Gratiot County
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- Population
- 41,385
- Area
- 568.38 sq mi (1,472.1 km²), 3.23 sq mi water
- Median age
- 39.6
- Households
- 14,775
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median household income
- $63,556
- Median house value
- $147,500
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Cities & Towns in Gratiot County
Local News
Grant Opens Doors for Huskie Pups
Michael MacDonald Herald Editor Children at Huskie Pup Learning Center are getting more chances to put their hands and minds to work, with projects to build and places to explore beyond the classroom. A $10,000 grant from the Gratiot Community Foundation’s Powell Chessin Science…
Deadline Extended in Tax Foreclosure Class Action
Michael MacDonald Herald Editor Former Gratiot County property owners who lost land to tax foreclosure may be owed money, and a federal judge has given them more time to claim it. A proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit would repay people whose real estate sold at auction…
Missing Sewer Records Cloud Ownership Claims
Rosemary Horvath Herald Correspondent Government officials from Fulton Township and one of its incorporated municipalities, the Village of Perrinton, appear to be searching for what has become a needle in a haystack. The two governmental units have shared a sewer system for more…
Forest Hill Nature Area Breaks Ground on New Building
Michael MacDonald Herald Editor Ground has been broken at Forest Hill Nature Area, the 90-acre outdoor classroom north of Alma, on a $5 million building that will let more school groups visit at once and keep lessons going through inclement weather. The Gratiot-Isabella Regional…
Students to Share Pine River Research
Alma College students will share findings from their summer research on Pine River conditions during Healthy Pine River’s membership meeting next Thursday. The presentation will cover the waterway’s health and sustainability, followed by questions from those attending. The…