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Grayling ( /ˈɡreɪlɪŋ/) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Crawford County. The population was 1,952 at the 2000 census. Grayling takes its name from the Grayling fish that was once prevalent in its lakes and streams.
Grayling is situated within Grayling Township, though it is politically independent. It is located in the middle of Northern Michigan. The highways make it the natural ‘gateway’ to much of “up north,” as locals and many visitors would call it.
Grayling is 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the confluence of two major north-south freeways: I-75 and US-127, and the junction with M-72, an east-west cross-peninsular state highway route.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,952 people, 828 households, and 481 families residing in the city. The population density was 972.1 per square mile (375.0/km²). There were 895 housing units at an average density of 445.7 per square mile (171.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.88% White, 0.51% African…