Gray, Georgia

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title: "Gray, Georgia" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-in-georgia-(u.s.-state)", "cities-in-jones-county,-georgia", "county-seats-in-georgia-(u.s.-state)", "macon-metropolitan-area,-georgia", "populated-places-established-in-the-1850s", "1850s-establishments-in-georgia-(u.s.-state)"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray,_Georgia" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
official_nameGray, Georgia
native_name
settlement_typeCity
mottoHome of the annual Daylily Festival
image_skylineGray,_GA_Water_Tower.png
image_flagFlag of Gray, Georgia.png
image_sealSeal of Gray, Georgia.png
image_mapJones_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Gray_Highlighted.svg
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation in Jones County and the state of Georgia
pushpin_map
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_mapsize
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Georgia
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Jones
subdivision_name4
leader_title1
established_titleAugust 22, 1911
established_title2
established_title3
established_date3
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km210.22
area_land_km210.20
area_water_km20.02
area_total_sq_mi3.95
area_land_sq_mi3.94
area_water_sq_mi0.01
population_as_of2020
population_total3436
population_density_km2336.93
population_density_sq_mi872.75
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
coordinates
elevation_footnotestags--
elevation_m183
elevation_ft603
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code31032
area_code478
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info13-34512
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info0327996
website
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History

Gray was founded in 1851 and named for local wealthy cotton planter and landowner James M. Gray. In 1905, the seat of Jones County was transferred to Gray and in 1911 it was incorporated as a town.

Geography

Gray is located in central Jones County. U.S. Route 129 passes through the center of town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Gray has a total area of 10.1 km2, of which 0.03 km2, or 0.34%, are water. Gray is drained to the west by tributaries of Walnut Creek, flowing to the Ocmulgee River, and to the east by tributaries of Commissioner Creek, flowing to the Oconee River.

Demographics

|1920= 559 |1930= 653 |1940= 698 |1950= 866 |1960= 1320 |1970= 2014 |1980= 2145 |1990= 2189 |2000= 1811 |2010= 3276 |2020= 3436 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census ::data[format=table title="Gray racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1334512&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}"]

RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)2,30066.94%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)92726.98%
Native American80.23%
Asian180.52%
Pacific Islander10.03%
Other/Mixed1143.32%
Hispanic or Latino681.98%
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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,436 people, 1,219 households, and 798 families residing in the city.

Education

Jones County School District

The Jones County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of four elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. As of 2025, the district had approximately 350 full-time teachers and over 4,994 students.

  • Dames Ferry Elementary School
  • Turnerwoods Elementary School
  • Gray Elementary School
  • Mattie Wells Elementary School
  • Gray Station Middle School
  • Clifton Ridge Middle School
  • Jones County High School

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  3. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Gray city, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau.
  5. "Find a County". National Association of Counties.
  6. Hellmann, Paul T.. (May 13, 2013). "Historical Gazetteer of the United States". Routledge.
  7. Krakow, Kenneth K.. (1975). "Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins". Winship Press.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  9. "Explore Census Data".
  10. (March 2018)
  11. [http://www.school-stats.com/GA/JONES/JONES_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 22, 2010.

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