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Granite City is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 31,301 at the 2000 census.

Granite City is located at 38434N, 90746W (38.717849, -90.129529),GR1 adjacent to the Chain of Rocks Canal on the Upper Mississippi River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 44.5 km (17.2 mi). 43.2 km (16.7 mi) of it is land and 1.3 km (0.5 mi) of it (2.85%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 31,301 people, 12,773 households, and 8,455 families residing in the city. The population density was 724.5/km (1,876.2/mi). There were 14,022 housing units at an average density of 324.6/km (840.5/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 94.73% White, 1.99% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.86% of the population.