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Welcome to Gratiot County ...

Time Zone: Gratiot County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Ithaca is the Seat for Gratiot County.

Gratiot County was founded ?. Gratiot was created by taking area from Saginaw and Clinton Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Gratiot had a population of 40,711 people. This is a decrease of 4.06% since the last Census (which gave a population of 42,432 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gratiot represented 0.43% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Gratiot County:

  • Alma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Alma is located in Gratiot County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
  • Ashley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashley is located in Gratiot County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <2>
  • Breckenridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ithaca
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <2>
  • Perrinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Perrinton is located in Gratiot County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Saint Louis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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