At the time of the 2010 Census, Grantsville had a population of 561 people (or 7.36% of the total population of Calhoun County). This makes Grantsville the county's most populous community.

The population of Grantsville represents 0.03% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 158th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 561 people, the population of Grantsville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 565 people).

Taken from the 2016 Census Estimates, Grantsville had an population of 538 people. This is a decrease of 4.1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.78% since the 2000 Census).

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

Communities near Grantsville ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Grantsville and not the distance if you drove.^<4>.

Community	2016 Population	Direction	Distance
Arnoldsburg [Map]	---	S	9 miles [14.5 km]
Auburn [Map]	92	NE	17 miles [27.4 km]
Burning Springs [Map]	---	W	12 miles [19.3 km]
Cantwell [Map]	---	N	14 miles [22.5 km]
Elizabeth [Map]	831	NW	18 miles [29 km]
Glenville [Map]	1,517	E	13 miles [20.9 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Grantsville.

Communities Also Named Grantsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 5 communities that are also named Grantsville - they are located in Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada and Utah.

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

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grantsville. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grantsville. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grantsville. Our list includes 5 papers.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Grantsville:

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grantsville ...

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

In addition to the Tourism page for Grantsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information and a map of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Tourism Map for Grantsville.

Search for Local Businesses ...

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Grantsville. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

Other Roadside Stops ...

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Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grantsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Grantsville. - Return to Citation
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grantsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<3>	Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). For more about area code overlays, please see our Glossary for Grantsville. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance starting from Grantsville. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grantsville) to Point B. If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Grantsville. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Grantsville Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grantsville. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9204, Longitude: -81.0933 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Grantsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Grantsville.

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