Colquitt County, Georgia
PO Box 517
Moultrie, GA 31776
Phone: (229) 890-1805
In south-central GA, northwest of Valdosta; organized Feb 25, 1856 from Thomas and Lowndes counties. Name Origin: For Walter Terry Colquitt (1799-1855), jurist, Methodist minister, and U.S. senator (1843-48).
Area (sq mi): 556.55 (land 552.27; water 4.28). Pop per sq mi: 79.50.
Pop 2005: 43,915. State rank: 45. Pop change: 2000-20005 4.40%; 1990-2000 14.80%. Pop 2000: 42,053 (White 64.80%; Black or African American 23.50%; Hispanic or Latino 10.80%; Asian 0.20%; Other 8.50%). Foreign born: 6.50%. Median age: 33.70.
Income 2000: per capita $14,457; median household $28,539; Pop below poverty level: 19.80%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $19,219-$20,384.
Unemployment 2004: 4.70%. Change from 2000: -2.00%. Median travel time to work: 22.50 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 23.00%.
Moultrie, GA 31776
Phone: (229) 890-1805
In south-central GA, northwest of Valdosta; organized Feb 25, 1856 from Thomas and Lowndes counties. Name Origin: For Walter Terry Colquitt (1799-1855), jurist, Methodist minister, and U.S. senator (1843-48).
Area (sq mi): 556.55 (land 552.27; water 4.28). Pop per sq mi: 79.50.
Pop 2005: 43,915. State rank: 45. Pop change: 2000-20005 4.40%; 1990-2000 14.80%. Pop 2000: 42,053 (White 64.80%; Black or African American 23.50%; Hispanic or Latino 10.80%; Asian 0.20%; Other 8.50%). Foreign born: 6.50%. Median age: 33.70.
Income 2000: per capita $14,457; median household $28,539; Pop below poverty level: 19.80%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $19,219-$20,384.
Unemployment 2004: 4.70%. Change from 2000: -2.00%. Median travel time to work: 22.50 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 23.00%.
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