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New Georgia Encyclopedia: Colquitt County |
 | | County, in south Georgia, was established in 1856 on lands ceded between 1814 and 1818 by the Creek and Seminole Indians. |
 | | Colquitt is still known for its diversity of agricultural crops, among them cattle feed, cotton, peanuts, sugar cane, watermelon, corn, wheat, and other grains. |
 | | According to the 2000 U.S. census, the population of Colquitt County was 42,053 (67.8 percent white, 23.5 percent fl, and 10.8 percent Hispanic), an increase of 14.8 percent since 1990. |
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