Grawn, Michigan | |
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Coordinates: 44°39′45″N 85°41′36″W / 44.66250°N 85.69333°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Grand Traverse |
Township | Blair |
Area | |
• Total | 0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2) |
• Land | 0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 816 |
• Density | 1,253.46/sq mi (483.87/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 49637 49685 ( Traverse City) |
Area code | 231 |
GNIS feature ID | 627256 [1] |
FIPS code | 26-34620 |
Grawn ( /ɡrɔːn/) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] At the 2020 census, the community's population was 816. The community is located within Blair Township on the border with Green Lake Township.
Grawn was founded in the 1870s as Blackwood after its first settler, James B. Blackwood. The Chicago and West Michigan Railway was built through Blackwood in 1890, [3] and the village was renamed to Grawn Station, after Charles T. Grawn, the former superintendent of Central Michigan Normal School, and later the superintendent of Traverse City Area Public Schools. [4] The same year, the name was shortened to Grawn, and given a post office with William H. Gibbs as the first postmaster. [5] By 1905, potatoes had become the main crop of Grawn. [6]
In December 1995, a fire broke out at Carl's Tire Retreading Company in Grawn. The fire burned for 20 days, and led to the evacuation of locals and of Blair Elementary School. In 2003, PFAS was found at the site and in local wells as a result of chemicals used to extinguish the fire. [7] [8]
The community of Grawn was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics. [9]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2), all land. [10]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 772 | — | |
2020 | 816 | 5.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [11] |
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It is within Traverse City Area Public Schools. [12]
Grawn, Michigan | |
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Coordinates: 44°39′45″N 85°41′36″W / 44.66250°N 85.69333°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Grand Traverse |
Township | Blair |
Area | |
• Total | 0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2) |
• Land | 0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 816 |
• Density | 1,253.46/sq mi (483.87/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 49637 49685 ( Traverse City) |
Area code | 231 |
GNIS feature ID | 627256 [1] |
FIPS code | 26-34620 |
Grawn ( /ɡrɔːn/) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] At the 2020 census, the community's population was 816. The community is located within Blair Township on the border with Green Lake Township.
Grawn was founded in the 1870s as Blackwood after its first settler, James B. Blackwood. The Chicago and West Michigan Railway was built through Blackwood in 1890, [3] and the village was renamed to Grawn Station, after Charles T. Grawn, the former superintendent of Central Michigan Normal School, and later the superintendent of Traverse City Area Public Schools. [4] The same year, the name was shortened to Grawn, and given a post office with William H. Gibbs as the first postmaster. [5] By 1905, potatoes had become the main crop of Grawn. [6]
In December 1995, a fire broke out at Carl's Tire Retreading Company in Grawn. The fire burned for 20 days, and led to the evacuation of locals and of Blair Elementary School. In 2003, PFAS was found at the site and in local wells as a result of chemicals used to extinguish the fire. [7] [8]
The community of Grawn was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics. [9]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2), all land. [10]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 772 | — | |
2020 | 816 | 5.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [11] |
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (September 2021) |
It is within Traverse City Area Public Schools. [12]