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Welcome to Quitman County ...

Time Zone: Quitman County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Marks is the Seat for Quitman County.

Quitman County was founded in 1877. Quitman was created by taking area from Coahoma, Panola, Tallahatchie and Tunica Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Quitman had a population of 6,792 people. This is a decrease of 16.74% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,158 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Quitman represented 0.27% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Quitman County:

  • Crowder
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Crowder is located in Quitman County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Falcon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Falcon is located in Quitman County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Lambert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lambert is located in Quitman County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Marks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Marks is located in Quitman County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <2>
  • Sledge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sledge is located in Quitman County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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