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Gratiot County
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county in Michigan, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Michigan
- Named after
- Charles Gratiot
- Seat
- Ithaca
- Largest city
- Alma
- Total
- 572 sq mi (1,480 km )
- Land
- 568 sq mi (1,470 km )
- Water
- 3.1 sq mi (8.0 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 41,190
- Density
- 75/sq mi (29/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- https://www.gratiotmi.com/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 41761
- Area
- 1480
- Official website
- www.co.gratiot.mi.us
- Image
- Gratiot County MI Courthouse c1908.jpg
- Households
- 15084
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- Commons category
- Gratiot County, Michigan
- inception
- 1855-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.6
- native label
- Gratiot County
- per capita income
- 24623
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Gratiot County (/ˈɡræʃɪt/ GRASH-it) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 41,761. The county seat is Ithaca, although its most populous city is Alma.
Gratiot County comprises the Alma, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also part of the Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI Combined Statistical Area. The Gratiot County Courthouse was designed in the classical revival style by Claire Allen, a prominent southern Michigan architect. It is one of seven sites in the county listed on the National Register of Historic Places (No. 76002291 added 1976). In June 2012, the 212.8 MW Gratiot County Wind Project opened, the largest wind power installation in the state.