Grawn, Michigan

Grawn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] At the 2010 census, the population was 946.[2] The community is located within Blair Township.

Grawn, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
U.S. Post Office in Grawn
Location within Grand Traverse County
Grawn
Location within the state of Michigan
Grawn
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 44°39′45″N 85°41′36″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyGrand Traverse
TownshipBlair
Area
 • Total0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2)
 • Land0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
889 ft (271 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total772
 • Density1,225.4/sq mi (473.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49637
49685 (Traverse City)
Area code(s)231
GNIS feature ID627256[1]
FIPS code26-34620

History
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,[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]

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 for the first time.[7]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2), all land.[2]

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

References
  1. "Chums Corner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 22 Michigan. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  3. "michiganrailroads.com - Evolution Map - Lower - 1890". www.michiganrailroads.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  4. "Charles Grawn | Central Michigan University". www.cmich.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  5. Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
  6. "A Backwards Look at Grawn" (PDF). Blair Township History.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-5. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
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