Gray Court, South Carolina

Gray Court, South Carolina
FIPS code		45-30355[4]
GNIS feature ID	1245816[2]
Website	townofgraycourt.sc.gov

Gray Court is a town in

.

History

Gray Court was incorporated as a town in 1899.^[5]

The Gray Court-Owings School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.^[6]

Geography

Gray Court is located at 34°36′31″N 82°6′51″W / 34.60861°N 82.11417°W / 34.60861; -82.11417 (34.608563, -82.114189).^[7] The town lies between the cities of Fountain Inn and Laurens, South Carolina along highway 14 and 385. Its closest neighbor is the 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 land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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%
2020	763		−4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[8][3]

2020 census

Gray Court racial composition^[9]

Race	Num.	Perc.
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%
Latino	129	16.91%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 763 people, 322 households, and 185 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

of any race were 9.50% of the population.

There were 371 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 21.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,146, and the median income for a family was $34,545. Males had a median income of $22,639 versus $19,648 for females. The

, including 29.8% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

2019 mayoral election

External links

• Information about Gray Court from Laurens County
• ACCESS 15 Laurens County
  cable TV
  channel
• [1] The Gray Court-Owings Historical Society

References