Grayling Township, Michigan
| Grayling Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
| Motto: "Where nature surrounds" | |
 Grayling Township
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| Coordinates: 44°40′40″N 84°38′33″W / 44.67778°N 84.64250°WCoordinates: 44°40′40″N 84°38′33″W / 44.67778°N 84.64250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Crawford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 174.7 sq mi (452.6 km2) |
| • Land | 170.7 sq mi (442.2 km2) |
| • Water | 4.0 sq mi (10.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,152 ft (351 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,827 |
| • Density | 34/sq mi (13.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 49738-49739 |
| Area code(s) | 989 |
| FIPS code | 26-34660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626391 |
| Website | twp |
Grayling Township is a charter township of Crawford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,827 as of the 2010 census, down from 6,516 at the 2000 census.
The city of Grayling is surrounded by Grayling Township.
The township was named for the grayling fish that lived in the Au Sable River.
Grayling Township occupies a large area in the center of Crawford County and extends west to the border with Kalkaska County. The city of Grayling is located southwest of the township center, along Interstate 75, which serves the township with five exits. Camp Grayling, the main training facility for the Michigan National Guard, occupies all of the township west of the city of Grayling.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 174.7 square miles (452.6 km2), of which 170.7 square miles (442.2 km2) is land and 4.0 square miles (10.4 km2), or 2.29%, is water. The Au Sable River flows west to east across the center of the township, joined by its East Branch from the north, while Lake Margrethe is in the western part of the township, within Camp Grayling.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,516 people, 2,420 households, and 1,802 families residing in the township. The population density was 38.1 per square mile (14.7/km²). There were 3,945 housing units at an average density of 23.1 per square mile (8.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.83% White, 3.04% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.
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