Grantfork, Illinois

Grantfork is located at 38°49′50″N 89°39′58″W.[4]

According to the 2010 census, Grantfork has a total area of 0.308 square miles (0.80 km²), of which 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (or 97.4%) is land and 0.008 square miles (0.02 km²) (or 2.6%) is water.[5][6]

At the 2000 census there were 254 people in 101 households, including 67 families, in the village. The population density was 1,112.1 people per square mile (426.4/km²). There were 103 housing units at an average density of 451.0 per square mile (172.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.21% White, 0.39% Native American, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39%.[8]

Of the 101 households 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 29.7% of households were one person and 8.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.09.

The age distribution was 29.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median household income was $42,917 and the median family income was $48,750. Males had a median income of $36,563 versus $21,458 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,415. About 3.1% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.

• Rube Peters, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and Brooklyn Tip-Tops, was born in Grantfork