Rayville, Louisiana
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 Bodock tree, the oldest in Rayville, is located between the Civic Center and the Rhymes Memorial Library.
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Richland |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 32°28′25″N 91°45′27″W / 32.47361°N 91.75750°WCoordinates: 32°28′25″N 91°45′27″W / 32.47361°N 91.75750°W |
| Area | 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2) |
| - land | 2.4 sq mi (6 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 4% |
| Population | 3,695 (2010) |
| Density | 1,606.5/sq mi (620.27/km2) |
| Mayor | Harry Lewis (D) Police Chief Willie Lee Robinson, Sr. (D) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 318 |
  Location of Rayville in Louisiana
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 Location of Louisiana in the United States
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Police Chief Willie Lee Robinson, Sr. (D)
Rayville City Council: James "Jay" Brakefield (No Party)
Paula Buie Crumpton (D)
Debra K. James (D)
Rayville is a town in and the parish seat of Richland Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States. The population, which is 69 percent African American, was 4,234 at the 2000 census, but it had declined by nearly 13 percent in 2010 to 3,695.
Rayville is the home of Palmetto Addiction Recovery Center. City Hall, located next to the U.S. Post Office across from U.S. Highway 80, is named for former Rayville Mayor Joe Kalil (1922–1996).
Rayville is located at 32°28′25″N 91°45′27″W / 32.47361°N 91.75750°W (32.473580, -91.757387).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.32%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,234 people, 1,504 households, and 1,004 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,880.1 people per square mile (726.6/km²). There were 1,629 housing units at an average density of 723.4 per square mile (279.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 31.44% White, 67.26% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.
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