Grant, Michigan
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Grant is a city in Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 881. As of 2005 the Newaygo County Economic Development Office reports a population of 934. The city is on the boundary between Grant Township and Ashland Township, but is politically independent of both.
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[edit] Geography
| Grant, Michigan | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Newaygo |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Terry A. Fett |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²) |
| - Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km²) |
| - Water | 0.4 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation | 833 ft (255 m) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 934 (city proper) |
| - Density | 1,355.3/sq mi (523.3/km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49327 |
| Area code(s) | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-34360[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0627144[2] |
| Website: http://www.cityofgrantmi.com | |
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.99%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 881 people, 323 households, and 214 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,350.1 per square mile (523.3/km²). There were 344 housing units at an average density of 527.2/sq mi (204.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.12% White, 0.23% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 2.04% from other races, and 2.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.33% of the population.
There were 323 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,972, and the median income for a family was $44,583. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $16,696 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,308. About 11.1% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.1% of those under age 18 and 19.9% of those age 65 or over.
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[edit] Community Information
The City of Grant is located in Newaygo County at the junction of West 120th and M-37. Grant is 25 miles north of Grand Rapids and 160 miles northeast of Chicago. The community of Grant is the county leader in Fine Arts. The Grant Fine Arts Center seats about 800 people, and holds many events through out the year. Grant is also known for its prominent agricultural industry, In 1915, 10 to 12 cars of peaches were shipped from Grant per day, and in the 1930s countless carloads of onions were also being shipped from Grant, earning it the title of “Onion Capital of the World.” Since then area growers now plant a variety of different crops, and no longer ship record amounts of onions, however having some of the largest muck farms east of the Mississippi River, produce grown in Grant still finds its way to grocery stores across North America.
[edit] Schools
The Grant Public School District operates four separate schools in their district all relatively close to each other. There are two Elementary schools (K-4), one Middle school (5-8), and one high school (9-12). The district also operates the Grant Leraning Center which houses the Building Bridges Preschool, as well as the Alternative High School. Recently the community voted to constructed a $10 Million state-of-the-art Fine Arts Center that is on the east side of the High School.
The Grant Christian School is located east of the city in Grant Township on Poplar Aveune. The school educates approximately 100 students, in grades pre-K through eighth.
[edit] History
The history of "Grant Center" starts in 1882. In that year Andrew J. Squier built the first saw mill. In that same year a railroad station was also built on the Pere Marquette Railroad in Grant Center. Grant Center was incorporated in 1893, with the name was shortened to Grant in 1899. The City of Grant is named after President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant. During the community's early years, 20,000 board (47 m³) feet of lumber and 30,000 shingles per day were shipped out of Grant. In 1885 Squire was producing one million feet of lumber per year, in 1872 and 1873 nine million feet of logs were shipped to Grand Rapids from Newaygo County most all of it came from the Ashland Station (Present day Grant) at the rate of 100,000 a day.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- City of Grant – Official Web Site
- Grant Community Website
- Grant Fine Arts Center
- Grant Public Schools
- Grant Christian School
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