Grand Tower, Illinois | |
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 Front Street | |
 Location of Grand Tower in Jackson County, Illinois | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°37′57″N 89°30′7″W / 37.63250°N 89.50194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Jackson |
| Township | Grand Tower |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.25 sq mi (3.24 km2) |
| • Land | 1.25 sq mi (3.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 358 ft (109 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 479 |
| • Density | 383.81/sq mi (148.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 62942 |
| Area code | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-30770 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394955[2] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Grand Tower, Illinois |
Grand Tower is a city in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 605 at the 2010 census.[3] The town gets its name from Tower Rock, a landmark island in the Mississippi River.[4]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand Tower, Illinois
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Grand Tower city, Illinois". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 141.