Granite City
December 15, 2017
Last modified: April 13, 2020
Granite City was founded March 9, 1896 by German immigrant brothers Frederick and William Niedringhaus. The brothers established the city as a steel manufacturing town that specialized in kitchen utensils.1 By 1900, Granite City had a population of 3,122 people.3 As of the 2010 census, Granite City has a population of 29,849.2
Granite City in 2017
From the Maps & Plats GIS Division of the Madison County Chief County Assessment Office
To access Granite City’s website, follow this link.
For more, see these Oral Histories
Endnotes
| 1. | arrow_upward | Flagg, James S., editor, Our 150 Years, 1812-1962. (Edwardsville: East 10 Publishing, 1962.), 61; “History of Granite City: Part III,”Granite City website. Retrieved Dec. 2017. |
| 2. | arrow_upward | Illinois: 2010, Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, 2010 Census of Population and Housing (Washington: Bureau of the Census, 2012), 126. |
| 3. | arrow_upward | Census Reports Volume I: Population Part I (Washington: United States Census Office, 1901), 126. |
Granite City Articles (8 Total)
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East Alton / Wood River School District #14February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson |
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Granite City Community Unit School District #9February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson |
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Madison Community Unit School District #12February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson |
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The National Enameling and Stamping Company (NESCO)July 5, 2017 by Jeff Manuel and James Parrill |
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Ron Holland and The Rising SonsAugust 27, 2018 by Greg Kessler |
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Route 66 in Madison CountyApril 9, 2018 by Cheryl Eichar Jett |
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Southwestern Illinois Inter-City Baseball LeagueJune 4, 2020 by Shannan Mason |
Cite this article: Nichol Allen, "Granite City," Madison Historical: The Online Encyclopedia and Digital Archive for Madison County, Illinois, last modified April 13, 2020, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/encyclopedia/granite-city/.
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