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Grambling, Louisiana

FieldValue
nameGrambling, Louisiana
official_nameCity of Grambling
settlement_typeCity
image_skylinePresident's Home at Grambling State Univ. IMG 3674.JPG
imagesize225px
image_captionUniversity President's Home at Grambling State University
image_mapFile:Lincoln Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Grambling Highlighted.svg
map_captionLocation of Grambling in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.
pushpin_mapLouisiana
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Louisiana
subdivision_type2Parish
subdivision_name2Lincoln
established_titleFounded
established_title2Incorporated (city)
established_date21992
leader_titleMayor
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km215.34
area_total_sq_mi5.92
area_land_km215.29
area_land_sq_mi5.90
area_water_km20.06
area_water_sq_mi0.02
population_total5239
population_as_of2020
population_density_km2342.69
population_density_sq_mi887.51
timezoneCST
utc_offset-6
timezone_DSTCDT
utc_offset_DST-5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft302
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code71245
area_code_typeArea code
area_code318
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info22-30515
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info2403723
website

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 or 1993), but was erroneously considered a "town" during the 2000 census.

The city is named after P. G. Grambling.

Geography

Grambling is located at (32.527427, -92.713987).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 sqmi, of which 5.5 sqmi is land and 0.04 sqmi (0.36%) is water.

Demographics

RaceNumberPercentageWhite (non-Hispanic)Black or African American (non-Hispanic)Native AmericanAsianOther/MixedHispanic or Latino
300.57%
5,05496.47%
60.11%
60.11%
1072.04%
360.69%

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

File:Eddie G. Robinson Museum, Grambling, LA IMG 0092.JPG|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), former professional basketball player
  • 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

Highways

  • Interstate = [[File:I-20.svg|30px|link=Interstate 20]]
  • U.S. = [[File:US 80.svg|30px|link=U.S. Route 80]]
  • Louisiana = [[File:Louisiana 149 (2008).svg|30px|link=List of state highways in Louisiana (100–149)]] [[File:Louisiana 150 (2008).svg|30px|link=List of state highways in Louisiana (150–199)]] [[File:Louisiana 818 (2008).svg|30px|link=List of state highways in Louisiana (800–849)]]

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. {{GNIS. 2403723
  3. (2006-05-19). "Boundary Changes". Population Division, United States Census Bureau.
  4. "The City of Grambling: Historical Information". Reginald Owens.
  5. Grant, Michael. (2025-01-07). "History of Grambling (Part 1 of 3-part series)".
  6. (2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  8. "Explore Census Data".
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