Grant Park, Illinois
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 Grant Park, Illinois, Looking South
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Kankakee |
| Elevation | 695 ft (211.8 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°14′26″N 87°38′45″W / 41.240656°N 87.645842°WCoordinates: 41°14′26″N 87°38′45″W / 41.240656°N 87.645842°W |
| Area | 3.44 sq mi (8.91 km2) |
| - land | 3.41 sq mi (9 km2) |
| - water | 0.03 sq mi (0 km2), 1% |
| Population | 1,701 (2009) |
| Density | 2,196.2/sq mi (848.0/km2) |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60940 |
| Area code | 815/779 |
  Location of Grant Park within Illinois
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Grant Park is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Grant Park was incorporated in 1883. In 2010, Grant Park had a population of 1,331. It is part of the Kankakee–Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area Much of the town was destroyed by a cyclone in 1912, according to Frank Leslie's Weekly magazine, which ran pictures.
Grant Park is located at 41°14′26″N 87°38′45″W / 41.24056°N 87.64583°W (41.240656, -87.645842).
According to the 2010 census, Grant Park has a total area of 3.436 square miles (8.90 km2), of which 3.41 square miles (8.83 km2) (or 99.24%) is land and 0.026 square miles (0.07 km2) (or 0.76%) is water.
According to the 2000 census, there were 1,358 people, 497 households, and 389 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,196.2 people per square mile (845.7/km²). There were 517 housing units at an average density of 836.1 per square mile (322.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.57% White, 0.07% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.81% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.72% of the population.
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