BlockGranite City, Illinois
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Granite City Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62040. The Survey maps it on the Granite City quadrangle. 27,549 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 420 feet above sea level.
On record in Granite City
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Emmert-Zippel Houselisted 1996
Granite City YMCAlisted 2017
Population over time
2 figuresGranite City fell from 29,849 to 27,549 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29,849 | |
| 2020 | 27,549 | -2,300 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 28 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1888 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:62500
- 1933 USGS Granite City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Granite City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Granite City quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Granite City quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS St Louis quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Granite City quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Granite City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Granite City in 2011, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 December 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 79TH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Granite City: 14 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Thorium, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Plant | Thorium | Producer | ||
| Prospect Hill Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay | Producer | ||
| Barker Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| City Plant & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Dredge & Mill #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bambrick-Bates Constr. Co. Quarry 3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bowdirns Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carlins Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gorman Brothers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hogan's Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
38 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Granite City in 38 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 23 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 4 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Granite City | 1 hurt, $5,000,000 | The 6th and last tornado spawned by the Heavy Precipitation Supercell that moved across the NWS St. Louis, County Warning Area, formed on the east side of Granite City and moved east into south Pontoon Beach. The tornado first damaged an apartment complex near Worthen Park. Two buildings were destroyed with 4 others suffering major to minor damage. Several cars in the parking lot were damaged by flying debris. One person was injured by flying glass. The tornado caused intermittent damage as it moved east across the Legacy Golf Course. Trees were downed and 3 homes suffered roof damage. In southern Pontoon Beach, one house was destroyed as the attached garage was blown away and the entire roof blown off. About 20 other homes/businesses were damaged before the tornado dissipated. |
| April 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Granite City | $800,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | $600,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | $500 | The county sheriff reported several large trees down in Granite City. Ham radio spotters also reported large trees down and minor street flooding near Godfrey. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | $200 | Lightning struck a transformer in Edwardsville starting a fire. Numerous large trees were also blown down. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | $200 | Several large trees were knocked down in Granite City. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | A member of the public reported estimated 60 mph wind gusts in Granite City. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in the Wilson Park area. Also, a power pole was snapped off in this area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees, power lines and numerous tree limbs around town. One large tree was uprooted and it fell onto a house on Logan Street. Two occupants inside the home were injured and taken to a local hospital. They had minor injuries. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto Illinois Route 3 in Granite City. Also, several trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down around Collisville. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs around town. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines around Granite City. A mile east of Pontoon Beach, a large section of a tree was blown down onto a shed near Illinois Route 162. In Edwardsville, numerous tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large trees, tree limbs and power lines in Granite City. Also, about 2 miles southeast of Madison, a 500 foot radio broadcast tower was knocked down. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple large tree limbs, which in turn knocked down a few power lines. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Granite City | - | A wide swath of large hail, up to golf ball size fell over Granite City and Pontoon Beach. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Another enhanced area of wind damage occurred along and south of Interstate 70 in Madison County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Granite City, Mitchell, Edwardsville, Maryville, Collinsville, Troy, St. Jacob, and Highland. Two houses in Highland sustained minor guttering and siding damage. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Granite City | - | Hail up to one inch in diameter fell for about 10 minutes over Granite City. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped off a portion of a large oak. It landed on the roof of a home causing moderate roof damage. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Granite City | - | During the evening of Friday April 22nd, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a long-track tornado which tore a path of destruction from west to east across the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, from St. Louis County Missouri eastward through the far northern portions of the City of St. Louis, then across the Mississippi River into Madison County Illinois. The tornado reached a maximum intensity of EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale as it tracked through the community of Bridgeton, just west of Lambert St. Louis International Airport, in St. Louis County. The total path length was 21.3 miles, with a width of up to half a mile.||The tornado crossed the Mississippi River from the far northern portions of the City of St. Louis into Madison County Illinois approximately 1.5 miles south of Interstate 270 . The tornado continued east to half a mile north of the intersection of Illinois Route 203 and Pontoon Road. Damage east of this intersection included uprooted and snapped trees and three homes had roofs removed. At least one hundred homes were damaged in the area. The maximum damage found was in a neighborhood along Bern and Dawn Avenues. The tornadic damage then curved southeast and ended near the intersection of Alton Street and Pontoon Road. Damage width over this area varied from 50 to 150 yards with a path length of 5.1 miles. The damage east of Illinois Route 203 was rated low-end EF2. The highest wind speeds associated with the EF2 damage were approximately 120 mph. |
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Granite City | - | It was determined that an EF1 tornado cut a 100 yard wide, over 3 mile long path through Granite City. The tornado first touched down at approximately 11:35 PM near the intersection of Illinois Route 3 and Rock Road. There, a large storage facility lost much of its roof. The tornado rapidly moved eastward at nearly 60 mph, causing significant tree and roof damage in its path. The tornado reached Maryville Road at around 11:38 PM where it dissipated. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Local law enforcement reported numerous trees and power lines down across town. Several homes also sustained roof damage. Nine railroad cars were also blown over by the wind. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Granite City | - | Storm spotters reported 1 inch hail. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Several trees and large tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| July 2004 | Lightning | Granite City | - | Lightning hit the second-floor window of a four-family apartment building in the 2000 block of Grand Avenue. The strike ignited a fire in one of the apartments causing smoke to pour through the entire building. Firefighters contained the fire to one apartment. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Granite City | - | Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| October 2001 | Hail | Granite City | - | Amateur radio spotters reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| January 2012 | Hail | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | 1.4 miles | 28 | |
| North Venice | 1.7 miles | 28 | |
| Madison Station | 1.8 miles | 28 | |
| Newport | 2.0 miles | 28 | |
| Venice | 2.3 miles | 28 | |
| Nameoki | 2.4 miles | 28 | |
| Eagle Park | 2.6 miles | 28 | |
| Maryland Place | 2.9 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Granite City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q176907 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 409282. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.