Rayville, Louisiana

Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Rayville is a town in and the parish seat of Richland Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The population was 3,347 in the 2020 census, down nearly 21 percent from 4,234 in 2000.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The City Hall, located next to the U.S. Post Office across from U.S. Highway 80, is named for former Rayville Mayor Joe Kalil (1922–1996).

History

Rayville was named for John Ray.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²), of which 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (1.32%) is water.

Climate

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Demographics

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Rayville racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	727	21.72%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	2,424	72.42%
Native American	8	0.24%
Asian	19	0.57%
Other/Mixed	108	3.23%
Hispanic or Latino	61	1.82%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,347 people, 1,248 households, and 892 families residing in the town.

Education

Public schools in Richland Parish are operated by the Richland Parish School Board. Three campuses serve the town of Rayville - Rayville Elementary School (Grades PK-6), Rayville Junior High School (Grades 7–8), and Rayville High School (Grades 9–12). Rayville is also served by Riverfield Academy (Grades PK-12) a non-denominational private school.