country ▁ski ing ▁at ▁the ▁Winter ▁Olympics <0x0A> </s> ▁Qu it man ▁County ▁is ▁a ▁county ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Georgia . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 2 , 5 1 3 , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁second - le ast ▁popul ous ▁county ▁in ▁Georgia . ▁The ▁county ▁seat ▁is ▁Ge or get own . ▁The ▁county ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁and ▁named ▁after ▁General ▁John ▁A . ▁Qu it man , ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁Mexican – American ▁War , ▁and ▁once ▁Governor ▁of ▁Mississippi . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁residents ▁voted ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁the ▁city ▁government ▁of ▁Ge or get own ▁and ▁the ▁county ▁government ▁of ▁Qu it man ▁into ▁a ▁cons olid ated ▁city - count y . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁county ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 5 . 8 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁The ▁entire ty ▁of ▁Qu it man ▁County ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁Ch att ahoo che e ▁River - W alter ▁F . ▁George ▁Lake ▁sub - bas in ▁of ▁the ▁A CF ▁River ▁Bas in ▁( A pal ach icola - Ch att ahoo che e - Fl int ▁River ▁Bas in ). ▁ ▁Major ▁high ways ▁▁ ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 8 2 ▁▁