Editing Gray, Louisiana

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| name                    = Gray
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| subdivision_name2       = [[Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana|Terrebonne]]
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| population_total        = 5518
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| area_code               = [[Area code 985|985]]
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'''Gray''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana|Terrebonne Parish]], [[Louisiana]]. The population was 5,518 in 2020. It is part of the [[Houma, Louisiana|Houma]]&ndash;[[Bayou Cane, Louisiana|Bayou Cane]]&ndash;[[Thibodaux, Louisiana|Thibodaux]] [[Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]].

==Geography==
Gray is located at {{Coord|29|40|52|N|90|46|53|W|type:city}} (29.680993, -90.781414).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|11.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 5518
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Gray racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2231180&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-28|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,769
| 50.18%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,048
| 37.11%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 151
| 2.74%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 47
| 0.85%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 1
| 0.02%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 257
| 4.66%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 245
| 4.44%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,518 people, 2,094 households, and 1,370 families residing in the CDP.

==Government and infrastructure==
Several parish government facilities are in Gray. They include:
* Joseph L. Waitz Emergency Operations Center - It opened in 2017. The state of Louisiana paid $4,340,000 out of the $7,340,000 that was spent to have the facility built.<ref>{{cite web|last=Boudreaux|first=Dan|url=https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/15/new-emergency-operations-center-opens-in-gray/20590655007/|title=New Emergency Operations Center opens in Gray|newspaper=[[The Houma Courier]]|date=2017-06-14|access-date=2024-02-17}}</ref><!--This page may be from a construction company: https://www.pcigulfsouth.org/joseph-l-waitz-emergency-operation-center -->
* The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office headquarters<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tpso.net/contact-us|title=Contact Us|publisher=Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office|access-date=2024-02-17|quote=3441 West Park Ave. Gray, LA 70359}}</ref>
* The parish animal shelter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tpcg.org/index.php?f=animal_shelter|title=Animal Shelter|publisher=Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government|access-date=2024-02-17|quote=Physical Address 100 Government St. Gray, LA 70359}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:H. L. Bourgeois High School.jpg|thumb|[[H. L. Bourgeois High School]]]]
The school district is [[Terrebonne Parish School District]], as with other locations in the parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22109_terrebonne/DC20SD_C22109.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Terrebonne Parish, LA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-02-17}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22109_terrebonne/DC20SD_C22109_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Public schools include:
* [[H. L. Bourgeois High School]]

Private schools:
* [[Covenant Christian Academy (Gray, Louisiana)|Covenant Christian Academy]]

[[Terrebonne Parish Public Library]] operates the North Branch in Gray.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mytpl.org/branches/north/|title=North|publisher=[[Terrebonne Parish Library]]|access-date=2024-02-17|quote=4130 West Park Ave. Gray, LA 70359}}</ref>

The parish is in the service area of [[Fletcher Technical Community College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lctcs.edu/our-colleges|title=Our Colleges|publisher=[[Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges]]|accessdate=2021-06-03}}</ref> Additionally, a [[Delgado Community College]] document stated that Terrebonne Parish was in the college's service area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dcc.edu/documents/fact-sheet.pdf|title=The Economic Value of Delgado Community College|publisher=[[Delgado Community College]]|access-date=2024-03-09|quote=For the purposes of this analysis, the Delgado Service Area is {{sic|comprised |hide=y|of}} [...] and Terrebonne[...]}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Beryl Amedee]], member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]]
* [[JaJuan Dawson]], [[NFL]] wide receiver
* [[Jesse Myles]], NFL running back
* [[Bubba]] Radio personality

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.houmatoday.com/ Gray's daily newspaper -- Houmatoday.com]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Houma – Thibodaux metropolitan area]]