Colquitt County, Georgia – County Clerk/Recorder Database
Duties of the County Clerk:
The County Clerk functions as a link between citizens and their local government officials. The County Clerk also handles administrative services for the Board of Commissioners and is responsible for managing the records and documents of the county.
Contact Information:
Melissa Lawson – County Clerk
Colquitt County Courthouse Annex
101 East Central Av.
Office 261-B
Moultrie, GA 31768
229-616-7409
Duties of the County Recorder:
The Clerk of Court functions as the recorder for land and property records in Georgia. These records include deeds, mortgages, transfers of property, foreclosures, and probate documents.
Records Search and Public Records Requests
To obtain public records from Colquitt County, you can contact the County Clerk’s Office.
Contact Information:
Melissa Lawson – County Clerk
Colquitt County Courthouse Annex
101 East Central Av.
Office 261-B
Moultrie, GA 31768
229-616-7409
Statistics – Crime, Birth, Death, Property, Marriage, Divorce
Colquitt County Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 806
Per 1,000 population: 18
Deaths (2007): 449
Per 1,000 population: 10
Infant Deaths (2007): 7
Per 1,000 population: 8.7
Colquitt County Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 137
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 1
Forcible rape: 6
Robbery: 58
Aggravated Assault: 72
Property Crimes (2008): 1,128
Burglary: 219
Larceny-Theft: 881
Motor Vehicle Theft: 28
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,295 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $763 (1.0%)
Households: 46,419
Male householders: 7,994 (1,771 living alone)
Female householders: 7,899 (2,437 living alone)
7,083 spouses (7,034 opposite-sex spouses)
894 unmarried partners, (864 opposite-sex unmarried partners)
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.1
Housing
Total HU (Housing Units) 19,072 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 10,949 (57.4%)
Renter Occupied HU 5,774 (30.3%)
Vacant Housing Units 2,349 (12.3%)
Median Home Value $116,650
Average Home Value $154,555
Housing Affordability Index 175