Quitman, Louisiana
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°21′03″N 92°43′25″W / 32.35083°N 92.72361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Jackson |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2) |
| • Land | 0.93 sq mi (2.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 243 ft (74 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 160 |
| • Density | 171.4/sq mi (66.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-63120 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407534 |
| Website | villageofquitman |
Quitman is a village in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Quitman had a population of 160. 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 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.