Grant, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Grant City. It lies in ZIP code area 49327. The Survey maps it on the Grant quadrangle. 952 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 837 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresGrant grew from 894 to 952 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 894 | |
| 2020 | 952 | +58 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Grant quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
55 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Grant between 2001 and 2020, burning about 54 acres in total. 5 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 237 - 2018 |
| 3 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 246 - 2020 |
| 17 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NEWAYGO FIRE DISTRICT 290 - 2020 |
| 17 July 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | CATALPA |
| 13 July 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NEWAYGO FIRE DISTRICT 298 - 2018 |
| 10 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 188 - 2018 |
| 30 June 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 173 - 2018 |
| 25 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NEWAYGO FIRE DISTRICT 248 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Grant: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Tile Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Cousineau Gravel, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yerington Construction Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grant in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant | $200,000 | Roofs were blown off multiple structures and campers were blown over. Several trees were blown down across southern Newaygo county. |
| November 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Grant | $50,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced multiple brief EF-0 tornadoes along a more than 50 mile path from Muskegon county northeast through Newaygo county into Mecosta county. The tornadoes were on the ground for very short periods of time. Mostly tree damage was incurred but there was also damage to several buildings and fences. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant | $15,000 | Several trees and power lines downed in the city of Grant and Grant Township. Trees were blown down across Michigan Highway 37. A trained weather spotter reported a 65 mph wind gust as measured by his local anemometer. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Grant | $10,000 | Three quarters inch diameter hail was reported by the media six miles west of Grant. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Grant | $10,000 | Three quarters inch hail was reported in Grant. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Grant | $2,000 | A very weak F0 tornado briefly touched down in Elise Township, 9 miles east of Grant, in Newaygo county during the late evening hours. It blew down one tree, but caused no other damage. There were no injuries or fatalities. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant | - | Trees and Branches down in the county. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Grant | - | One inch diameter hail was reported near Grant. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Grant | - | One inch diameter hail was reported near Grant. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant | - | A few trees were downed by the winds in the village of Grant. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Ashland Center | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sun | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Newaygo | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Bridgeton | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Bishop | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| McLean | 9.1 miles | 12 | |
| Ensley Center | 10.0 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Grant | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1922585 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 627144. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







