| Rayville, Louisiana | |
| Official Name: | Town of Rayville |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 32.4736°N -91.7575°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Richland |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | 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) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.06 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.34 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.98 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.31 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Elevation Ft: | 82 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3347 |
| Population Density Km2: | 559.52 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1448.92 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 71269 |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-63680 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
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 21 percent in 2020 to 3,347.[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).
Rayville was named for John Ray.
Rayville is located at (32.473580, -91.757387).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km), of which 2.2 square miles (5.8 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (1.32%) is water.
| 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% |
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.