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Grove City, Minnesota

Grove City, Minnesota
City
Location of Grove Citywithin Meeker County, Minnesota
Location of Grove City
within Meeker County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°8′58″N 94°40′53″W / 45.14944°N 94.68139°W / 45.14944; -94.68139
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Meeker
Area
 • Total 0.74 sq mi (1.92 km2)
 • Land 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2)
 • Water 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation 1,191 ft (363 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 635
 • Estimate (2012) 624
 • Density 920.3/sq mi (355.3/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 56243
Area code(s) 320
FIPS code 27-26126
GNIS feature ID 0644499

Grove City is a city in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 635 at the 2010 census.

Grove City was platted in 1870. Grove City was incorporated in 1878. A post office called Grove City has been in operation since 1879.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.74 square miles (1.92 km2), of which 0.69 square miles (1.79 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water.

U.S. Highway 12 and Minnesota State Highway 4 are two of the main routes in the community.

As of the census of 2010, there were 635 people, 268 households, and 169 families residing in the city. The population density was 920.3 inhabitants per square mile (355.3/km2). There were 291 housing units at an average density of 421.7 per square mile (162.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% White, 0.9% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.


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