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 | |
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![]() U.S. Post Office in Grawn | |
![]() Location within Grand Traverse County | |
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Coordinates: 44°39′45″N 85°41′36″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Grand Traverse |
Township | Blair |
Area | |
• Total | 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2) |
• Land | 0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 772 |
• Density | 1,225.4/sq mi (473.1/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[1] |
FIPS code | 26-34620 |
History

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
- "Chums Corner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "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.
- "michiganrailroads.com - Evolution Map - Lower - 1890". www.michiganrailroads.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- "Charles Grawn | Central Michigan University". www.cmich.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- 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.
- "A Backwards Look at Grawn" (PDF). Blair Township History.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "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.