Grant Park, Illinois

For the park in Chicago, see Grant Park (Chicago).

Grant Park
Village
Village of Grant Park
Grant Park, Illinois, Looking South
Grant Park, Illinois, Looking South
Location of Grant Park in Illinois
Location of Grant Park in Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°14′35″N 87°38′07″W / 41.24306°N 87.63528°W / 41.24306; -87.63528[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyKankakee
Area
[2]
 • Total3.44 sq mi (8.90 km2)
 • Land3.41 sq mi (8.84 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
[1]
689 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,294
 • Density379.14/sq mi (146.40/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
60940
Area codes815 and 779
FIPS code17-30991
GNIS feature ID2398191[1]
Websitewww.grantpark-il.org

Grant Park is a village in northeastern Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Grant Park was incorporated in 1883.[3] In 2010, Grant Park had a population of 1,331.[4] 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.

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grant Park, Illinois
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Grant Park Chamber of Commerce". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  4. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search". United States Census 2010. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.