Editing Quitman, Mississippi

{{Distinguish|Quitman County, Mississippi}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Quitman, Mississippi
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "A Very Special Place To Call Home"<ref name="The City of Quitman Mississippi">{{cite web|url= http://www.ci.quitman.ms.us/|title= The City of Quitman Mississippi|publisher= The City of Quitman Mississippi|access-date= October 10, 2012|archive-date= October 28, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121028195300/http://www.ci.quitman.ms.us/|url-status= dead}}</ref>

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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Mississippi]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Clarke County, Mississippi|Clarke]]
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| established_date   = 1839<ref name="The City of Quitman Mississippi"/>

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| area_total_km2     = 15.29
| area_land_km2      = 13.41
| area_water_km2     = 1.88
| area_total_sq_mi   = 5.90
| area_land_sq_mi    = 5.18
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.73

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 2061
| population_density_km2 = 153.71
| population_density_sq_mi = 398.11

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| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
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| elevation_m        = 70
| elevation_ft       = 230
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 39355
| area_code          = [[Area code 601|601]]
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| blank_info         = 28-60720
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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'''Quitman''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Clarke County, Mississippi]], United States,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> along the [[Chickasawhay River]]. The population was 2,323 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2860720| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212193132/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2860720| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Quitman city, Mississippi| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=19984| title= Profile for Quitman, Mississippi, MS| publisher= ePodunk| access-date= October 10, 2012| archive-date= June 11, 2016| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160611074009/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=19984| url-status= dead}}</ref>

==History==
Quitman was established in 1839 and named as the county seat.<ref name="The City of Quitman Mississippi"/>

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], a hospital built with funds raised in [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]] and [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], among other places, was built there for the care of [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] soldiers from [[Texas in the American Civil War|Texas]]. Originally staffed by Louis Bryan with supplies purchased in Mexico, he was joined, and later supplanted, by Enos Bonney, a surgeon from Enterprise, Mississippi, who stayed until the hospital was burned down.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}<!-- Consider this source https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68735032/enos-thompson-bonney -->  Though it cared for troops from any state, the hospital was colloquially known as "The Texas Hospital."  Wounded soldiers from the [[Second Battle of Corinth]], [[Battle of Iuka]], [[Battle of Jackson, Tennessee]], and more local engagements, as well as those suffering from wartime diseases, were treated at the hospital. A cemetery was established adjacent to the hospital for those who succumbed to disease or wounds. 
[[File:Confederate Cemetery.png|thumb|The Confederate Cemetery as of 2022]]

During [[William Tecumseh Sherman|General Sherman]]'s [[Meridian Campaign]], Brigadier General Walter Q. Gresham, Commander of the Third Brigade, Fourth Division, [[XVII Corps (Union Army)|17th Army Corps]], was detached and sent to Quitman to destroy bridges crossing the Chickasawhay river and through Alligator Swamp, as well as any other infrastructure that could be of any use to the Confederacy.<ref>Sherman's Forgotten Campaign, M. Bearss</ref> The force arrived at Quitman and proceeded to burn the town jail, courthouse, various stores, the railroad depot, and the Methodist Church, which was being used as a hospital.<ref>No.33 Report of Brig. General Walter Q. Gresham, Official Records of the War of the Rebellion Volume XXXII/1 p. 247</ref>  Troops then burned down the entire Texas Hospital complex, which included two main buildings as well as twelve to fifteen barracks. The hospital was never rebuilt.<ref>{{cite book |title=Military History of Mississippi, 1803 - 1898: taken from the Official and statistical register of the State of Mississippi, 1908 |first=Dunbar |last=Rowland |pages=494–498 |publisher=Reprint Co. |location=Spartanburg, South Carolina |orig-year=1908 |year=1978 |isbn=978-0871522665}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Texas Hospital & Confederate Cemetery Quitman, Mississippi, February 17, 1864 |date=May 30, 2003 |url=https://civilwarhome.com/texashospital.html |first=Wayne C. |last=Bengston |access-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMTY1R_Confederate_Memorial_Cemetery_Quitman_MS |title=Confederate Memorial Cemetery in Quitman, MS |work=Waymarking, Veteran Cemeteries |date=January 21, 2017|access-date=July 19, 2021}}</ref>

Quitman was officially recognized by the Mississippi Legislature on February 13, 1839, and was named for the second Chancellor of the State, Gen. [[John A. Quitman]], a strongly pro-slavery politician, leading [[Fire-Eaters|Fire Eater]], veteran of the [[Mexican–American War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quitman|url=http://visitclarkecounty.com/attractions/quitman/ |access-date=June 9, 2020 |work=Visit Clarke County |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
Quitman is located near the center of Clarke County. [[Mississippi Highway 18]] passes through the center of the city.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|15.3|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|13.4|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.9|km2|disp=flip}}, or 12.28%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

