Grayson, Missouri
Appearance
Grayson, Missouri | |
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Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Clinton |
Area | |
• Total | 0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2) |
• Land | 0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 61 |
• Density | 145.58/sq mi (56.15/km2) |
FIPS code | 29-28882 |
GNIS feature ID | 730109[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.
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]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 61 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[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]
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grayson, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 27 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "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.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grayson, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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