Editing Grayson, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                 = Grayson, Louisiana
| official_name        = Village of Grayson
| settlement_type      = Village
| image_skyline        = U.S. Post Office, Grayson, LA IMG_2691.JPG
| imagesize            = 250px
| image_caption        = [[U.S. Post Office]] in Grayson
| image_map            = File:Caldwell Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Grayson Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption          = Location of Grayson in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.
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| subdivision_type     = Country
| subdivision_name     = United States
| subdivision_type1    = State
| subdivision_name1    = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2    = Parish
| subdivision_name2    = [[Caldwell Parish, Louisiana|Caldwell]]
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| established_title    = Founded
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| leader_title         = Mayor
| leader_name          = Melissa Bratton (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|access-date=November 9, 2018}}</ref>
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| 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|access-date=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
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| area_water_sq_mi     = 0.00
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| population_as_of     = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total     = 449
| population_rank      = [[Caldwell Parish, Louisiana#Communities|CW]]: 2nd
| population_density_km2 = 136.15
| population_density_sq_mi = 352.71
| population_demonym   = 
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| postal_code_type     = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code          = 71435
| area_code            = [[Area code 318|318]]
| blank_name           = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info           = 22-31250
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'''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| access-date=August 18, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="130px" class="center">
Image:First United Methodist Church, Grayson, LA IMG 2687.JPG|The Grayson United Methodist Church is located near Grayson Town Hall and Grayson Elementary School.
Image:Grayson, LA, Baptist Church IMG 2690.JPG|Grayson [[Baptist]] Church.
</gallery>
Grayson is located southwest of the center of Caldwell Parish. [[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 person==
[[John J. McKeithen]] former [[governor of Louisiana]] was born in Grayson in 1918.

==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=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census}}</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==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110202204704/http://graysonprogress.com/ Grayson Progress] Community Progress Site for Grayson, Louisiana

{{Caldwell Parish, Louisiana}}

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[[Category:Villages in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Villages in Louisiana]]