Colquitt County, Georgia

Colquitt County is a located in the  of. It was created on February 25, 1856. As of 2000, the population was 42,053. The 2006 Census Estimate shows a population of 44,821. The is. The county is named for, who was a.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,441 (557 ). 1,430 km² (552 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.77%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 42,053 people, 15,495 households, and 11,063 families residing in the county. The was 29/km² (76/sq mi). There were 17,554 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (32/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 67.78%, 23.47% or , 0.29% , 0.25% , 0.04% , 7.05% from , and 1.12% from two or more races. 10.83% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,495 households out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were living together, 15.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,539, and the median income for a family was $34,792. Males had a median income of $26,588 versus $20,155 for females. The for the county was $14,457. About 16.10% of families and 19.80% of the population were below the, including 25.70% of those under age 18 and 19.60% of those age 65 or over.

2005 Estimates
According to Census Bureau Estimates in 2005 Colquitt County had a population that was 62.1% non-Hispanic whites, 23.4% African-American and 14.0% Latino.