Blair Township, Michigan
Blair Township | |
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Blair Township Water Tower | |
Location within Grand Traverse County | |
| Coordinates: 44°39′18″N 85°38′48″W / 44.65500°N 85.64667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Grand Traverse |
| Established | 1867 |
| Named after | Governor Austin Blair |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Nicole Blonshine |
| • Clerk | Lynette Wolfgang |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.1 km2) |
| • Land | 35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 892 ft (272 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,994 |
• Estimate (2023) | 9,173 |
| • Density | 181.0/sq mi (69.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-08880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625945 |
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Blair Township (/blɛər/ BLAYR) is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 8,994, an increase from 8,209 at the 2010 census. The township lies about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Traverse City, the largest city in Northern Michigan. Because of this proximity, much of the north of Blair Township is developed, especially within the township-administered communities of Chums Corner and Grawn, while much of the south of the township is rural in nature.
Blair Township is the location of Turtle Creek Stadium, the home stadium for the Traverse City Pit Spitters, a collegiate summer baseball team.