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 , of which is land and (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, except for 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
- 25px U.S. Route 319
- U.S. Route 319 Business
- 20px State Route 33
- 20px State Route 35
- 20px State Route 37
- 25px State Route 111
- 25px State Route 133
- 25px State Route 202
- 25px State Route 256
- 25px State Route 270
- 20px State Route 270 Spur
Adjacent counties
- Tift County (northeast)
- Cook County (east)
- Brooks County (southeast)
- Thomas County (southwest)
- Mitchell County (west)
- Worth County (northwest)
Communities
Cities
- Berlin
- Doerun
- Ellenton
- Funston
- Moultrie
- Norman Park
Unincorporated communities
- Autreyville
- Barbers
- Hartsfield
- Riverside