The community of Grant was originally established in 1925, and it has a history as a fishing village, with agriculture also a part of both communities' histories.[2]
A MISTRAM missile tracking system was built by the US Air Force here in the early 1960s.[citation needed]
Grant-Valkaria was incorporated as a town on July 25, 2006, by joining the two previously unincorporated communities of Grant and Valkaria. The ZIP code 32949 is solely within the Grant-Valkaria town limits, while portions of the 32950 and 32909 ZIP codes are part of the town as well. The town's area code is 321.
Grant-Valkaria had a population of 4,449, and was the 510th most populated city in Florida, as of 2022.[7]
In 2021, the median household income in Grant-Valkaria was $82,273 per year, although 6.3% of Grant-Valkaria's population lived in poverty. The median age for Grant-Valkaria was 54.[7]
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,509 people, 1,476 households, and 1,197 families residing in the town.[8]
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 3,850 people, 1,443 households, and 1,147 families residing in the town.[9]
Government
In 2007, the town had a taxable real estate base of $503.37 million.[10]
The town charter reflects the reason for incorporation and calls for future development to be consistent with a rural and fishing village lifestyle that preserves the history and natural green spaces of the two communities. Government services are to be kept to a minimum, density kept low and lot sizes kept large.[citation needed]
A largely rural town in the south end of the county, the town includes older homes, newer homes on acre-plus lots and the county-owned Habitat Golf Course, a 6,836-yard (6,251 m), par-72 course near the Valkaria Airport.
The town has held the Grant Seafood Festival every year on the last weekend of February since 1966. In 1968, then U.S. Vice-President Hubert Humphrey visited the Seafood Festival while campaigning for his 1968 presidential bid.[11] The proceeds go towards college scholarships for local children, as well as summer break activities for the community's children.
CR 507 – Locally known as Babcock Street, CR 507 forms the western boundaries of Grant-Valkaria.
Palm Bay Parkway – A proposed highway of Palm Bay, which may terminate in Grant-Valkaria, at I-95. One of the planned intersections would be at Babcock Street.
The Valkaria Airport serves small general aviation aircraft.[12]
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