There was also a post office one mile north called "Swede Grove".

The different locations caused confusion, and the people convinced the railroad to move the station to present-day Grove City.

[5] A post office called Grove City has been in operation since 1879,[7] having moved from north of the town.

Other early businesses included four grocery stories, two hardware stores, four filling stations, two hotels, two lumberyards, two banks, two blacksmiths, a barrel factory, a feed mill, and four grain elevators.

There were five saloons, a pool hall, restaurants, a confectioner, a shoe store, a millinery shop, and a bakery.

[1] The city is in the watershed of Grove Creek, which flows northeast to join the Middle Fork of the Crow River near Manannah.

31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.