Located a little more than one hour from Lakes Huron and Michigan and an equal distance from the Straits of Mackinaw, Crawford County is truly at the heart of the northern Lower Peninsula. With slightly more than 14,000 residents sharing the 563 square miles with the Michigan National Guard training base, Crawford County consists of only seven Cities and Townships and the AuSable State Forest.
Crawford County is easily accessible by Interstate-75 and US-127 from the north and south and by Michigan Highway 72 from the east and west. Crawford was formed during the recession of the last glaciers and is made up of Jack Pine Barrens on Glacial Outwash plains, providing a rare and unique habitat, which supports a diverse population of plant and animal life.
The north-south back-bone of Michigan, running parallel and just west of I-75, provides the source of two of Michigan’s most renowned trout streams, the AuSable and the Manistee Rivers. With their origins within one half mile of each other, the AuSable feeds Lake Huron and the Manistee ends up in Lake Michigan hundreds of miles apart. Fishermen come from all over the world to fish these two rivers and their tributaries.
Lake Margrethe, named after the wife of one of the earliest lumber barons and first settlers of the area, is one of Michigan’s most beautiful lakes and offers superb fishing and water sports opportunities. The many acres of state owned forest offer excellent deer and bird hunting easily accessible by two tracks. The County is also crossed by numerous groomed snowmobile trails and some of the best horse-back riding trails in the state.Crawford County was named after Revolutionary War hero, Colonial William Crawford who perished in 1782 while fighting Native Americans in Ohio.
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Quick Stats (The most current information available)
- Population 14,463
- Unemployment 13.7%
- Median Income $35,979
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