6-502: Quitman County is the name of two counties in the United States: Quitman County, Georgia Quitman County, Mississippi [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
12-515: The ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). As of the 2020 United States census , there were 2,235 people, 842 households, and 577 families residing in the county. Quitman County School District operates area public schools, including Quitman County High School . County students attended Stewart-Quitman High School (now Stewart County High School ) from 1978, until Quitman County High opened, in 2009. From
18-533: The 1940s to 1960s Joe Hurst dominated politics in Quitman County, delivering votes for statewide officials, state judges, and prosecuting attorneys, under the County unit system which gave Quitman two units, a third as many as the biggest counties in the state. He hand-delivered state welfare checks and prevented secret ballots. In 1962 he stuffed the ballot box for future President Jimmy Carter 's opponent in
24-507: The city government of Georgetown and the county government of Quitman into a consolidated city-county . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 161 square miles (420 km ), of which 151 square miles (390 km ) is land and 9.3 square miles (24 km ) (5.8%) is water. The entirety of Quitman County is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River – Walter F. George Lake sub-basin of
30-416: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quitman_County&oldid=933073859 " Category : United States county name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Quitman County, Georgia Quitman County is a county located in
36-526: The southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2020 census , the population was 2,235, making it the second-least populous county in Georgia. The county seat is Georgetown . The county was created on December 10, 1858, and named after General John A. Quitman , leader in the Mexican–American War , and once Governor of Mississippi . In November 2006, residents voted to consolidate
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