Grove City, Minnesota
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Population change since 2000: +3.6%
Males: 356 | |
Females: 274 |
Median resident age: | 29.9 years |
Minnesota median age: | 38.8 years |
Zip codes: 56243.
Grove City: | $50,455 |
MN: | $77,720 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $23,169 (it was $14,237 in 2000)
Grove City city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $118,403 (it was $61,100 in 2000)
Grove City: | $118,403 |
MN: | $285,400 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $119,988; detached houses: $119,392; mobile homes: $92,234
Median gross rent in 2021: $764.
(18.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 55.6% for other race residents, 78.4% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grove City, MN
- 70489.2%White alone
- 546.8%Two or more races
- 182.3%Hispanic
- 60.8%Other race alone
- 50.6%Black alone
- 20.3%Asian alone
Races in Grove City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (45.1%), Dutch (12.5%), Norwegian (11.7%), Scandinavian (6.2%), Danish (2.6%), American (2.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1180 feet
Land area: 0.64 square miles.
Population density: 986 people per square mile (low).

2 residents are foreign born
This city: | 0.3% |
Minnesota: | 8.5% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,318 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,535 (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Cloud, MN (37.5 miles
, pop. 59,107).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (70.2 miles
, pop. 382,618).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (419.1 miles
, pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 45.15 N, Longitude: 94.68 W
Area code: 320


Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,900
- 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $69,500
- 2000: 1 building, cost: $60,000
- 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $85,000
Here: | 4.3% |
Minnesota: | 3.1% |

- Educational services (9.3%)
- Construction (8.7%)
- Computer & electronic products (8.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.9%)
- Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.5%)
- Transportation equipment (4.5%)

- Construction (16.4%)
- Transportation equipment (8.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.3%)
- Truck transportation (5.3%)
- Computer & electronic products (4.6%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (4.6%)
- Educational services (4.6%)

- Educational services (14.6%)
- Computer & electronic products (11.7%)
- Health care (8.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (7.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.3%)
- Other transportation, support activities, couriers (5.8%)
- Food (5.1%)

- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.2%)
- Cashiers (4.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.2%)

- Metal workers and plastic workers (11.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.6%)
- Top executives (3.9%)

- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11.7%)
- Cashiers (8.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.1%)
- Bus drivers (5.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.4%)
Average climate in Grove City, Minnesota
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Grove City-area historical tornado activity is near Minnesota state average. It is 10% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/19/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.1 miles away from the Grove City city center killed one person and injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 7/11/2008, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.0 miles away from the city center injured 2 people.
Earthquake activity:
Grove City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 41% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 86.2 miles away from Grove City center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 241.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 114.7 miles away from Grove City center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 18.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 266.7 miles away from Grove City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Meeker County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Grove City:
- ATWATER HOUSE (Hospital, about 6 miles away; ATWATER, MN)
- MEEKER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 8 miles away; LITCHFIELD, MN)
- AUGUSTANA HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; LITCHFIELD, MN)
- EMMANUEL HOME (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; LITCHFIELD, MN)
- LAKEWOOD HOME (Hospital, about 15 miles away; SPICER, MN)
- COSMOS HEALTHCARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; COSMOS, MN)
- PAYNESVILLE AREA HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 16 miles away; PAYNESVILLE, MN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grove City:
- Ridgewater College (about 20 miles; Willmar, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
- College of Saint Benedict (about 34 miles; Saint Joseph, MN; FT enrollment: 2,025)
- Rasmussen College-Minnesota (about 37 miles; St. Cloud, MN; FT enrollment: 4,575)
- Saint Cloud State University (about 38 miles; Saint Cloud, MN; FT enrollment: 12,822)
- St Cloud Technical and Community College (about 39 miles; Saint Cloud, MN; FT enrollment: 3,493)
- Minnesota West Community and Technical College (about 50 miles; Granite Falls, MN; FT enrollment: 2,225)
- Alexandria Technical & Community College (about 60 miles; Alexandria, MN; FT enrollment: 2,324)
Public high school in Grove City:
- A.C.G.C. SECONDARY (Location: 27250 MN HWY 4, Grades: 7-12)
Private high school in Grove City:
- RIVERVIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 25, Location: 34419 520TH AVE, Grades: 2-12)
Public elementary/middle school in Grove City:
- ACGC ELEMENTARY GRADES 5 AND 6 (Location: 27250 MINNESOTA HWY 4, Grades: 5-6)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Grove City: Grove City (A), Grove City Park Cempground (B), Grove City (C), Grove City Park Cempground (D), Grove City Police Department (E), Grove City Volunteer Fire Department (F), Grove City Library (G), Grove City Police Department (H), Grove City Fire Hall (I), Grove City Library (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Grove City include: First Baptist Church (A), Victory Christian Fellowship (B), First Baptist Church (C), Victory Christian Fellowship (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: New Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Grove Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Grove City: Grove City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Grove City Area Historical Society (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 200 South Avenue West).
This city: | 2.4 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
This city: | 63.1% |
Whole state: | 64.6% |
This city: | 11.6% |
Whole state: | 6.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Banks with branches in Grove City (2011 data):
- First State Bank of Grove City: First State Bank Of Grove City at 110 Atlantic Avenue West, branch established on 1907/12/07. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $21.5 mil, Deposits: $17.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices
For population 15 years and over in Grove City:
- Never married: 41.5%
- Now married: 42.7%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 4.7%
- Divorced: 8.6%
For population 25 years and over in Grove City:
- High school or higher: 90.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes
Here: | 7.8 |
Minnesota average: | 10.7 |

