Grayson, Missouri
Grayson is a village[3] in Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was listed as a census-designated place (CDP) in 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.[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]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 61 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] |
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grayson, Missouri
- ^ "Classification of Municipalities". 2021-2022 Official Manual, State of Missouri (PDF). 2021.
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ignored (help) - ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 27 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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