Grambling is a city in
Lincoln Parish,
Louisiana
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, United States. The population was 5,239 in 2020. The city is home to
Grambling State University and is part of the
Ruston micropolitan statistical area.
Grambling was designated a "city" in the early 1990s (either in 1992 or 1993
), but was erroneously considered a "town" during the 2000 census.
Geography
Grambling is located at (32.527427, -92.713987).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.36%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 5,239 people, 1,812 households, and 1,118 families residing in the city.
Arts and culture
*Grambling Memorial Gardens
*Eddie G. Robinson Museum
Education
File:Eddie G. Robinson Museum, Grambling, LA IMG 0092.JPG, Eddie G. Robinson Museum at Grambling State University
The city is home to
Grambling State University, a
public
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,
coeducation
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al, and
historically black university
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founded in 1901 and accredited in 1949.
Lincoln Preparatory School is a
charter school
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located in Grambling that serves (Grades K-12).
Notable people
*
Edward H. Adams (1910–1958), basketball player and coach
*
Jophery Brown (1945–2014), stuntman and
Chicago Cubs
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pitcher, born in Grambling
*
Ralph Garr (born 1945), baseball player, attended Grambling College
*
Paul Millsap (born 1985), professional basketball player with the
Denver Nuggets
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*
Eddie Robinson (1919–2007), head football coach at Grambling
*
Doug Williams (born 1955), player and head football coach at Grambling
*
Paul "Tank" Younger (1928–2001),
National Football League
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(NFL) player
Highways
* Interstate =

* U.S. =

* Louisiana =
References
External links
http://cityofgrambling.org/
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Cities in Louisiana
Cities in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Cities in Ruston micropolitan area
Cities in the Ark-La-Tex