Grant City, Missouri

Grant City, Missouri
City
Worth County Courthouse
Location in Worth County and Missouri
Coordinates: 40°29′9″N 94°24′55″W / 40.48583°N 94.41528°W / 40.48583; -94.41528Coordinates: 40°29′9″N 94°24′55″W / 40.48583°N 94.41528°W / 40.48583; -94.41528
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Worth
Area
• Total	1.33 sq mi (3.44 km2)
• Land	1.33 sq mi (3.44 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	859
• Estimate (2012)	821
• Density	645.9/sq mi (249.4/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CST (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	64456
Area code(s)	660
Website	http://www.grantcity.us/

Grant City is a city in and the county seat of Worth County, Missouri, United States. The population was 859 at the 2010 census.

Grant City was laid out in 1864. The community has the name of General Ulysses S. Grant, afterward 18th President of the United States (1869–77). A post office called Grant City has been in operation since 1864.

The Worth County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Grant City is located at 40°29′9″N 94°24′55″W / 40.48583°N 94.41528°W / 40.48583; -94.41528 (40.485931, -94.415219). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.33 square miles (3.44 km²), all of it land.

Grant City was named for President U.S. Grant. It was here that big band leader Glenn Miller was given his first trombone. There is a marker on the east side of the town square telling of the event.

As of the census of 2010, there were 859 people, 378 households, and 227 families residing in the city. The population density was 645.9 inhabitants per square mile (249.4/km²). There were 473 housing units at an average density of 355.6 per square mile (137.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.4% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.