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Population (year 2000): 1,358. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,557 (+14.7% change)
Males: 660 (48.6%), Females: 698 (51.4%)
Kankakee County
Zip code:
60940
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $52,153 (year 2000)
Median house value: $124,900 (year 2000)
Races in Grant Park:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Hispanic (2.7%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (38.4%), Irish (19.7%),
Polish (13.7%), Italian (8.3%), English (6.6%), French (6.3%).
Elevation: 695 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Grant Park
- High school or higher: 85.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Grant Park village
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 64.4%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 6.5%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +266 (+24.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Grant Park:
- RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; KANKAKEE,
IL)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; KANKAKEE, IL)
- ST JAMES HOSP & HLTH CTR-OLYMPIA FLDS (about 20
miles; OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Grant Park:
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 30 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 38 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 47 miles; VALPARAISO, IN;
ID: VPZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grant Park:
- SANGER (about 9 miles; MONEE, IL; ID: C56)
- LOWELL (about 11 miles; LOWELL, IN; ID: C97)
- LAKE VILLAGE (about 15 miles; LAKE VILLAGE, IN; ID:
C98)
Amtrak stations near Grant Park:
- 18 miles: KANKAKEE (199 S. EAST AVE.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public payphones, full-service food facilities, public
transit connection.
- 20 miles: DYER (SHEFFIELD RD.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Grant Park:
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles;
BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles;
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; CHICAGO
HEIGHTS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,523)
- SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE (about 25 miles; SOUTH
HOLLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 3,599)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET CAMPUS (about 28 miles;
HAMMOND, IN; FT enrollment: 6,312)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 29 miles; GARY,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 31 miles;
GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
Public high school in Grant Park:
- GRANT PARK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 166;
Location: PO BOX 549; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Grant Park:
- GRANT PARK ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 396;
Location: PO BOX 549; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Grant Park:
- GRANT PARK LIB. (Operating income: $19,295;
Location: 107 W. TAYLOR ST.; 5,455 books; 15 audio
materials; 220 video materials; 2 serial subscriptions)
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