Grayson is a town in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 127 at the 2020 census.
History
Grayson was originally named Wildcat and was located within the area that became McIntosh County at statehood. It was named for a Muscogee chief, George W. Grayson. The name changed when Grayson's post office was established February 10, 1902, although the legal town name remained as Wildcat into the 1960s. At statehood, the town had 375 residents. It grew slightly to 411 in 1910, then began to decline.
The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture indicates it was an “All-Black Town,” one of more than fifty identifiable towns and settlements created by African-Americans within the borders of the current State of Oklahoma from 1865 to 1920.
In 1918, the border between McIntosh and Okmulgee counties was realigned, which brought Grayson into Okmulgee County.
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Racial and ethnic composition
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|+Grayson town, Oklahoma – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|13
|23
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|9.70%
|14.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.39%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|83
|79
|style='background: #ffffe6; |75
|61.94%
|49.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |59.06%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|7
|17
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|5.22%
|10.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.09%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|28
|34
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22
|20.90%
|21.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.32%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|3
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|2.24%
|3.77%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.15%
|-
|Total
|134
|159
|style='background: #ffffe6; |127
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Grayson had a population of 127. The median age was 53.8 years. 19.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 30.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 122.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 112.5 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 62 households in Grayson, of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 35.5% were married-couple households, 37.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.