Grantwood Village, Missouri

Grantwood Village is a town in south St. Louis County, Missouri, about 10 miles southwest of downtown St. Louis. It had a population of 863 at the 2010 census.

The town takes its name from "Grant's Farm," the property once owned by Civil War general and later U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.

Geography

Grantwood Village lies along the north side of Missouri State Highway 30 (locally known as Gravois Road) in St. Louis County. It is located between the cities of Crestwood to the west and Lakeshire to the southeast, and the village of Marlborough to the north. Its official coordinates are 38°33′18″N 90°20′56″W.

The city is drained by Gravois Creek, a small tributary of the Mississippi River, forming a narrow central valley along which "Grant's Farm" and the rest of the current historic site lies. Grantwood Village has a total area of 0.83 square miles, and an average elevation of 512 feet.

Demographics

At the 2010 census, Grantwood Village had a total of 863 inhabitants, grouped into 340 households, with a population density of 1,043.5 people per square mile. This figure represented a slight decrease from the 2000 census, when Grantwood Village had a population of 883. 98.96% of the inhabitants were White, 0.58% were African-American, 0.23% were Asian, and 0.23% were from two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 0.81% of the population.

The median age in Grantwood Village was 50.5 years, with 23.1% of inhabitants under the age of 18, 4.4% between 18 and 24 years old, 13.9% between 25 and 44, 35.2% between 45 and 64, and 23.4% 65 years old or older. The sex ratio was 48.1% male, 51.9% female.

According to the 2018 American Community Survey, Grantwood Village had a median household income of $124,375, and a median family income of $139,583. The unemployment rate was 4.2%. The per capita income was $49,126. About 5.0% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under the age of 18 and 6.7% of those 65 years of age or older.