Grambling, Louisiana

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Grambling is a city in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,239 in 2020. The city is home to Grambling State University and is part of the Ruston micropolitan statistical area.

Grambling was designated a "city" in the early 1990s (either in 1992<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> or 1993<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>), but was erroneously considered a "town" during the 2000 census.

Geography

Grambling is located at Template:Coord (32.527427, -92.713987).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.36%) is water.

Demographics

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Grambling racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	30	0.57%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	5,054	96.47%
Native American	6	0.11%
Asian	6	0.11%
Other/Mixed	107	2.04%
Hispanic or Latino	36	0.69%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,239 people, 1,812 households, and 1,118 families residing in the city.

Arts and culture

Grambling Memorial Gardens
Eddie G. Robinson Museum

Education

Eddie G. Robinson Museum at Grambling State University

Eddie G. Robinson Museum at Grambling State University

The city is home to Grambling State University, a public, coeducational, and historically black university founded in 1901 and accredited in 1949.

Lincoln Preparatory School is a charter school located in Grambling that serves (Grades K-12).

Notable people

Edward H. Adams (1910–1958), basketball player and coach
Jophery Brown (1945–2014), stuntman and Chicago Cubs pitcher, born in Grambling
Ralph Garr (born 1945), baseball player, attended Grambling College
Paul Millsap (born 1985), professional basketball player with the Denver Nuggets
Eddie Robinson (1919–2007), head football coach at Grambling
Doug Williams (born 1955), player and head football coach at Grambling
Paul "Tank" Younger (1928–2001), National Football League (NFL) player