Grant, Nebraska

Grant, Nebraska
City
The Grant Commercial Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Location within Perkins County and Nebraska
Coordinates: 40°50′40″N 101°43′34″W / 40.84444°N 101.72611°W / 40.84444; -101.72611Coordinates: 40°50′40″N 101°43′34″W / 40.84444°N 101.72611°W / 40.84444; -101.72611
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Perkins
Area
• Total	0.73 sq mi (1.89 km2)
• Land	0.73 sq mi (1.89 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	3,412 ft (1,040 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,165
• Estimate (2012)	1,148
• Density	1,600/sq mi (620/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	69140
Area code(s)	308
FIPS code	31-19910
GNIS feature ID	0829641
Website	grantnebraska.com

Grant is a city and county seat of Perkins County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,165 at the 2010 census.

Grant was platted in 1886 when the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was extended to that point. The city is named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States.

Grant is located at 40°50′40″N 101°43′34″W / 40.84444°N 101.72611°W / 40.84444; -101.72611 (40.844405, -101.726109). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.73 square miles (1.89 km²), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,165 people, 520 households, and 317 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,595.9 inhabitants per square mile (616.2/km²). There were 588 housing units at an average density of 805.5 per square mile (311.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.7% White, 0.1% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.