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Population (year 2000): 2,463. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,388 (-3.0% change)
Males: 1,101 (44.7%), Females: 1,362 (55.3%)
Clarke County
Zip code:
39355
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $30,469 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,200 (year 2000)
Races in Quitman:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.1%)
- Black (33.3%)
Ancestries: United States (17.1%), Irish (6.0%),
English (5.1%), German (2.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Scottish
(1.3%).
Elevation: 434 feet
Land area: 5.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Quitman
- High school or higher: 73.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Quitman city
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 51.4%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 11.8%
- Divorced: 11.1%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -288 (-10.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Quitman:
- H C WATKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (605 S ARCHUSA
AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Quitman:
- JEFF ANDERSON REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 21 miles;
MERIDIAN, MS)
- RILEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; MERIDIAN,
MS)
- RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; MERIDIAN,
MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Quitman:
- KEY FIELD (about 19 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 58 miles;
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 95 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Quitman:
- CLARKE COUNTY (about 3 miles; QUITMAN, MS; ID: 23M)
- WAYNESBORO MUNI (about 29 miles; WAYNESBORO, MS; ID:
2R0)
- JAMES H EASOM FIELD (about 34 miles; NEWTON, MS; ID:
M23)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Quitman:
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles;
MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 72 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
- MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96
miles; PERKINSTON, MS; FT enrollment: 6,329)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 100 miles;
MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 102 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
Public high schools in Quitman:
- QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 658; Location:
210 SOUTH JACKSON AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CLARKE CO VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 910
NORTH ARCHUSA AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Quitman:
- QUITMAN JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 588;
Location: 501 LYNDA STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- QUITMAN UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
573; Location: 300 EAST FRANKLIN STREET; Grades: 03 -
05)
- QUITMAN LOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
549; Location: 101 MCARTHUR; Grades: KG - 02)
- QUITMAN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 210
SOUTH JACKSON AVE; Grades: 06 - 12)
Library in Quitman:
- EAST MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $395,397; Location: 116 WATER STREET; 80,714
books; 2,088 audio materials; 2,190 video materials; 229
serial subscriptions)
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