Gramercy, Louisiana
| Town of Gramercy | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | St. James |
| Elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 30°03′14″N 90°41′21″W / 30.05389°N 90.68917°WCoordinates: 30°03′14″N 90°41′21″W / 30.05389°N 90.68917°W |
| Area | 2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
| - land | 2.1 sq mi (5 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 3,613 (2010) |
| Density | 1,477.6/sq mi (570.5/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 225 |
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Gramercy is a town in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,613 at the 2010 census.
Gramercy was originally an Indian and French settlement and trading post. In 1739, much of the area which is now known as Gramercy was sold to Joseph Delille Dupart, Commissioner of Indian Nations under Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. The town was incorporated in November 1947. A historic sugar mill was established in Gramercy in 1895, which became the Colonial Sugar Refinery in 1902. The National Park Service has designated the site as the Colonial Sugar National Historic District.
Gramercy is located at 30°3′14″N 90°41′21″W / 30.05389°N 90.68917°W (30.053907, -90.689154). Gramercy is bordered on the west by the town of Lutcher and on the south by the Mississippi River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), of which, 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (1.42%) is water.
Gramercy is the home of Zapp's Potato Chips and Louisiana Sugar Refining, LLC (LSR).
LSR operates a state-of-the-art sugar refinery with a capacity of 3,100 tons per day. The refinery employs about 150 people. LSR is located in the Colonial Sugars National Historic District.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,066 people, 1,090 households, and 833 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,477.6 people per square mile (571.9/km²). There were 1,163 housing units at an average density of 560.5 per square mile (216.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 63.60% White, 34.83% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.10% Asian, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.
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