Quitman, Louisiana
Quitman is a village in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 181. Quitman is 15 miles (24 km) south of Ruston on U.S. Highway 167, and 9 miles (14 km) north of Jonesboro, the parish seat of Jackson Parish. It is also adjacent to the Jackson Bienville Wildlife Area.
Quitman, Louisiana | |
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Village | |
Village of Quitman | |
The Jimmie Davis Tabernacle is located east of Quitman | |
![]() Location of Quitman in Jackson Parish, Louisiana | |
![]() Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
Coordinates: 32°20′48″N 92°43′21″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Jackson |
Government | |
Area | |
• Total | 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2) |
• Land | 0.93 sq mi (2.42 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 194 ft (59 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 181 |
• Estimate (2019)[2] | 174 |
• Density | 186.30/sq mi (71.96/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 318 |
FIPS code | 22-63120 |
Website | villageofquitman |
Quitman is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area.
East of Quitman is the Jimmie Davis Tabernacle, a gospel meeting hall. Behind the tabernacle are the grave sites of former Governor Jimmie Davis and his first wife, née Alvern Adams. Davis was born and reared in the area in the since abandoned Beech Springs community.
Geography
Quitman is located at 32°20′48″N 92°43′21″W (32.346643, -92.722548).[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.
Media
The internet access available is dial-up, DSL, or satellite service. DSL from AT&T was added in January 2010 for many residents.
Education
Quitman High School is a public K-12 academic school, classified by the LHSAA as a Class B school. The mascot is the Wolverine. The Wolverines have won five state basketball championships and seventeen softball championships
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1910 | 215 | — | |
1920 | 177 | −17.7% | |
1930 | 207 | 16.9% | |
1940 | 212 | 2.4% | |
1950 | 204 | −3.8% | |
1960 | 185 | −9.3% | |
1970 | 169 | −8.6% | |
1980 | 231 | 36.7% | |
1990 | 162 | −29.9% | |
2000 | 168 | 3.7% | |
2010 | 181 | 7.7% | |
Est. 2019 | 174 | [2] | −3.9% |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
As of the census of 2000,[5] there were 168 people, 69 households, and 48 families residing in the village. The population density was 180.3 inhabitants per square mile (69.7/km2). There were 76 housing units at an average density of 81.6 per square mile (31.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 99.40% White and 0.60% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
There were 69 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $39,167, and the median income for a family was $39,583. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $17,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,182. About 11.8% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.5% of those 65 or over.
Schools
- Quitman High School
Notable people
- Rodney Alexander, former U.S. representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district, and former Secretary of the Veteran's Affairs for the State of Louisiana, a Republican, resides in Quitman.
- Toby Borland is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1994 and 2004 for the Philadelphia Phillies (1994-1996, 1998), New York Mets (1997), Boston Red Sox (1997), Anaheim Angels (2001) and Florida Marlins (2002).
- Randy Ewing, former member of the Louisiana State Senate and unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor of Louisiana in 2003.
- Loyd Monroe and Evelyn Eunice (née Garlington) Collins, one of Louisiana's longest married couples ever (almost 81 years!). The Collinses were married on August 11, 1934. At the time of their marriage, Lloyd was 22 and Evelyn was 21.[6] Evelyn died on July 10, 2015, in Jonesboro.[7] at the age of 102. Lloyd died on October 21, 2019 also in Jonesboro at the age of 107.[8][9]
- Stuart David Toms (born 1941) played basketball from 1960 to 1963 at the University of Louisiana at Monroe under Coach Lenny Fant. In 1995, Toms was inducted into the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. He is the retired pastor of the Sweetwater Baptist Church in Quitman.[10]
References
- "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- Grant, Tim (21 February 2012). "Louisiana Family Forum 2012 Longest Married Hall of Fame". Louisiana Family Forum. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- Expressions Tributes (10 July 2015). "Obituary for Evelyn Eunice Collins". Expressions Tributes. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- Loyd Monroe Collins of Jonesboro, Louisiana | 1912 - 2019 | Obituary
- 107-year-old World War II veteran laid to rest
- "Louisiana High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame inductees". lhsaa.org. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2010.