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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Colquitt County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on February 25, 1856. As of the 2010 census, the population was 45,498. The county seat is Moultrie. The county is named for Walter Terry Colquitt, who was a U.S. senator. It is also the current hometown of U.S. Senator Saby Chambliss. Colquitt County also home of the Colquitt County Packers and is home to the 1994 Class AAAA State Championship Football team and 1997 State Champion Baseball teams.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1856 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1881 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 1,316
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| 1870 | 1,654
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| 1880 | 2,527
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| 1890 | 4,794
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| 1900 | 13,636
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| 1910 | 19,789
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| 1920 | 29,332
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| 1930 | 30,622
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| 1940 | 33,012
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| 1950 | 33,999
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| 1960 | 34,048
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| 1970 | 32,200
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| 1980 | 35,376
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| 1990 | 36,645
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~gacolqu2/
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