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Gays, IL

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Population
212
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
754 ft
Median Home Value
$93,000
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$875/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$52,188
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in IllinoisPopulation rankingHighest population places in IllinoisNearest larger communityMattoon, Illinois7.3 miles away · 16,667 residents.

About Gays

Gays is a village in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 218 residents. Gays is in the southeast corner of Moultrie County, along Illinois Route 16, which leads east 6 miles to Mattoon and west-southwest 17 miles to Shelbyville. Sullivan, the Moultrie county seat, is 14 miles to the northwest. A two-story outhouse is located in the town. Gays was built in 1869 for apartments that were attached to a general store. Gays makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Gays is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place.

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