Grambling, Louisiana

City in Louisiana, United States

32°31′39″N 92°42′50″W / 32.52750°N 92.71389°W / 32.52750; -92.71389Country

United StatesState

LouisianaParishLincolnIncorporated (city)1992Government

• MayorAlvin Bradley (D)Area

^[1]

• Total5.92 sq mi (15.34 km²) • Land5.90 sq mi (15.29 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)Population

(2020)

• Total5,239 • Density887.51/sq mi (342.69/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

71245

Area code318Interstate

U.S.

Louisiana

Websitecityofgrambling.org

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^[2] or 1993^[3]), 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 / 32.52750; -92.71389 (32.527427, -92.713987).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14 km²), of which 5.5 square miles (14 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.36%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
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^[5]

Grambling racial composition as of 2020^[6]
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.