Editing Ty Ty, Georgia

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'''Ty Ty''' is a city in [[Tift County, Georgia|Tift County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 725 at the 2010 census.  The community takes its name from nearby Ty Ty Creek which in turn takes its name from the titi trees on its bank.<ref>[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2399&hl=y New Georgia Encyclopedia: Tift County<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Geography==

Ty Ty is located at {{coord|31|28|16|N|83|38|56|W|type:city}} (31.471106, -83.648859).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 353
|1910= 276
|1920= 403
|1930= 452
|1940= 442
|1950= 478
|1960= 461
|1970= 447
|1980= 618
|1990= 579
|2000= 716
|2010= 725
|2020= 641
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|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 Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States 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  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|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  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Ty Ty racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1378100&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|317
|49.45%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|203
|31.67%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|2
|0.31%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|2
|0.31%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|17
|2.65%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|100
|15.6%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 641 people, 260 households, and 202 families residing in the city.

==Notable people==
Ty Ty is the birthplace and home of [[Darby Cottle|Darby Cottle Veazey]], a two-time [[All-American]] [[softball]] player and one of only two female athletes to have their number retired at [[Florida State University]].<ref name='Florida State Retired Numbers/Jerseys'> {{cite web |url=http://seminoles.cstv.com/trads/fsu-trads-retired.html |title=Florida State Retired Numbers/Jerseys |access-date=2008-03-10 |date=2000-01-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330222448/http://seminoles.cstv.com/trads/fsu-trads-retired.html |archive-date=2008-03-30 }}</ref>  Cottle was named the [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|USOC]] "Best Amateur Softball Player" in the nation in 1981<ref name='Sports Briefs'>{{cite web|url=http://media.www.fsunews.com/media/storage/paper920/news/2003/04/14/Sports/Sports.Briefs-2364465.shtml |title=Sports Briefs |accessdate=2008-03-10 |date=2000-01-31}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> and later won the prestigious [[Broderick Award]].<ref name='Darby Cottle - Biography'>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/nolefan_fsu/hof/cottle_darby.html |title=Darby Cottle - Biography |accessdate=2008-03-10 |date=2000-01-31}}{{dead link|date=October 2011|bot=AnomieBOT}}</ref>

Ty Ty is also the hometown of bass singer James “Big Chief” Wetherington, who sang with many [[gospel music]] quartets, most notably [[The Statesmen Quartet|The Statesmen]].

==References==
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==External links ==

{{Tift County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Tift County, Georgia]]