Rayville, Louisiana

Rayville, Louisiana
Rayville, Louisiana
Town
	Town of Rayville
	Bodock tree, the oldest in Rayville, is located between the Civic Center and the Rhymes Memorial Library.
	Location of Rayville in Richland Parish, Louisiana.
	Location of Louisiana in the United States
	Coordinates: 32°28′25″N 91°45′27″W / 32.47361°N 91.75750°W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Richland
Government
• Mayor	Harry Lewis (D); Police Chief Willie Lee Robinson, Sr. (D); Rayville City Council: James "Jay" Brakefield (No Party); Paula Buie Crumpton (D); Debra K. James (D)
Area
• Total	2.34 sq mi (6.06 km2)
• Land	2.31 sq mi (5.98 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation	82 ft (25 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,347
• Density	1,448.92/sq mi (559.52/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	71269
Area code	318
FIPS code	22-63680
Website	www.townofrayville.com

Rayville is a town in and the parish seat of Richland Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States.^[2] The population, which is 69 percent African American, was 4,234 at the 2000 census, but it had declined by nearly 13 percent in 2010 to 3,695.^[3]

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).

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Rayville, Louisiana Population". censusviewer.com. Retrieved July 4, 2013.