Gray Court, South Carolina facts for kids
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Gray Court, South Carolina
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Location of Gray Court, South Carolina
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Laurens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.83 sq mi (4.73 km2) |
| • Land | 1.82 sq mi (4.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 795 |
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(2019)
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821 |
| • Density | 450.11/sq mi (173.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
29645
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| Area code(s) | 864 |
| FIPS code | 45-30355 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1245816 |
Gray Court is a town in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 795 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Gray Court was incorporated as a town in 1899.
The Gray Court-Owings School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
Geography
Gray Court is located at 34°36′31″N 82°6′51″W / 34.60861°N 82.11417°W (34.608563, -82.114189). The town lies between the cities of Fountain Inn and Laurens, South Carolina along highway 14 and 385. Its closest neighbor is the tiny village of Owings, which lies about one mile to the North.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 181 | — | |
| 1910 | 284 | 56.9% | |
| 1920 | 318 | 12.0% | |
| 1930 | 360 | 13.2% | |
| 1940 | 401 | 11.4% | |
| 1950 | 479 | 19.5% | |
| 1960 | 473 | −1.3% | |
| 1970 | 859 | 81.6% | |
| 1980 | 988 | 15.0% | |
| 1990 | 914 | −7.5% | |
| 2000 | 1,021 | 11.7% | |
| 2010 | 795 | −22.1% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 821 | 3.3% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 284 | 37.22% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 309 | 40.5% |
| Native American | 4 | 0.52% |
| Other/Mixed | 37 | 4.85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 16.91% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 763 people, 322 households, and 185 families residing in the town.
Images for kids
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The residence of R.L. Gray, for whom the town is named, was shown on a postcard mailed in 1907.
See also
In Spanish: Gray Court para niños
