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Grawn, Michigan
U.S. Post Office in Grawn
U.S. Post Office in Grawn
Location within Grand Traverse County
Location within Grand Traverse County
Grawn, Michigan is located in Michigan
Grawn, Michigan
Grawn, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Grawn, Michigan is located in the United States
Grawn, Michigan
Grawn, Michigan
Location in the United States
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(s) 231
GNIS feature ID 627256
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. At the 2020 census, the community's population was 816. The community is located within Blair Township on the border with Green Lake Township.

History

Grawn MI Overview
Historic view of the community

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, 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. In the same year, the name was shortened to Grawn, and the village was given a post office with William H. Gibbs serving as the first postmaster. By 1905, potatoes had become the main crop of Grawn.

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 were found at the site and in local wells as a result of chemicals used to extinguish the fire.

The community of Grawn was listed as a newly organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning that it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2), all land.

Major highways

  • US 31 runs west–east at this portion of its route through the center of the community.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2010 772
2020 816 5.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

Education

The community is served by Traverse City Area Public Schools.

See also

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