| Quitman, Louisiana | |
| Official Name: | Village of Quitman |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 32.3467°N -92.7225°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Joe Vail (D)[1] [2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.43 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.94 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.42 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.93 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 194 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 160 |
| Population Density Km2: | 66.17 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 171.31 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-63120 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Quitman is a village in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 181. Quitman is 15miles south of Ruston on U.S. Highway 167, and 9miles north of Jonesboro, the parish seat of Jackson Parish. It is also adjacent to the Jackson Bienville Wildlife Area.
Quitman is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area.East of Quitman is the Jimmie Davis Tabernacle, a gospel meeting hall. Behind the tabernacle are the grave sites of former Governor Jimmie Davis and his first wife, née Alvern Adams. Davis was born and reared in the area in the since abandoned Beech Springs community.
Quitman is located at (32.346643, -92.722548).[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9sqmi, all land.
Quitman High School is a public K-12 academic school in Quitman. They have a school rivalry which is Weston High School.
As of the census of 2000,[5] there were 168 people, 69 households, and 48 families residing in the village. The population density was 180.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 76 housing units at an average density of 81.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 99.40% White and 0.60% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
There were 69 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $39,167, and the median income for a family was $39,583. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $17,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,182. About 11.8% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.5% of those 65 or over.