Summary for Grainton

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Located in: Perkins County (see below)

Time Zone: Grainton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: (308)

Elevation: 3,290 feet [1,002.79 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Grainton:

Lat: 40.823100° (or 40°49'23" N)

Lon: -101.287400° (or -101°17'14" W)

USGS Topo Map: Grainton<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Grainton

GNIS ID: 829619

FIPS State / Place Code: 31 / 19525

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About Perkins County

The village of Grant is the County Seat for Perkins County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Perkins)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	2,884 (2.9% decrease since 2010)
2010	2,970 (7.19% decrease since 2000)
2000:	3,200

Total Area:<6> 884 sq. miles [2,290.7 km²]

Housing Units: <7> 1,450

Official Website: www.co.perkins.ne.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Perkins

GNIS ID: 835889

FIPS State / County Code: 31 / 135

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About Nebraska

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,932,571 (5.82% increase since 2010)
2010:	1,826,341 (6.72% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,711,263

Websites for State of Nebraska

Official Website: www.nebraska.gov/

Tourism: https://visitnebraska.com/

Parks: outdoornebraska.gov/parks/

Fishing: outdoornebraska.gov/fishing/

Hunting: outdoornebraska.gov/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Nebraska

GNIS ID: 1779792

FIPS State: 31

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The official website for Perkins County: www.co.perkins.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Grainton is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grainton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Grainton, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Grainton.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Grainton. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).