Profile for Granite City, Illinois, IL

Granite City is on the Mississippi River

Public transportation: Madison County Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Nearby parks & recreation: Horseshoe Lake State Park

Colleges and universities: Sanford-Brown College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

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Attractions (2)

Cemeteries (11)

Colleges (6)

Communities (28)

Hotels (37)

Libraries (18)

Museums (7)

Parks (1)

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• Place of birth of people in Granite City
• Residence in 1995, of people in Granite City
• School enrollment & education levels in Granite City
• Transportation & commute times in Granite City
• Madison County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Illinois
• State data - Illinois
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Granite City demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Madison County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, St. Louis area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 62060 ZIP code.

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• Madison County government

21% of Granite City residents report German ancestry, and 17% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Granite City ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Granite City
• Cemeteries in Madison County
• Libraries in or near Granite City

Post a query on a message board:

• Madison County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - IL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Granite City museums
• Granite City historic sites
• Granite City area parks
• Wineries near Granite City

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• Granite City area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Madison County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Illinois cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Granite City
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Madison County

• Granite City business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Illinois
• Local ordinances in Illinois (Partial selection)

• Crime in Madison County
• Arrests in Madison County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Illinois
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Granite City was $17,691, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Madison County economic census
• Madison County economic summary
• Madison County employment growth
• Madison County unemployment rate
• Illinois economic data

10% of Granite City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Granite City
• Colleges in Illinois
• Learning Disabilities Association in Illinois
• Schools in or near Granite City
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Illinois high schools

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• Air pollution in Madison County
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• Land contamination in Madison County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Illinois
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Recycling info for Madison County
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• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Illinois

• ePodunk festival listings
• Illinois county fairs
• Illinois festivals (Illinois tourism department)
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• Granite City items now on sale

• Madison County government
• Illinois state government
• Driver's licenses
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• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
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• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Granite City medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Granite City
• Historic sites in Illinois
• Museums in or near Granite City
• Museums in Illinois
• Illinois state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Madison County genealogy forum

Median rent in Granite City, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $341.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $714.

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• Jobs in the Granite City area
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Libraries in Granite City include Granite City Public Library, Granite City Public Library Branch ... View libraries

• Illinois library

• Illinois statewide library catalog

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• Military bases in Illinois
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• Search obituaries in Illinois
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• Chambers of commerce in Illinois
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Granite City
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• Parks near Granite City
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Madison County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Granite City political report.

• Illinois Democratic party
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• Madison County elections board
• Illinois elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Granite City
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The average commute time for Granite City workers is 22 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 8 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Granite City between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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• Granite City travel guide
• Airports near Granite City
• Hotels near Granite City
• Illinois tourism bureau

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