Quitman County, Mississippi
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| Quitman County, Mississippi | |
| Map | |
Location in the state of Mississippi | |
Mississippi's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1877 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Marks |
| Largest town | Lambert |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
406 sq mi (1,052 km²) 405 sq mi (1,049 km²) 1.4 sq mi (4 km²), 0.3 |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: http://quitmancountyms.org/ | |
| Named for: John A. Quitman | |
Quitman County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 6,176 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Marks.[2] The county is named after John A. Quitman, Governor of Mississippi from 1835 to 1836 and from 1850 to 1851.
Quitman County is in the Mississippi Delta region of Mississippi.
References
- ↑ QuickFacts: Quitman County, MississippiUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ↑ Find a CountyNational Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.