Editing Ailey, Georgia

{{about|the city in Georgia|the choreographer|Alvin Ailey|the film|Ailey (film)}}
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'''Ailey''' is a city in [[Montgomery County, Georgia|Montgomery County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 519,<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 432 in 2010.

==History==
A post office called Ailey was established in 1891.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref> The town incorporated in 1893.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Candler|first1=Allen Daniel|last2=Evans|first2=Clement Anselm|title=Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons|url=https://archive.org/details/georgiacomprisi00evangoog|year=1906|publisher=State historical association|page=[https://archive.org/details/georgiacomprisi00evangoog/page/n26 32]}}</ref>

==Geography==
Ailey is located in western Montgomery County at {{coord|32|11|14|N|82|34|8|W|type:city}} (32.187181, -82.568932).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the west by [[Mount Vernon, Georgia|Mount Vernon]], the [[county seat]]. [[U.S. Route 280]] passes through Ailey, leading west through Mount Vernon {{convert|23|mi}} to [[McRae–Helena, Georgia|McRae–Helena]] and east {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Vidalia, Georgia|Vidalia]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city of Ailey has a total area of {{convert|2.2|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqmi|2}}, or 0.92%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The city is drained by tributaries of the [[Oconee River]].

===Climate===
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|location = Ailey, Georgia
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 60.4
|Feb high F = 64.3
|Mar high F = 70.7
|Apr high F = 78.6
|May high F = 85.6
|Jun high F = 90.7
|Jul high F = 92.7
|Aug high F = 91.6
|Sep high F = 87.0
|Oct high F = 79.5
|Nov high F = 70.3
|Dec high F = 62.9
|year high F= 77.9
|Jan low F = 37.1
|Feb low F = 38.9
|Mar low F = 44.3
|Apr low F = 52.4
|May low F = 60.3
|Jun low F = 66.5
|Jul low F = 69.8
|Aug low F = 69.3
|Sep low F = 64.5
|Oct low F = 54.2
|Nov low F = 44.4
|Dec low F = 38.6
|year low F= 53.4
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.4
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.2
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.7
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.2
|May precipitation inch = 3.8
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.2
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.8
|Aug precipitation inch = 5.4
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.6
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.4
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.5
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.5
|year precipitation inch=46.5
|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=190091&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Ailey, Georgia
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|year=2011
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Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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|date=November 2011
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 271
|1910= 306
|1920= 385
|1930= 428
|1940= 506
|1950= 508
|1960= 469
|1970= 487
|1980= 579
|1990= 579
|2000= 394
|2010= 432
|2020= 519
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=253}}</ref><br> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
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In 2020, the city had a resident population of 519.

==Notable people==
*[[Hugh Peterson]], lawyer
*[[Sugar Ray Robinson]], boxer

==References==
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{{Montgomery County, Georgia}}
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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Montgomery County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Vidalia, Georgia, micropolitan area]]