Editing Grove City, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Grove City, Minnesota
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
<!-- Images --------------->
|image_skyline            = File:Grove City, MN-Atlantic Avenue businesses.jpg
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = Atlantic Avenue businesses
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               = 
<!-- Maps ----------------->
|image_map                = Meeker_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Grove_City_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location in Meeker County and the state of Minnesota
|image_map1               = 
|mapsize1                 = 
|map_caption1             = 
<!-- Location ------------->
|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Meeker County, Minnesota|Meeker]]
<!-- Government ----------->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = 
|established_date         = 
<!-- Area ----------------->
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Minnesota |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_27.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 22, 2024}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 1.71
|area_land_km2            = 1.58
|area_water_km2           = 0.13
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.66
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.61
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.05
<!-- Population ----------->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2726126&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Grove City city, Minnesota: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref>
|population_total         = 624
|pop_est_as_of            = 
|pop_est_footnotes        = 
|population_est           = 
|population_density_km2   = 394.95
|population_density_sq_mi = 1022.95
<!-- General information -->
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 1211
|coordinates              = {{coord|45|08|57|N|94|40|56|W|region:US-MN|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 56243
|area_code                = [[Area code 320|320]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-26126<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0644499<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|644499}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|www.grovecitymn.com}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Grove City''' is a city in [[Meeker County, Minnesota|Meeker County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 624 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
In 1870, the St. Paul and Pacific Railway came to [[Acton Township, Meeker County, Minnesota|Acton Township]] and built the Acton Station {{convert|2|mi|0}} east of today's Grove City. There was also a post office one mile north called "Swede Grove". The different locations caused confusion, and the people convinced the railroad to move the station to present-day Grove City.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Halvorson |first=Darlene |title=Meeker County Memories |publisher=Meeker County Historical Society |year=1984}}</ref>

Grove City was incorporated in 1878.<ref name="Upham 340">{{cite book |last=Upham |first=Warren |url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog |title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=1920 |page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n359 340]}}</ref> In naming the town, "Grove" was chosen from Swede Grove, and "City" represented the citizens' hope for the town's future.<ref name=":0" /> A post office called Grove City has been in operation since 1879,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Meeker | title=Meeker County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 21, 2015}}</ref> having moved from north of the town. The post office was among the first businesses. Other early businesses included four grocery stories, two hardware stores, four filling stations, two hotels, two lumberyards, two banks, two blacksmiths, a barrel factory, a feed mill, and four grain elevators. There were five saloons, a pool hall, restaurants, a confectioner, a shoe store, a millinery shop, and a bakery.<ref name=":0" />

==Geography==
Grove City is in western Meeker County. [[U.S. Route 12 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 12]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 4]] are two of the main routes in the community, passing through the north side of the city as Atlantic Avenue. US 12 leads east {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Litchfield, Minnesota|Litchfield]], the Meeker [[county seat]], and west {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Willmar, Minnesota|Willmar]], while MN 4 leads north {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Paynesville, Minnesota|Paynesville]] and south {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Cosmos, Minnesota|Cosmos]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Grove City has an area of {{convert|0.66|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 0.45%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The city is in the watershed of Grove Creek, which flows northeast to join the Middle Fork of the [[Crow River (Minnesota)|Crow River]] near [[Manannah, Minnesota|Manannah]].

==Education==
Grove City is the site of (ACGC High School) which combines students from the cities of Atwater, Cosmos, and Grove City in Minnesota.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 230
|1890= 349
|1900= 316
|1910= 351
|1920= 388
|1930= 372
|1940= 447
|1950= 481
|1960= 466
|1970= 531
|1980= 596
|1990= 547
|2000= 608
|2010= 635
|2020= 624
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="Census 2020"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 13, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 635 people, 268 households, and 169 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|920.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 291 housing units at an average density of {{convert|421.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.8% of the population.

There were 268 households, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.9% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the city was 35.6 years. 26.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 24.2% were from 45 to 64; and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 608 people, 257 households, and 160 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|951.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 271 housing units at an average density of {{convert|424.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 97.86% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.96% of the population.

There were 257 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,313, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $20,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,237.  About 9.4% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|www.grovecitymn.com}}

{{Meeker County, Minnesota}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in Meeker County, Minnesota]]