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Grove City, MN (based on Meeker County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 7,341 | 15 |
Catholic | 5,946 | 7 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,889 | 21 |
Other | - | 1 |
None | 7,124 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Minnesota: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 7.34 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Meeker County: | 6.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Minnesota: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Meeker County: | 7.2% |
Minnesota: | 6.5% |
Meeker County: | 29.2% |
State: | 25.9% |
Here: | 18.2% |
Minnesota: | 13.0% |
Health and Nutrition:
This city: | 49.5% |
Minnesota: | 50.6% |
Here: | 45.6% |
State: | 48.4% |
Grove City: | 28.7 |
Minnesota: | 28.5 |
Here: | 20.5% |
Minnesota: | 21.0% |
Grove City: | 6.7% |
Minnesota: | 9.8% |
Grove City: | 6.8 |
Minnesota: | 6.8 |
Grove City: | 30.5% |
Minnesota: | 33.5% |
This city: | 57.8% |
Minnesota: | 57.7% |
This city: | 75.9% |
State: | 79.3% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Grove City, MN Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Electric Power | 4 | $18,994 | $56,982 | 10 | $9,360 |
Water Supply | 1 | $4,900 | $58,800 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 1 | $4,156 | $49,872 | 1 | $338 |
Other and Unallocable | 0 | $0 | 1 | $328 | |
Solid Waste Management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $270 | |
Firefighters | 0 | $0 | 26 | $5,300 | |
Totals for Government | 6 | $28,050 | $56,100 | 39 | $15,596 |
Grove City government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Construction - Regular Highways: $433,000 ($687.30)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $963,000 ($1528.57)
Water Utilities: $233,000 ($369.84)
Sewerage: $195,000 ($309.52)
Housing and Community Development: $138,000 ($219.05)
Police Protection: $90,000 ($142.86)
Local Fire Protection: $77,000 ($122.22)
Regular Highways: $67,000 ($106.35)
General - Other: $62,000 ($98.41)
Financial Administration: $47,000 ($74.60)
Parks and Recreation: $33,000 ($52.38)
Health - Other: $27,000 ($42.86)
Central Staff Services: $17,000 ($26.98)
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000 ($1.59)
Libraries: $1,000 ($1.59)
- General - Interest on Debt: $87,000 ($138.10)
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $1,791,000 ($2842.86)
Housing and Community Development: $83,000 ($131.75)
Electric Utilities: $82,000 ($130.16)
Parks and Recreation: $7,000 ($11.11)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $60,000 ($95.24)
Grove City government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $195,000 ($309.52)
Housing and Community Development: $124,000 ($196.83)
Other: $49,000 ($77.78)
Parks and Recreation: $9,000 ($14.29)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $28,000 ($44.44)
Fines and Forfeits: $2,000 ($3.17)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($1.59)
Special Assessments: $1,000 ($1.59)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $990,000 ($1571.43)
Water Utilities: $221,000 ($350.79)
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $190,000 ($301.59)
Other: $34,000 ($53.97)
- Tax - Property: $193,000 ($306.35)
Public Utilities Sales: $5,000 ($7.94)
Other License: $2,000 ($3.17)
Grove City government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,103,000 ($12861.90)
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,548,000 ($7219.05)
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,703,000 ($5877.78)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $148,000 ($234.92)
Grove City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,003,000 ($3179.37)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,396,000 ($2215.87)
Strongest AM radio stations in Grove City:
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
- KLFD (1410 AM; 1 kW; LITCHFIELD, MN; Owner: MID MINNESOTA BROADCASTING)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- KWLM (1340 AM; 1 kW; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: LAKELAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KDJS (1590 AM; 1 kW; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WVAL (800 AM; 3 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
- KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KASM (1150 AM; 2 kW; ALBANY, MN; Owner: STARCOM, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Grove City:
