Welcome to Grant ...

The city of Grant is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Grant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grant has a population of 4,117 people<3> (see below for details).

Grant is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Grant lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Grant is within the boundaries of the (651) area code.

Websites for Grant ...

Official Website: www.ci.grant.mn.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grant had an population of 4,117 people. This is an increase of 0.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grant had a population of 4,096 people. This makes Grant the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Grant represents 0.08% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 164th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,096 people, the population of Grant increased 1.74% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,026 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Grant.

Communities Also Named Grant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Grant: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Saint Louis County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 53 communities that are also named Grant - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (7), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Michigan (4), Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grant.

Communities near Grant ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grant.

• Minneapolis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
  • Minneapolis is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneapolis <5>
• Saint Paul
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <5>
• Woodbury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <5>
• Blaine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <5>
• Maplewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maplewood <5>
• Cottage Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Cottage Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottage Grove <5>
• Roseville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>
• Inver Grove Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inver Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inver Grove Heights
  • Inver Grove Heights is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inver Grove Heights <5>
• Fridley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridley
  • Fridley is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fridley <5>
• Oakdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grant.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grant. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grant.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grant. See our Newspapers Page for Grant.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grant ...

Looking for more information about Grant? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Grant, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grant.

Adding Grant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grant in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Grant post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Grant: www.ci.grant.mn.us/

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/