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'''Gay''' is a town in [[Meriwether County, Georgia|Meriwether County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 110 in 2020.

==History==
An early variant name was "Sasserville".<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/g.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=91 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> A post office called Gay has been in operation since 1886.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=PA&county=Chester&searchtext=&pagenum=4 | title=Meriwether County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=October 4, 2014}}</ref> The present name is after William F. Gay, an early postmaster.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=60|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=56}}</ref> The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated the Town of Gay in 1907.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FWp-89AXKDUC&pg=PA669|year=1907|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=669}}</ref>

==Geography==
Gay is located in northeastern Meriwether County at {{coord|33|5|38|N|84|34|26|W|type:city}} (33.093797, −84.573924).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> State Routes [[Georgia State Route 74|74]] and [[Georgia State Route 85|85]] run concurrently through the town, leading north {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Senoia, Georgia|Senoia]] and south {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Woodbury, Georgia|Woodbury]]. [[Georgia State Route 109#Meriwether County spur route|State Route 109 Spur]] leads southwest from Gay {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Greenville, Georgia|Greenville]], the Meriwether [[county seat]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.9|sqmi|1}}, of which {{convert|0.001|sqmi|acre|1}}, or 0.12%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The [[Flint River]] passes {{convert|3|mi|0}} to the east of the town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 210
|1920= 290
|1930= 251
|1940= 262
|1950= 241
|1960= 194
|1970= 200
|1980= 175
|1990= 133
|2000= 149
|2010= 89
|2020= 110
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cpfair.org/gay-georgia.html | title=The Cotton Pickin' Fair}}</ref>

The town was featured in Season 2, Episode 1 of [[Queer Eye (2018 TV series)|''Queer Eye'']] on [[Netflix]].

The [[Netflix]] show [[Barbecue Showdown]] Season 3 was filmed in Gay.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shrestha |first=Naman |date=2024-07-04 |title=Where Was Barbecue Showdown Season 3 Filmed? |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/where-barbecue-showdown-season-3-filmed/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=The Cinemaholic |language=en-US}}</ref>

In the movie [[Till_(film)]], the scene with [[Emmett Till]] speaking to and whistling at Carolyn Bryant at Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market was filmed at Gay.<ref>youtube.com/watch?v=WKt2jwhMev8</ref>

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{{Meriwether County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Towns in Meriwether County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Towns in Georgia (U.S. state)]]