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Quitman, Georgia
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| Quitman, Georgia | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Brooks |
| Area | |
| - Total | 3.8 sq mi (10 km²) |
| - Land | 3.8 sq mi (9.9 km²) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation | 190 ft (58 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 4,638 |
| - Density | 1,220.5/sq mi (463.8/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 31643 |
| Area code(s) | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-63224GR2 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0321256GR3 |
This article is about the Georgia city. For the county in the same state see Quitman County, Georgia.
Quitman is a city in Brooks County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,638 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Brooks CountyGR6.
Quitman was the final home of James Pierpont, author of "Jingle Bells". He was organist for the First Presbyterian Church. [1] A local Quitman ordinance prohibits chickens from crossing the road.[2]
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Quitman is located at (30.784677, -83.560747)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.8 square miles (10.0 km²), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.52%) is water.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,638 people, 1,707 households, and 1,131 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,211.1 people per square mile (467.6/km²). There were 2,034 housing units at an average density of 531.1/sq mi (205.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 30.98% White, 66.36% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 1.06% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.18% of the population.
There were 1,707 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.9% were married couples living together, 30.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 78.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $20,924, and the median income for a family was $24,154. Males had a median income of $22,727 versus $17,391 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,594. About 31.2% of families and 34.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.7% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.
- ^ Jingle Bell history page
- ^ Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts, Loony Laws & Silly Statutes, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1994. ISBN 0806904720
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