Grant City, Missouri Explained

Grant City, Missouri
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Worth
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.44
Area Land Km2:3.44
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.33
Area Land Sq Mi:1.33
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:817
Population Density Km2:237.33
Population Density Sq Mi:614.75
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CST
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1132
Coordinates:40.4858°N -94.4133°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:64456
Area Code:660
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-28594
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2396971
Website:http://www.grantcity.us/

Grant City is a city in, and the county seat of, Worth County, Missouri, United States. The population was 817 at the 2020 census.

History

Grant City was laid out in 1864.[2] The community has the name of General Ulysses S. Grant, afterward 18th President of the United States (1869–77).[3] A post office called Grant City has been in operation since 1864.[4]

The Worth County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Geography

Grant City is located at the intersection of U. S. Route 169 and Missouri Route 46 and about one mile west of the Middle Fork of the Grand River.[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.33sqmi, all land.[6]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 859 people, 378 households, and 227 families living in the city. The population density was 645.9PD/sqmi. There were 473 housing units at an average density of 355.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.4% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 378 households, of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.9% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.76.

The median age in the city was 47.4 years. 19.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 26.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.

2000 census

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 926 people, 409 households, and 247 families living in the town. The population density was 735.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 499 housing units at an average density of 396.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 99.03% White, 0.22% African American, 0.65% Native American and 0.11% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11% of the population.

There were 409 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,897, and the median income for a family was $29,943. Males had a median income of $22,813 versus $15,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,009. About 13.4% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education in Grant City is administered by Worth County R-III School District, which operates one elementary school and Worth County High School.[9]

Grant City has a lending library, the Worth County Library.[10]

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. August 28, 2022.
  2. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1918 . 372.
  3. Web site: Worth County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070328/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_worth.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . January 3, 2017 .
  4. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 3 January 2017.
  5. Grant City, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  6. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010 . . 2012-07-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt . 2012-01-25 .
  7. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2012-07-08.
  8. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  9. Web site: Worth County R-Iii School District . Great Schools . 2 June 2019.
  10. Web site: Missouri Public Libraries . https://web.archive.org/web/20170610012728/http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm . dead . 10 June 2017 . PublicLibraries.com . 1 June 2019.
  11. Web site: In Memoriam . California Supreme Court Historical Society . 1986 . 30 December 2015.
  12. http://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/frank-lucas Wyoming History-Frank E. Lucas