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Grant
Alabamatown
Grant
Total population
1,336
Median home value
$239,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$91,477
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Grant is a town in Marshall County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of Grant was 1,039, up from 896 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.
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History
Grant was settled in the late 1830s, and a post office was established in 1887. The town was named in honor of General Ulysses S. Grant, as many residents in the area had supported the Union during the American Civil War. The town was incorporated on November 15, 1945, with Delbert Hodges serving as the first mayor.
Geography
Grant is located in northeastern Marshall County at an approximate elevation of on the plateau of Gunters Mountain. The town is concentrated along County Road 5 (Cathedral Caverns Highway, signed as Main Street in Grant) near the northern edge of Gunters Mountain, though the town includes corridors along CR 5 southward across the mountain to the shore of Guntersville Lake, and eastward along Baker Mountain Road to the edge of the mountain. Grant is north of Guntersville, southwest of Scottsboro, and southeast of Huntsville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Grant has a total area of , of which , or 0.22%, are water. A historic cave, Cathedral Caverns, lies north of Grant near Kennamer Cove.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Grant, AL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,219
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves1,984
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,904
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves1,750
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves1,719
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,669
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,573
- Great Blue/Cocoi HeronArdea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,540
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Kate D Smith DAR Elementary SchoolElementary · Grant · 585 students · 16.3:1 ratio
- Kate D Smith DAR High SchoolHigh · Grant · 394 students · 17.1:1 ratio
- Kate Duncan Smith DAR MiddleMiddle · Grant · 364 students · 16.5:1 ratio
- Claysville SchoolOther · Guntersville
- Marshall Alternative SchoolOther · Guntersville
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.53 — 2026-04-2712 km NNE of Trinity, Alabama
- M 2.58 — 2025-02-258 km N of Menlo, Georgia
- M 2.5 — 2023-12-237 km ENE of Stevenson, Alabama
- M 2.52 — 2023-06-216 km SSE of Sewanee, Tennessee
- M 2.66 — 2022-08-136 km NW of Hazel Green, Alabama
- M 2.62 — 2020-11-0113 km SE of Triana, Alabama
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Alabama
- Albertville17.8 mi away · pop. 22,813
- Pisgah26.2 mi away · pop. 923
- Whitesboro26.7 mi away · pop. 1,918
- Walnut Grove31.4 mi away
- Valley Head36.4 mi away
- Ballplay43.1 mi away
- Courtland61.6 mi away · pop. 583
- West End-Cobb Town63.8 mi away
- Fultondale69.5 mi away · pop. 9,384
- Tarrant70.2 mi away · pop. 5,925
- Talladega75.6 mi away · pop. 15,861
- Muscle Shoals79.6 mi away · pop. 16,275
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Grant
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, AlabamaWildfires · 2026-09-09 · 248 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-08-18 11:00 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image