Grantfork, Illinois

Grantfork
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Madison
Coordinates	38°49′50″N 89°39′58″W / 38.83056°N 89.66611°WCoordinates: 38°49′50″N 89°39′58″W / 38.83056°N 89.66611°W
Area	0.30 sq mi (1 km^2)
- land	0.30 sq mi (1 km^2)
- water	0.01 sq mi (0 km^2)
Population	337 (2010)
Density	439.4/km^2 (1,138/sq mi)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62249
Area code	618
Location of Grantfork within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Grantfork, Illinois

Grantfork is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 337 as of the 2010 census.^[1]

Geography

Grantfork is located at 38°49′50″N 89°39′58″W / 38.830427°N 89.666212°W.^[2]

According to the 2010 census, Grantfork has a total area of 0.308 square miles (0.80 km²), of which 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (or 97.4%) is land and 0.008 square miles (0.02 km²) (or 2.6%) is water.^[3][4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	151		—
1910	112		−25.8%
1920	222		98.2%
1930	80		−64.0%
1940	130		62.5%
1950	162		24.6%
1960	134		−17.3%
1970	162		20.9%
1980	268		65.4%
1990	273		1.9%
2000	254		−7.0%
2010	337		32.7%
Est. 2015	328	[5]	−2.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 254 people, 101 households, and 67 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,112.1 people per square mile (426.4/km²). There were 103 housing units at an average density of 451.0 per square mile (172.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.21% White, 0.39% Native American, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 101 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,917, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $36,563 versus $21,458 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,415. About 3.1% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.

Notable person

• Rube Peters, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and Brooklyn Tip-Tops, was born in Grantfork

References

1. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Grantfork village, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
3. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grantfork village, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
5. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
7. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.