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.
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Geography
Grambling is located at 32°31′39″N 92°42′50″W (32.527427, -92.713987).
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
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Grambling had a population of 5,239. The median age was 21.7 years. 13.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 8.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 69.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 63.4 males age 18 and over.
89.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 10.1% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,272 households in Grambling, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 21.9% were married-couple households, 24.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 48.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,118 families residing in the city.
There were 1,522 housing units, of which 16.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.9%, and the rental vacancy rate was 12.5%.
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
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), NFL player and head football coach at Grambling
Paul "Tank" Younger (1928–2001), National Football League (NFL) player
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