Grayson, Louisiana
| Grayson, Louisiana | |
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U.S. Post Office in Grayson
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Caldwell |
| Elevation | 164 ft (50.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 32°02′55″N 92°06′42″W / 32.04861°N 92.11167°WCoordinates: 32°02′55″N 92°06′42″W / 32.04861°N 92.11167°W |
| Area | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
| - land | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 532 (2010) |
| Density | 417.8/sq mi (161.3/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 318 |
 Location in Caldwell Parish and the state of Louisiana.
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Grayson is a village in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 532 at the 2010 census.
Grayson is located southwest of the center of Caldwell Parish at 32°2′55″N 92°6′42″W / 32.04861°N 92.11167°W (32.048640, -92.111666).U.S. Route 165 passes through the center of the village, leading northeast 4 miles (6 km) to Columbia, the parish seat, and southwest 13 miles (21 km) to Olla.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Grayson has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), all land.
Grayson has an elementary school, but high school students attend the nearby Caldwell Parish High School in the parish seat of Columbia. Across from the elementary school and the Grayson Town Hall is Grayson United Methodist Church. The Grayson Baptist Church is just west of U.S. Highway 165.
Though primarily associated with Columbia, former 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.
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