Gay, Georgia

Gay is a town in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. The population was 89 at the 2010 census.

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

A post office called Gay has been in operation since 1886.

Geography

Gay is located at 33°5′38″N 84°34′26″W / 33.09389°N 84.57389°W / 33.09389; -84.57389 (33.093797, −84.573924).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 149 people, 61 households, and 38 families residing in the town. The population density was 173.1 people per square mile (66.9/km²). There were 69 housing units at an average density of 80.2 per square mile (31.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 56.38% White and 43.62% African American.

There were 61 households out of which 9.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.24.