Grady

History

Grady was established in 1907 with a strong community of farming and ranching. The Village was named after Pearl B. Grady, who owned most of the town site. Pearl Grady was also the first postmaster. Grady was chosen as the pending railroad depot for the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF), but as it turned out, Grady was by-passed. During Grady's history, the village had a hotel, two grocery stores, a bank, a doctor, a dentist, a drugstore, café, lumber & hardware store and a few other small businesses. In 1925 a fire consumed the entire south side of the village destroying all of the businesses except the hotel. In February 1952, a tornado hit Grady, with a number of homes destroyed. Since the 1960s, the Village of Grady's population has remained close to 100 people and consists mainly of an older population of farmers. The public school is a center piece of Grady, but enrollment continues to decline.

Geography

Grady is located in Eastern New Mexico in the physiographic region known as the Llano Estacado or Staked Plains. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• GRADY ELEMENTARY
  Elementary · GRADY · 84 students · 12:1 ratio
• GRADY HIGH
  High · GRADY · 45 students · 11.3:1 ratio
• GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · GRADY · 45 students · 11.3:1 ratio