Grambling, Louisiana
Grambling was designated a "city" in the early 1990s (either in 1992 or 1993), but was erroneously considered a "town" during the 2000 census.
Geography
Grambling is located at 32°31′39″N 92°42′50″W / 32.52750°N 92.71389°W (32.527427, -92.713987).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14 km), of which 5.5 square miles (14 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) (0.36%) is water.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1960 | 3,144 | — | |
1970 | 4,407 | 40.2% | |
1980 | 4,226 | −4.1% | |
1990 | 5,484 | 29.8% | |
2000 | 4,693 | −14.4% | |
2010 | 4,949 | 5.5% | |
2020 | 5,239 | 5.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
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
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 and attended Grambling College
- 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 and second winningest coach in NCAA Division I football history
- Paul "Tank" Younger (1928–2001), National Football League (NFL) player, NFL's first African-American front-office executive and College Football Hall of Fame member
- Doug Williams (born 1955), player and head football coach at Grambling, the first Black quarterback to both start and win a Super Bowl
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Boundary Changes". Geographic Change Notes: Louisiana. Population Division, United States Census Bureau. May 19, 2006. Archived from the original on August 6, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
- ^ "The City of Grambling: Historical Information". Reginald Owens. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.