman , a leader in the Texan-Mexican War, governor of Mississippi, and an advocate for state rights.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	3499		-
1870	4150		18.6%
1880	4392		5.8%
1890	4471		1.8%
1900	4701		5.1%
1910	4594		-2.3%
1920	3417		-25.6%
1930	3820		11.8%
1940	3435		-10.1%
1950	3015		-12.2%
1960	2432		-19.3%
1970	2180		-10.4%
1980	2357		8.1%
1990	2209		-6.3%
2000	2598		17.6%
2010	2513		-3.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Web links

Commons : Quitman County, Georgia  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

• Quitman County at georgia.gov (engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 350547. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
4. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012

Coordinates: 31 ° 52 ′  N , 85 ° 1 ′  W