Quitman County, Mississippi

Quitman County
Quitman County
County
	Quitman County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
	Mississippi's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°15′N 90°17′W / 34.25°N 90.29°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1877
Named for	John A. Quitman
Seat	Marks
Largest town	Lambert
Area
• Total	406 sq mi (1,050 km2)
• Land	405 sq mi (1,050 km2)
• Water	1.4 sq mi (4 km2) 0.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	6,176
• Density	15/sq mi (5.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	quitmancountyms.org

Quitman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,176,^[1] making it the third-least populous county in Mississippi. 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 located in the Mississippi Delta region of Mississippi.

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Quitman County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.