Grayson, Missouri

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Grayson, Missouri
Village
Grayson, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°32′04″N94°33′42″W / 39.53444°N 94.56167°W / 39.53444; -94.56167
Country United States
State Missouri
County Clinton
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Land0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
968 ft (295 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
61
 • Estimate 
(2021)
127 [3]
 • Density145.58/sq mi (56.15/km2)
FIPS code 29-28882
GNIS feature ID2806393 [2]

Grayson is a village [3] in Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 61 at the 2020 census.

Contents

The community is on US Route 169 four miles north of Trimble and approximately six miles west-southwest of Plattsburg. The Smithville Reservoir on the Little Platte River is about 3.5 miles to the east. [4]

History

Grayson was platted in 1871, and named after the maiden name of the wife of the original owner of the town site. [5] A variant name was Graysonville. [6] A post office called Graysonville was established in 1871, the name was changed to Grayson in 1882, and the post office closed in 1954. [7] Its population in the early 20th century was about 60. [8] The community incorporated as a village in 1925. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 61—
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

Education

The school district is East Buchanan County C-1 School District [10]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grayson, Missouri
  3. 1 2 3 "2023-2024 Official Manual of the State of Missouri". www.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  4. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 27 ISBN   0899332242
  5. ↑ "Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grayson, Missouri
  7. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ Williams, Walter (1915). A History of Northwest Missouri Volume I. The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 439.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clinton County, MO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 2, 2025. - Text list
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