| Official Name: | Gray Court, South Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Laurens |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Stellartean Jones |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.76 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.76 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.84 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.84 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 763 |
| Population Density Km2: | 160.29 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 415.13 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 801 |
| Coordinates: | 34.6086°N -82.1142°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 29645 |
| Area Code: | 864 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 45-30355[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1245816 |
Gray Court is a town in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 795 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Greenville - Mauldin - Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Gray Court was incorporated as a town in 1899.[3]
The Gray Court-Owings School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
Gray Court is located at 34.6086°N -82.1142°W (34.608563, -82.114189).[4] 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 1.9sqmi, all land.
| 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% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 16.91% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,021 people, 371 households, and 270 families residing in the town. The population density was 551sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 398 housing units at an average density of 214.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 37.81% White, 54.65% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 6.66% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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 per capita income for the town was $13,066. About 16.4% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.8% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.
| Scott Cook | 67 | |
| Stellartean Jones | 57 | |
| John Carter (inc.) | 54 | |
| Source:[6] | ||
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| Stellartean Jones | 126 | |
| Scott Cook | 85 | |
| Source:[7] | ||
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