[3] The community has the name of General Ulysses S. Grant, afterward 18th President of the United States (1869–77).

[5] The Worth County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.33 square miles (3.44 km2), all land.

There were 473 housing units at an average density of 355.6 per square mile (137.3/km2).

36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 499 housing units at an average density of 396.2 per square mile (153.0/km2).

36.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.