=== Climate ===
{{Weather box
|width=auto
|location = Quitman
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 56.6
|Feb high F = 62.0
|Mar high F = 69.2
|Apr high F = 77.5
|May high F = 83.9
|Jun high F = 89.7
|Jul high F = 91.9
|Aug high F = 91.5
|Sep high F = 87.0
|Oct high F = 77.8
|Nov high F = 68.6
|Dec high F = 60.0
|year high F= 76.3
|Jan low F = 32.9
|Feb low F = 36.1
|Mar low F = 42.6
|Apr low F = 50.3
|May low F = 58.2
|Jun low F = 65.1
|Jul low F = 68.5
|Aug low F = 67.6
|Sep low F = 62.3
|Oct low F = 49.2
|Nov low F = 41.6
|Dec low F = 35.4
|year low F= 50.8
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.5
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.9
|Mar precipitation inch = 6.1
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.3
|May precipitation inch = 4.0
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.0
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.1
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.5
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.8
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.2
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.0
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.3
|year precipitation inch=54.8
|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=252722&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Quitman, Mississippi
|publisher=Weatherbase
|year=2011
}}
Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
</ref>
|date=November 2011
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 410
|1890= 395
|1900= 498
|1910= 950
|1920= 1375
|1930= 1872
|1940= 1471
|1950= 1817
|1960= 2030
|1970= 2702
|1980= 2632
|1990= 2736
|2000= 2463
|2010= 2323
|2020= 2061
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Quitman by race as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2860720&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-08|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|1,189
|57.69%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|759
|36.83%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|9
|0.44%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|4
|0.19%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|2
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|72
|3.49%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|28
|1.36%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,061 people, 897 households, and 619 families residing in the city.

==Education==
The city is served by the [[Quitman School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28023_clarke/DC20SD_C28023.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clarke County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-27}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28023_clarke/DC20SD_C28023_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The county is in the zone for [[Jones College (Mississippi)|Jones College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jcjc.edu/about/profile.php|title=Profile|publisher=[[Jones College (Mississippi)|Jones College]]|access-date=2024-09-27}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Andy Blakeney]], [[jazz]] trumpeter<ref>{{cite web |title=Andy Blakeney |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/andy-blakeney-mn0001009783/biography |website=AllMusic.com |access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[Wyatt Emory Cooper]], writer<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178458/|title= Wyatt Cooper|publisher= IMDb|access-date= October 10, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Oscar W. Gillespie]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for the state of [[Texas]]<ref name="Guttery2007">{{cite book|author=Ben R. Guttery|title=Representing Texas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-14gbMQftG0C&pg=PA68|date=October 2007|publisher=Ben Guttery|isbn=978-1-4196-7884-4|pages=68}}</ref>
* [[Dustin J. Lee]], [[Corporal#United States Marine Corps|Corporal]] in the [[United States Marine Corps]] who was killed in [[Fallujah, Iraq]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hanks |first1=Nathan L. |title=Retired military working dog dies |url=https://www.albany.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/508525/retired-military-working-dog-dies/ |access-date=17 May 2020 |publisher=United States Marine Corps |date=29 March 2012}}</ref>
* [[Sam C. Massingale]], [[United States|American]] politician and a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Oklahoma]]<ref name="Resources2002">{{cite book|author=United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources|title=Historical Information of the Committee on Resources and Its Predecessor Committees 1807-2002: Preparation for a Bicentennial : Prepared for the Use of the Committee on Resources of the One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_W9zBYNsfbwC&pg=PA666|year=2002|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=666}}</ref>
* [[Kelly McCarty]], former [[NBA]] player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kelly McCarty earns Southern Miss degree after lengthy career in NBA, Israel and Russia |url=https://southernmiss.com/news/2017/5/19/Kelly_McCarty_earns_Southern_Miss_degree_after_lengthy_career_in_NBA_Israel_and_Russia.aspx |website=southernmiss.com |publisher=University of Southern Mississippi |access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[Antonio McDyess]], former [[NBA]] power forward <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcdyean01.html|title=  Antonio McDyess|publisher= Baseball-Reference.Com|access-date= October 10, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Tarvarius Moore]], [[National Football League|NFL]] [[defensive back]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zierlein |first1=Lance |title=Tarvarius Moore |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/tarvarius-moore/32194d4f-4f70-6518-ef50-459253ae6c03 |website=NFL.com |publisher=National Football League |access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[Homer Smith, Jr]], journalist<ref>{{cite web |last1=Simba |first1=Malik |title=Homer Smith, Jr. (1909-1972) |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/smith-homer-jr-1909-1972/ |website=blackpast.org |access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[Samuel H. Terral]], Justice of the [[Mississippi Supreme Court]] from 1897 to 1903<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties: Containing a Concise History of the State, with Portraits and Biographies of Prominent Citizens of the Above Named Counties, and Personal Histories of Many of the Early Settlers and Leading Families|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4EZEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA400|year=1893|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|pages=400}}</ref>
* [[James Yates (activist)]], labor organizer, political activist, and veteran of the [[Spanish Civil War]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yates |first1=James |title=Biography |url=http://www.alba-valb.org/volunteers/james-yates |website=Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Quitman Depot (Mississippi)|Quitman Depot]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Clarke County, Mississippi}}
{{Mississippi county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Cities in Clarke County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:County seats in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Cities in Meridian micropolitan area]]