# Grawn, Michigan

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Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

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 Show map of Michigan Grawn Location within the United States Show map of the United States Coordinates: 44°39′45″N 85°41′36″W / 44.66250°N 85.69333°W / 44.66250; -85.69333[1] Country United States State Michigan County Grand Traverse Township Blair Area [2] • Total 0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2) • Land 0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2) • Water 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) Elevation [1] 889 ft (271 m) Population (2020) • Total 816 • Density 1,253.2/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** ([/ɡrɔːn/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English)) is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) and [census-designated place](/source/Census-designated_place) (CDP) in [Grand Traverse County](/source/Grand_Traverse_County%2C_Michigan) in the U.S. state of [Michigan](/source/Michigan).[1] At the [2020 census](/source/2020_United_States_census), the community's population was 816. The community is located within [Blair Township](/source/Blair_Township%2C_Michigan) on the border with [Green Lake Township](/source/Green_Lake_Township%2C_Michigan).

## History

Historic view of the community

Grawn was founded in the 1870s as **Blackwood** after its first settler, James B. Blackwood.[3] The [Chicago and West Michigan Railway](/source/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](/source/Central_Michigan_University), and later the superintendent of [Traverse City Area Public Schools](/source/Traverse_City_Area_Public_Schools).[5] 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.[6] By 1905, potatoes had become the main crop of Grawn.[7]

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](/source/PFAS) were found at the site and in local wells as a result of chemicals used to extinguish the fire.[8][9]

The community of Grawn was listed as a newly organized [census-designated place](/source/Census-designated_place) for the [2010 census](/source/2010_United_States_census), meaning that it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics.[10]

## Geography

According to the [U.S. Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau), Grawn has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2), all land.[11]

### Major highways

- [US 31](/source/U.S._Route_31_in_Michigan) runs west–east at this portion of its route through the center of the community.

## Demographics

Historical population Census Pop. Note %± 2010 772 — 2020 816 5.7% U.S. Decennial Census[12]

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding missing information. (September 2021)

## Education

The community is served by [Traverse City Area Public Schools](/source/Traverse_City_Area_Public_Schools).[13]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-GNIS_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-GNIS_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-GNIS_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-GNIS_1-3) ["Chums Corner"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/623278). *[Geographic Names Information System](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System)*. [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey), [United States Department of the Interior](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_2-0)** ["2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"](https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [https://www.blairtownship.org/History/4.Pane_16.pdf](https://www.blairtownship.org/History/4.Pane_16.pdf)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["michiganrailroads.com - Evolution Map - Lower - 1890"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201123223030/http://www.michiganrailroads.com/evolution-of-michigan-railroads/178-evolution-lower-peninsula/evolution-1890s/4389-evolution-map-lower-1890). *www.michiganrailroads.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.michiganrailroads.com/evolution-of-michigan-railroads/178-evolution-lower-peninsula/evolution-1890s/4389-evolution-map-lower-1890) on November 23, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Charles Grawn | Central Michigan University"](https://www.cmich.edu/library/clarke/researchresources/cmu_material/pages/charles-grawn-.aspx). *www.cmich.edu*. Retrieved May 14, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Romig, Walter (1986). [*Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-FPXEGRo-YC&q=william+h.+gibbs+traverse+city+mi&pg=PA236). Wayne State University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8143-1838-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8143-1838-6).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["A Backwards Look at Grawn"](https://www.blairtownship.org/History/5.Pane_15.pdf) (PDF). *Blair Township History*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Site Profile - Carl's Tire Retreading - EPA OSC Response"](https://response.epa.gov/site/site_profile.aspx?site_id=A514). *response.epa.gov*. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Ellison, Garret (July 25, 2018). ["Huge 1996 tire fire near Traverse City caused PFAS plume"](https://www.mlive.com/news/2018/07/1996_grawn_tire_fire_pfas.html). *mlive*. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing"](https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf) (PDF). *[2010 United States census](/source/2010_United_States_census)*. [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau). September 2012. p. III-5. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CENS_11-0)** ["Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing"](https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf) (PDF). *[2010 United States census](/source/2010_United_States_census)*. [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau). September 2012. p. 22 Michigan. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DecennialCensus_12-0)** ["Census of Population and Housing"](http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html). Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau) (January 1, 2020). ["School District Reference Map: Grand Traverse County, MI"](https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26055_grand_traverse/DC20SD_C26055.pdf) (PDF) (Map). *2020 Census*. 1:97,877. Suitland, Maryland: United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 16, 2023.

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