Colquitt, Georgia

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. 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, and is Miller County's only incorporated municipality. Colquitt is named for U.S. Congressman and Senator Walter Terry Colquitt.

The Colquitt Town Square Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Geography
Colquitt is located in the center of Miller County at 31.17306°N, -84.72861°W (31.173090, -84.728512).

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 21 mi to Blakely and southeast 22 mi to Bainbridge. GA-45 runs north-south through the city concurrent with U.S. 27 and GA-91, and leads north 9 mi to Damascus and southwest 14 mi to Iron City. GA-91 also runs north-south through the city as well, and leads northeast 28 mi to Newton and southwest 14 mi to Donalsonville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.3 sqmi, of which 0.04 sqmi, or 0.48%, are water.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,001 people, 854 households, and 520 families residing in the city.

Education
Colquitt is part of the Miller County School District. It is served by:


 * Miller County Elementary School
 * Miller County Middle School
 * Miller County High School

Public Library
Colquitt is home to the Miller County - James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library. 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.

Notable people

 * Peter Zack Geer, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia from 1963–1967
 * Charles Grant, NFL football player
 * Brandon Miller, National Football League player with the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks
 * Keyon Nash, professional football player with the Oakland Raiders, as well as the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe, and the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts
 * Gordie Richardson, Major League Baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets
 * Zula Brown Toole, first woman to found a newspaper in Georgia, the Miller County Liberal in 1897