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Population (year 2000): 609. Estimated
population in July 2005: 692 (+13.6% change)
Males: 294 (48.3%), Females: 315 (51.7%)
Jersey County
Zip code:
62037
Median resident age: 43.7 years
Median household income: $34,706 (year 2000)
Median house value: $88,300 (year 2000)
Races in Grafton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (25.5%), English (18.1%),
Irish (13.3%), United States (12.3%), French (3.6%), Swedish
(2.3%).
Elevation: 435 feet
Land area: 4.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Grafton
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Grafton city
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 51.6%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 15.9%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -382 (-38.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Grafton:
- ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER (about 13 miles; SAINT
CHARLES, MO)
- JERSEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 13 miles;
JERSEYVILLE, IL)
- CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL NORTHWEST (about 14 miles;
FLORISSANT, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Grafton:
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 18 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: STL)
- SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (about 27 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: SUS)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 29 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: ALN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grafton:
- ST CHARLES COUNTY SMARTT (about 4 miles; ST CHARLES,
MO; ID: SET)
- ST CHARLES (about 11 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; ID: 3SQ)
- CREVE COEUR (about 19 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; ID: 1H0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Grafton:
- LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; ST CHARLES,
MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,116)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles;
GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY
(about 18 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
- ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
ST PETERS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,301)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 21 miles; ST
LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
- MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 22 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 2,094)
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
FT enrollment: 10,939)
Public high school in Grafton:
- IL YOUTH CENTER - PERE MARQUETTE (Students:
53; Location: 2200 W MAIN ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Grafton:
- GRAFTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 199; Location:
BOX 205 310 W MAIN; Grades: PK - 06)
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