Gay, Georgia

Template:Pp-pc Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Gay is a town in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. The population was 110 in 2020.

History

An early variant name was "Sasserville".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> A post office called Gay has been in operation since 1886.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The present name is after William F. Gay, an early postmaster.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the Town of Gay in 1907.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Gay is located in northeastern Meriwether County at Template:Coord (33.093797, −84.573924).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> State Routes 74 and 85 run concurrently through the town, leading north Template:Convert to Senoia and south Template:Convert to Woodbury. State Route 109 Spur leads southwest from Gay Template:Convert to Greenville, the Meriwether county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.12%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The Flint River passes Template:Convert to the east of the town.

Demographics

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>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</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>