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Do not fill this in! {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Grayson, Louisiana | official_name = Village of Grayson | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = U.S. Post Office, Grayson, LA IMG_2691.JPG | imagesize = 250px | image_alt = | image_caption = [[U.S. Post Office]] in Grayson | image_flag = | image_seal = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | anthem = | image_map = File:Caldwell Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Grayson Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Grayson in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. | image_map1 = Louisiana in United States (US48).svg | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = Location of Louisiana in the United States | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|32|02|55|N|92|06|42|W|display=inline,title}} | 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(I)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns: Caldwell Parish|publisher=[[Louisiana Secretary of State]]|date=November 6, 2018|accessdate=November 9, 2018}}</ref> | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | total_type = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_22.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 20, 2022}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 3.30 | area_total_sq_mi = 1.27 | area_land_km2 = 3.30 | area_land_sq_mi = 1.27 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | area_water_percent = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 164 | elevation_point = | elevation_max_footnotes = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_max_point = | elevation_max_rank = | 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demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = | demographics2_info1 = | timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]] | utc_offset1 = -6 | timezone1_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]] | utc_offset1_DST = -5 | timezone2 = | utc_offset2 = | timezone2_DST = | utc_offset2_DST = |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 71435 | postal2_code_type = | postal2_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = [[Area code 318|318]] | geocode = | iso_code = | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 22-31250 | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | blank2_name = | blank2_info = | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | blank1_name_sec2 = | blank1_info_sec2 = | blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons | blank2_info_sec2 = | website = | footnotes = }} [[Image:First United Methodist Church, Grayson, LA IMG 2687.JPG|200px|left|thumb|The Grayson United Methodist Church is located near Grayson Town Hall and Grayson Elementary School.]] [[Image:Grayson, LA, Baptist Church IMG 2690.JPG|200px|left|thumb|Grayson [[Baptist]] Church]] '''Grayson''' is a village in [[Caldwell Parish, Louisiana|Caldwell Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 532 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2231250| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212182246/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2231250| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grayson village, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 18, 2014}}</ref> ==Geography== Grayson is located southwest of the center of Caldwell Parish at {{Coord|32|2|55|N|92|6|42|W|type:city}} (32.048640, -92.111666).<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> [[U.S. Route 165]] passes through the center of the village, leading northeast {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Columbia, Louisiana|Columbia]], the parish seat, and southwest {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Olla, Louisiana|Olla]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Grayson has a total area of {{convert|3.3|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> ==Notable people== Though primarily associated with Columbia, former [[governor of Louisiana|Governor]] [[John J. McKeithen]] was born in Grayson in 1918. The Louisiana historian [[Hubert D. Humphreys]] was born and reared in Grayson. He published an article on the village in a 1992 edition of the journal, ''[[North Louisiana History]]''.<ref>Hubert D. Humphreys, "A History of the Village of Grayson, Louisiana," Vol. 23, No. 4 (Fall 1992), pp. 99-143</ref> <!-- Notability not established for the two following inhabitants. Please write their articles first before displaying here: *[[William J. "Edge" Richardson]], a member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] from [[Caldwell Parish, Louisiana|Caldwell Parish]], was born in LaSalle Parish on October 25, 1923 and lived in Grayson. *Marvin Ray Jones (1930-2011), an [[Oakdale, Louisiana|Oakdale]] native, was one of the first computer electronics instructors in the state and launched the first computer class in Caldwell Parish. An [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] veteran of the [[Korean War]], he was a 30-year educator and a technical advisor to the [[United States Navy]] and [[Zenith Computers (India)|Zenith Computers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=marvin-ray-jones&pid=152392132|title=Marvin Ray Jones|publisher=''[[Monroe News-Star]]''|accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref> ...end comment--> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=left |1920= 337 |1930= 435 |1940= 407 |1950= 455 |1960= 428 |1970= 516 |1980= 564 |1990= 529 |2000= 531 |2010= 532 |2020= 449 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 531 people, 227 households, and 167 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|418.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 260 housing units at an average density of {{convert|204.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 88.89% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.79% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.56% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.88% of the population. There were 227 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 22.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.78. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $33,250. Males had a median income of $30,556 versus $20,536 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,491. About 23.2% of families and 25.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.2% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110202204704/http://graysonprogress.com/ Grayson Progress] Community Progress Site for Grayson, LA {{Caldwell Parish, Louisiana}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Villages in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana]] [[Category:Villages in Louisiana]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! 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