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Colquitt is a city in Miller County, in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 1,939 at the 2000 census. Colquitt is the county seat of Miller County, a role it has held since just after Miller County was created by the Georgia Legislature in 1856. The city formally incorporated on December 19, 1860, and is Miller County’s only incorporated municipality. Colquitt is named for U.S. Congressman and Senator, Walter Terry Colquitt.
Colquitt is located at 31°10′23″N 84°43′43″W / 31.17306°N 84.72861°W / 31.17306; -84.72861 (31.173090, -84.728512).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21 km), of which, 8.2 square miles (21 km) of it is land and 0.12% is water.
Colquitt is the home of Swamp Gravy, Georgia’s Official Folk-Life Play. The show is produced by the Colquitt-Miller Arts Council, using upwards of sixty volunteer actors and a professional production crew.
In December 2003, the musical play “A…
