Granite City, city, Madison County, southwestern Illinois, on the Mississippi River, near St. Louis; incorporated 1896. A transportation center, it manufactures iron and steel, railroad equipment, metal products, chemicals, and processed food. A military supply base is here. The community developed around a graniteware factory built here in 1891. Population 36,815 (1980); 32,862 (1990); 31,301 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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