Vorlage:Infobox settlement Quitman is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,030 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wood County.Vorlage:GR It is most notable for being the birthplace of American Academy Award winning actress Sissy Spacek. The city's slogan is "Come grow with us."
Geography
BearbeitenQuitman is located at Koordinaten fehlen! Hilf mit. (32.796026, -95.444501).Vorlage:GR
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.8 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
BearbeitenAs of the censusVorlage:GR of 2000, there were 2,030 people, 775 households, and 509 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,103.5 people per square mile (426.0/km²). There were 874 housing units at an average density of 475.1/sq mi (183.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.05% White, 6.40% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 1.63% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.30% of the population.
There were 775 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 29.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,607, and the median income for a family was $39,643. Males had a median income of $28,929 versus $25,060 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,831. About 9.2% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education and Library
BearbeitenThe City of Quitman is served by the Quitman Independent School District.
The Quitman Public Library is located at 202 East Goode Street one block east of the Wood County Courthouse. The library serves the City of Quitman and all of Wood County with a collection of 30,000 items.
Quitman High School is a AA district. In athletics and academics, students from the high school rate in the top in the state. The 2010 Quitman High School golf team won the AA State Championship of Texas. The 2010 UIL One Act Play attended the state UIL meet at the University of Texas at Austin with their performance of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Two members competed at the state meet in UIL academics. The volleyball team has appeared at the state tournament seven times. The high school is currently rated a Texas Education Agency Recognized Campus.
Business
BearbeitenQuitman is home to many local businesses. This includes restaurants, stores and many other businesses.
Quitman serves as the headquarters for some area businesses.
- Bank Texas
- Wood County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Peoples Telephone Cooperative, Inc
Sissy Spacek
BearbeitenThe Oscar-winning actress, Sissy Spacek, was born in Quitman, TX on December 25, 1949. She was born Mary Elizabeth Spacek to Edwin and Virgina Spacek. Spacek grew up in the town and attended high school at Quitman High School and graduated in 1968. She was a popular girl growing up. In high school, Spacek won the Homecoming Queen of Quitman in 1967 and won the talent portion of the annual pageant, the Dogwood Pageant. On various interviews, the actress has said she loved growing up in the town and "Quitman is home to me," in which she said in a James Lipton interview on Inside the Actors Studio. Also in that interview, Spacek told where Quitman was located and shared her memories growing up. "It's a wonderful place. It's a wonderful place to grow up. I thought our little town was the center of the universe. How was I picked to live in this town in this state? Being from Texas is like being a member of a very exclusive club. I've always drawn a lot from my childhood." In the same interview, Spacek went on to talk about the mascot of Quitman, "the bulldogs," she said, and later she spoke about winning the talent in the pageant. In Spacek's Oscar winning role for Coal Miner's Daughter, she used a lot of her childhood memories from Quitman to play country singer Loretta Lynn. In 1977, Spacek hosted Saturday Night Live. During her opening monologue, she twirled a baton to the Quitman High School fight song.
Spacek has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress six times: Carrie (1976), Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), for which she won, Missing (1982), The River (1984), Crimes of the Heart (1986) and In the Bedroom (2001). Her other iconic movies include Prime Cut, The Straight Story, JFK and Four Christmases.
Spacek's newest film, Get Low opened at the beginning of August 2010. Spacek stars alongside Robert Duvall in the film which has talk of a possible Oscar nomination for Duvall, and also for Spacek.