Editing Grantfork, Illinois

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'''Grantfork''' is a village in [[Madison County, Illinois|Madison County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 341 as of the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/> It is part of the [[Greater St. Louis|St. Louis Metropolitan Area]].

==Geography==
Grantfork is located in eastern Madison County at {{coord|38.830427|-89.666212|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Illinois Route 160]] passes through the west side of the village, leading south {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Highland, Illinois|Highland]] and north {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Illinois Route 140]]. [[Edwardsville, Illinois|Edwardsville]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|16|mi}} to the west, and downtown [[St. Louis]] is {{convert|36|mi}} to the southwest.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Grantfork has a total area of {{convert|0.38|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.008|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 2.13%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The East Fork of Silver Creek, part of the [[Kaskaskia River]] watershed leading south to the [[Mississippi River]], passes through the southeast corner of the village.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1900= 151
|1910= 112
|1920= 222
|1930= 80
|1940= 130
|1950= 162
|1960= 134
|1970= 162
|1980= 268
|1990= 273
|2000= 254
|2010= 337
|2020= 341
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 254 people, 101 households, and 67 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,112.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 103 housing units at an average density of {{convert|451.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 99.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.39% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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==
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* [[Rube Peters]], pitcher for the [[Chicago White Sox]] and [[Brooklyn Tip-Tops]]; born in Grantfork

==References==
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{{Madison County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Madison County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]