Grayson, Missouri

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Grayson, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
Coordinates: 39°32′04″N94°33′42″W / 39.53444°N 94.56167°W / 39.53444; -94.56167 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]
 • Total0.42 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)
 • Total61
 • Density145.58/sq mi (56.15/km2)
FIPS code 29-28882
GNIS feature ID2806393 [2]

Grayson is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was listed as a census-designated place (CDP) prior to the 2020 census.

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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. [3]

History

Grayson was platted in 1871, and named after the maiden name of the wife of the original owner of the town site. [4] A variant name was Graysonville. [5] A post office called Graysonville was established in 1871, the name was changed to Grayson in 1882, and the post office closed in 1954. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 61—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

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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. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 27 ISBN   0899332242
  4. ↑ "Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grayson, Missouri
  6. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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