| Official Name: | Colquitt, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Seal Size: | 150 |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Established Title: | Incorporated (City) |
| Established Date: | December 19, 1860[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 21.42 |
| Area Land Km2: | 21.32 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.10 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.27 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 8.23 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | 93.85 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 243.08 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 31.1731°N -84.7286°W |
| Elevation M: | 51 |
| Elevation Ft: | 167 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 39837 |
| Area Code: | 229 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-18000[4] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0355248[5] |
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.[3] [6] 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,[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.
Colquitt is located in the center of Miller County at 31.1731°N -84.7286°W (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 21miles to Blakely and southeast 22miles to Bainbridge. GA-45 runs north-south through the city concurrent with U.S. 27 and GA-91, and leads north 9miles to Damascus and southwest 14miles to Iron City. GA-91 also runs north-south through the city as well, and leads northeast 28miles to Newton and southwest 14miles to Donalsonville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.3sqmi, of which 0.04sqmi, or 0.48%, are water.[2]
| 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% |
Colquitt is part of the Miller County School District.[10] [11] It is served by:
Colquitt is home to the Miller County - James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library.[12] 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.