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Crawford CountyMichigan

Crawford County is a county in Michigan with its seat in Grayling, formed in 1840.

  • Founded1840
  • County seatGrayling
  • Named forWilliam Crawford
  • Land area556 sq mi + 6.9 sq mi water
  • Population12,988 2020 Census
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OtsegoRoscommonKalkaskaOscoda Grayling Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Crawford on the map of Michigan

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Counties of Michigan · Crawford highlighted

History

Formed in 1840 from Michilimackinac County, Mackinac County and Saginaw County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Originally called Shawono when created in 1840 from Michilimackinac County, it was renamed Crawford in 1843. For nearly four decades, the county was attached to neighboring counties for judicial and municipal purposes, including Cheboygan, Iosco, Antrim, and Kalkaska, before becoming fully organized in 1879.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1840
    Crawford County created Shawono (now Crawford) created from Michilimackinac (now Mackinac) and Non-County Area 2 attached to Saginaw; Shawono not fully organized, attached to Michilimackinac "for judicial purposes."
    from Michilimackinacfrom Mackinacfrom Saginaw
    · Mich. Acts 1840, ann. sess., no. 119, secs. 17, 35/pp. 198, 200
  2. 1843
    Renamed Shawono renamed Crawford.
    formerly Shawono
    · Mich. Acts 1843, ann. sess., no. 67/p. 145
  3. 1853
    Changed Crawford detached from Mackinac, attached to Cheboygan "for judicial and municipal purposes."
    MackinacCheboygan
    · Mich. Acts 1853, reg. sess., no. 20/p. 19
  4. 1858
    Changed Crawford detached from Cheboygan, attached to Iosco "for judicial and municipal purposes."
    CheboyganIosco
    · Mich. Acts 1858, ext. sess., no. 5, sec. 1/p. 15
  5. 1863
    Changed Crawford detached from Iosco, attached to Antrim "for municipal and judicial purposes."
    IoscoAntrim
    · Mich. Acts 1863, reg. sess., no. 78/p. 119
  6. 1871
    Changed Crawford detached from Antrim, attached to Kalkaska "for municipal and judicial purposes."
    AntrimKalkaska
    · Mich. Acts 1871, reg. sess., no. 294/p. 8
  7. 1879
    Changed Crawford fully organized, detached from Kalkaska.
    Kalkaska
    · Mich. Acts 1879, reg. sess., pub., no. 12/p. 8

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Crawford

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Crawford by the Census

Population
12,988 2020 Census count
Housing units
10,174 2020 Census count
Land area
556 square miles
Water area
6.9 square miles
People per sq mi
23 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Permits

Zoning and code

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Crawford County

When was Crawford County founded?
Crawford County was founded in 1840, formed from Michilimackinac County, Mackinac County and Saginaw County, and named after William Crawford.
What is the county seat of Crawford County?
The county seat of Crawford County is Grayling.
Is there an online parcel map for Crawford County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Crawford County's boundary or name changed?
Crawford County was created in 1840 from Michilimackinac County, Mackinac County and Saginaw County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 6 later changes, chiefly involving Antrim County, Cheboygan County and Iosco County. It was formerly called Shawono.
Who issues building permits in Crawford County?
The county's page on building permits: Permits and Forms. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Crawford County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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