Editing Grandwood Park, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
The community is in north-central Lake County, in the northwestern part of Warren Township. It is bordered to the north by the village of [[Old Mill Creek, Illinois|Old Mill Creek]], to the west by [[Lindenhurst, Illinois|Lindenhurst]], and to the south and east by [[Gurnee, Illinois|Gurnee]]. [[U.S. Route 45]] runs along the west side of the CDP, leading south {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Mundelein, Illinois|Mundelein]] and north {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Bristol (village), Wisconsin|Bristol, Wisconsin]]. [[Illinois Route 132]] forms the southern boundary of the CDP; it leads east {{convert|4|mi|0}} to Gurnee and northwest {{convert|3|mi|0}} to Lindenhurst. Exit 8 on [[Interstate 94]] is {{convert|2|mi|0}} east of Grandwood Park on Route 132, {{convert|44|mi}} north of downtown [[Chicago]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Grandwood Park CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.22%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/20re19_gaz_place_17.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Illinois| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref> Grandwood Lake is a small impoundment on Mill Creek in the center of the community.

===Major streets===
* Grand Avenue
* US-45
* Stearns School Road
* Hutchins Road
* Grandwood Drive<ref>{{cite web |title=Grandwood Park Park District |url=https://maps.lakecountyil.gov/Output/DistrictMaps/park/GrandwoodParkParkDistrict.pdf |website=District Maps |publisher=Lake County Illinois |access-date=April 9, 2024}}</ref>