Colquitt County, Georgia

Colquitt County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,898. The county seat is Moultrie. The county was created on February 25, 1856, and is named for Walter Terry Colquitt, a U.S. senator. Colquitt County comprises the Moultrie, GA micropolitan statistical area.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 557 sqmi, of which 544 sqmi is land and 12 sqmi (2.2%) is water. It is located in Southwest Georgia.

Most of the western portion of Colquitt County, west of Moultrie and State Route 33, is located in the Upper Ochlockonee River sub-basin of the larger Ochlockonee River basin, with the exception of the very northwestern corner of the county, between Sale City and west of Doerun, which is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). A narrow central portion of Colquitt County, running from north to south of Moultrie, and then widening to occupy the gap between U.S. Route 319 and State Route 133, is located in the Withlacoochee River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin. The eastern portion of the county is located in the Little River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin.

Lakes

 * Gray Lake
 * Lake Murphy

Major highways

 * US 319.svg U.S. Route 319
 * U.S. Route 319 Business
 * Georgia 33.svg State Route 33
 * Georgia 35.svg State Route 35
 * Georgia 37.svg State Route 37
 * Georgia 111.svg State Route 111
 * Georgia 133.svg State Route 133
 * Georgia 202.svg State Route 202
 * Georgia 256.svg State Route 256
 * Georgia 270.svg State Route 270
 * Georgia 270 Spur.svg State Route 270 Spur

Adjacent counties

 * Tift County (northeast)
 * Cook County (east)
 * Brooks County (southeast)
 * Thomas County (southwest)
 * Mitchell County (west)
 * Worth County (northwest)

Cities

 * Berlin
 * Doerun
 * Ellenton
 * Funston
 * Moultrie
 * Norman Park

Unincorporated communities

 * Autreyville
 * Barbers
 * Hartsfield
 * Riverside

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 45,898 people, 15,505 households, and 10,663 families residing in the county.

Education
Colquitt County School District operates public schools, with Colquitt County High School being the high school.