Granite City, Illinois

Granite City is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 31,301 at the 2000 census.

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Geography

Granite City is located at 38°43′4″N 90°7′46″W (38.717849, -90.129529),Template:GR adjacent to the Chain of Rocks Canal on the Upper Mississippi River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 44.5 km² (17.2 mi²). 43.2 km² (16.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (2.85%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 31,301 people, 12,773 households, and 8,455 families residing in the city. The population density was 724.5/km² (1,876.2/mi²). There were 14,022 housing units at an average density of 324.6/km² (840.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.73% White, 1.99% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.86% of the population.

There were 12,773 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,615, and the median income for a family was $42,130. Males had a median income of $34,226 versus $23,510 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,691. About 8.8% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

City Facts

It has its own police and fire departments, it has a school district, it has 12 parks, with Wilson Park being the largest park. Granite City has been mentioned in the news before, especially in 2003 when a factory burned near Prairie Farms Dairy.

Granite City is a hub for the steel industry The city is the site of the Chain of Rocks Lock, the southernmost navigation lock on the Mississippi River.

Granite City is situated in an area rich with Native American history and is not far from Cahokia Mounds Indian Burial Grounds, the largest burial ground in the Americas.