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Grayling
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Michigan
- County
- Crawford
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Mayor
- Heather Forbes
- Clerk
- Lisa Johnson
- Total
- 2.08 sq mi (5.39 km )
- Land
- 2.05 sq mi (5.31 km )
- Water
- 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km )
- Elevation
- 1,138 ft (347 m)
- Density
- 910.9/sq mi (351.71/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Zip code s
- 49738, 49739
- Fips code
- 26-34640
- Gnis feature id
- 0627264
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Grayling
- Population
- 1867
- Area
- 5.285044
- Elevation
- 347
- Official website
- www.cityofgrayling.org
- Image
- Grayling, Michigan (Michigan Ave)2.jpg
- Households
- 855
- Dialing code
- 989
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- postal code
- 49739
- Commons category
- Grayling, Michigan
- P8168
- Courquetaine
- water as percent of area
- 1.6723
- per capita income
- 18965
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Article
Grayling (/ˈɡreɪlɪŋ/ GRAY-ling) is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the only incorporated community in Crawford County. As of the 2020 census, Grayling had a population of 1,867. The city is surrounded by Grayling Charter Township, but the two are administered autonomously.
The city is located in the middle of the Northern Michigan region at the junctions of Interstate 75, U.S. Route 127, M-72, and M-93. Grayling is well known for hosting the Au Sable River Canoe Marathon in July of every year since 1947. The city is named after the grayling species of fish once abundant in the Au Sable River, although the species has been extirpated in Michigan since 1936. There have been many attempts to bring grayling back to the area but none have been successful.