Quitman County, Mississippi
15 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 5,774
- Median household income
- $32,412
- ±5,527
- Unemployed
- 12.4%
- 301 of 2,436 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 66.5%
- 1,758 of 2,643 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Quitman | 5,935 (2021) | 220 Chestnut St, Marks | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Marks | 1,363 (2021) | Po Box 315, Marks | — |
| Town of Crowder | 562 (2021) | Po Box 97, Crowder | — |
| Town of Falcon | 113 (2021) | 125 Nev 115 Road, Sledge | — |
| Town of Lambert | 1,232 (2021) | Po Box 1198, Lambert | — |
| Town of Sledge | 364 (2021) | Po Box 276, Sledge | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Bayou Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 209, Marks | — |
| Little O Possum Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 209, Marks | — |
| Lost Lake Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 209, Marks | — |
| Newsom Lake Drainage District | Drainage | 8701 W River Rd, Lambert | — |
| Sledge Bayou Drainage District | Drainage | P. O. Box 209, Marks | — |
| Squirrel Lake Drainage District | Flood control | 230 Chestnut St, Marks | — |
| East Mississippi Regional Library | Libraries | 116 Water St, Quitman | Website |
| Marks-Quitman County Public Library | Libraries | 315 E Main St, Marks | Website |
| Quitman County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 302 Martin Luther King Dr, Marks | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Quitman County School District
School district4 schools
1362 MARTIN L. KING DRIVE, Marks, MS, 38646
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Clarksdale Farmers Market (231 Delta Avenue Clarksdale) · Crossroads Farmers' Market (Clarksdale)
Square Market (Batesville)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.