Grawn, Michigan

Grawn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 772.[2]

Grawn, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Aerial photo of Grawn
Grawn
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°39′45″N 85°41′36″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyGrand Traverse
TownshipBlair
Area
 • Total0.63 sq mi (1.64 km2)
 • Land0.63 sq mi (1.64 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation889 ft (271 m)
Population
 • Total772
 • Density1,200/sq mi (470/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49637
Area code(s)231
GNIS feature ID627256[1]
FIPS code26-34620

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]

Post Office in on State Street Grawn

References
  1. "Chums Corner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grawn CDP, Michigan". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  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.



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