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.[3] The community is located within Blair Township.
Grawn, Michigan | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community | |
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 | 0.65 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 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,[4] 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.[5] The same year, the name was shortened to Grawn, and given a post office with William H. Gibbs as the first postmaster.[6] By 1905, potatoes had become the main crop of Grawn.[7]
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.[8]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2), all land.[3]
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2010 | 772 | — | |
| 2020 | 816 | 5.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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