Quitman, Mississippi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Quitman, Mississippi
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Clarke County Courthouse and Confederate monument in Quitman
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Motto(s):
"A Very Special Place To Call Home"
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Location of Quitman, Mississippi
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Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Clarke |
Area | |
• Total | 5.90 sq mi (15.29 km2) |
• Land | 5.18 sq mi (13.41 km2) |
• Water | 0.72 sq mi (1.88 km2) |
Elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
Population
(2010)
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• Total | 2,323 |
• Estimate
(2019)
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2,111 |
• Density | 407.61/sq mi (157.39/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code |
39355
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Area code(s) | 601 |
FIPS code | 28-60720 |
GNIS feature ID | 0676438 |
Quitman is a city in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States, along the Chickasawhay River. The population was 2,323 at the 2010 census. Quitman is the county seat of Clarke County.
History
Quitman was established in 1839.
Geography
Quitman is located near the center of Clarke County at 32°2′35″N 88°43′15″W / 32.04306°N 88.72083°W (32.043004, -88.720867). U.S. Route 45, a four-lane divided highway, bypasses the city to the east and leads north to Meridian and south to Waynesboro. Mississippi Highway 18 passes through the center of the city, departing south from the town but then turning northwest to Pachuta and Interstate 59, and leading east to the Alabama border. Mississippi Highway 145 represents the old alignment of US 45 and intersects Highway 18 in the center of town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.3 km2), of which 5.2 square miles (13.4 km2) is land and 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2), or 12.28%, is water.
Climate
Climate data for Quitman | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °F (°C) | 56.6 (13.7) |
62.0 (16.7) |
69.2 (20.7) |
77.5 (25.3) |
83.9 (28.8) |
89.7 (32.1) |
91.9 (33.3) |
91.5 (33.1) |
87.0 (30.6) |
77.8 (25.4) |
68.6 (20.3) |
60.0 (15.6) |
76.3 (24.6) |
Average low °F (°C) | 32.9 (0.5) |
36.1 (2.3) |
42.6 (5.9) |
50.3 (10.2) |
58.2 (14.6) |
65.1 (18.4) |
68.5 (20.3) |
67.6 (19.8) |
62.3 (16.8) |
49.2 (9.6) |
41.6 (5.3) |
35.4 (1.9) |
50.8 (10.4) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.5 (140) |
4.9 (120) |
6.1 (150) |
5.3 (130) |
4.0 (100) |
4.0 (100) |
5.1 (130) |
3.5 (89) |
3.8 (97) |
3.2 (81) |
4.0 (100) |
5.3 (130) |
54.8 (1,390) |
Source: Weatherbase |
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 410 | — | |
1890 | 395 | −3.7% | |
1900 | 498 | 26.1% | |
1910 | 950 | 90.8% | |
1920 | 1,375 | 44.7% | |
1930 | 1,872 | 36.1% | |
1940 | 1,471 | −21.4% | |
1950 | 1,817 | 23.5% | |
1960 | 2,030 | 11.7% | |
1970 | 2,702 | 33.1% | |
1980 | 2,632 | −2.6% | |
1990 | 2,736 | 4.0% | |
2000 | 2,463 | −10.0% | |
2010 | 2,323 | −5.7% | |
2019 (est.) | 2,111 | −9.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White | 1,189 | 57.69% |
Black or African American | 759 | 36.83% |
Native American | 9 | 0.44% |
Asian | 4 | 0.19% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.01% |
Other/Mixed | 72 | 3.49% |
Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 1.36% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 2,061 people, 897 households, and 619 families residing in the city.
Education
The city is served by the Quitman School District.
Notable people
- Andy Blakeney, jazz trumpeter
- Wyatt Emory Cooper, writer
- Oscar W. Gillespie, U.S. Representative for the state of Texas
- Dustin J. Lee, Corporal in the United States Marine Corps who was killed in Fallujah, Iraq
- Sam C. Massingale, American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma
- Kelly McCarty, former NBA player
- Antonio McDyess, former NBA power forward
- Tarvarius Moore, NFL defensive back
- Homer Smith, Jr, journalist
- Samuel H. Terral, Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court from 1897 to 1903
See also
In Spanish: Quitman (Misisipi) para niños