- KKLN (94.1 FM; ATWATER, MN; Owner: FLAGSHIP BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KQIC (102.5 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: LAKELAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSJR-FM (90.1 FM; COLLEGEVILLE, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KNSR (88.9 FM; COLLEGEVILLE, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KBHZ (91.9 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: CHRISTIAN HERITAGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KZPK (98.9 FM; PAYNESVILLE, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- KARP-FM (106.9 FM; DASSEL, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KMXK (94.9 FM; COLD SPRING, MN; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ST. CLOUD, INC.)
- KIKV-FM (100.7 FM; SAUK CENTRE, MN; Owner: BDI BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K240CU (95.9 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)
- KLFN (106.5 FM; SUNBURG, MN; Owner: LAKELAND BROADCASTING CO.)
- KOLV (100.1 FM; OLIVIA, MN; Owner: BOLD RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Grove City:
- K14LF (Channel 14; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K54GG (Channel 54; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K17FA (Channel 17; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K39FE (Channel 39; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K52GK (Channel 52; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K20GD (Channel 20; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K27CK (Channel 27; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: WILLMAR ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH)
- K30FZ (Channel 30; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KCCO-TV (Channel 7; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- KPXM (Channel 41; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: PAXSON MINNEAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)
- KSAX (Channel 42; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: KSAX-TV, INC.)
Grove City fatal accident list:
Dec 23, 1976 87:99 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 23, 1975 87:99 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 10ft / 3.1mTotal length
- 179Total average daily traffic
- 179Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
6- Call Sign: KB6UPG, Licensee ID: L00209915, Grant Date: 01/29/2008, Expiration Date: 02/25/2018, Cancellation Date: 02/26/2020, Certifier: Francis D Hawkins, Registrant: Francis D Hawkins, 110 Sunset Ridge, Grove City, MN 56243-0424
- Call Sign: W0RND, Previous Call Sign: KC0CGM, Licensee ID: L01219082, Grant Date: 03/10/2020, Expiration Date: 05/22/2030, Certifier: Kevin E Hennen, Registrant: Kevin E Hennen, 50735 Csah 16, Grove City, MN 56243
- Call Sign: KE0PQV, Licensee ID: L01499743, Grant Date: 01/02/2018, Expiration Date: 01/02/2028, Certifier: Stephan O Froehlich, Registrant: Stephan O Froehlich, Grove City, MN 56243
- Call Sign: KF0EWO, Licensee ID: L02434418, Grant Date: 03/29/2021, Expiration Date: 03/29/2031, Certifier: Jerimy W Kuhns, Registrant: Jerimy W Kuhns, 57089 Csah 11, Grove City, MN 56243
- Call Sign: KF0GTX, Licensee ID: L02487870, Grant Date: 09/27/2021, Expiration Date: 09/27/2031, Certifier: Bret S Nelson, Registrant: Bret S Nelson, 401 2nd St S, Grove City, MN 56243-1112
- Call Sign: KF0IHJ, Licensee ID: L02536371, Grant Date: 03/14/2022, Expiration Date: 03/14/2032, Certifier: Maxwell S Johnson, Registrant: Maxwell S Johnson, 55134 Csah 11, Grove City, MN 56243-5011
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Grove City, MN
- 7137.4%Outside Fires
- 7036.8%Structure Fires
- 2613.7%Other
- 2312.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
Most common first names in Grove City, MN among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 11 | 77.7 years |
George | 10 | 81.0 years |
John | 8 | 78.1 years |
Harry | 8 | 79.8 years |
Florence | 8 | 68.8 years |
Arthur | 8 | 75.1 years |
Clarence | 7 | 77.9 years |
Albert | 6 | 79.5 years |
Paul | 6 | 77.0 years |
Frank | 6 | 73.0 years |
Most common last names in Grove City, MN among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 20 | 74.5 years |
Larson | 20 | 81.0 years |
Nelson | 20 | 84.0 years |
Peterson | 15 | 83.0 years |
Olson | 11 | 79.5 years |
Carlson | 8 | 75.4 years |
Hanson | 6 | 79.2 years |
Malmquist | 6 | 72.5 years |
Smith | 6 | 64.2 years |
Schultz | 6 | 80.0 years |
- 91.5%Utility gas
- 4.5%Wood
- 4.0%Electricity
- 71.6%Utility gas
- 23.3%Electricity
- 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.6%No fuel used
Grove City compared to Minnesota state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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