Gay, Georgia

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Gay, Georgia
Town
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Gay in 2013
Meriwether County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Gay Highlighted.svg
Location in Meriwether County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°5′38″N84°34′26″W / 33.09389°N 84.57389°W / 33.09389; -84.57389
CountryUnited States
State Georgia
County Meriwether
Government
 • MayorChristopher J. Walker [1]
Area
[2]
 • Total0.86 sq mi (2.24 km2)
 • Land0.86 sq mi (2.24 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
840 ft (256 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total110
 • Density127.31/sq mi (49.15/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30218
Area code 706
FIPS code 13-32384 [4]
GNIS feature ID0355988 [5]
Website gayga.gov

Gay is a town in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. The population was 110 in 2020.

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History

An early variant name was "Sasserville". [6] A post office called Gay has been in operation since 1886. [7] The present name is after William F. Gay, an early postmaster. [8] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the Town of Gay in 1907. [9]

Geography

Gay is located in northeastern Meriwether County at 33°5′38″N84°34′26″W / 33.09389°N 84.57389°W / 33.09389; -84.57389 (33.093797, −84.573924). [10] State Routes 74 and 85 run concurrently through the town, leading north 16 miles (26 km) to Senoia and south 8 miles (13 km) to Woodbury. State Route 109 Spur leads southwest from Gay 9 miles (14 km) to Greenville, the Meriwether county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), of which 0.001 square miles (0.6 acres), or 0.12%, are water. [2] The Flint River passes 3 miles (5 km) to the east of the town.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 210—
1920 29038.1%
1930 251−13.4%
1940 2624.4%
1950 241−8.0%
1960 194−19.5%
1970 2003.1%
1980 175−12.5%
1990 133−24.0%
2000 14912.0%
2010 89−40.3%
2020 11023.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [11]

As of the census [4] of 2000, there were 149 people, 61 households, and 38 families residing in the town. The population was 110 in 2020.

Arts and culture

The town of Gay hosts a "Cotton Pickin' Fair" on the first weekend of every May and October. [12]

The town was featured in Season 2, Episode 1 of Queer Eye on Netflix.

The Netflix show Barbecue Showdown Season 3 was filmed in Gay. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Town of Gay. "Town Officials". Town of Gay, Georgia. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "P1. Race – Gay town, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 91. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  7. ↑ "Meriwether County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  8. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 56.
  9. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1907. p. 669.
  10. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ "The Cotton Pickin' Fair".
  13. ↑ Shrestha, Naman (July 4, 2024). "Where Was Barbecue Showdown Season 3 Filmed?". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
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