Blair Township, Michigan

Blair Township
Civil township
Blair Township Water Tower
Location within Grand Traverse County
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Coordinates: 44°39′18″N 85°38′48″W / 44.65500°N 85.64667°W / 44.65500; -85.64667
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Grand Traverse
Established	1867
Named for	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)	49637 (Grawn) 49649 (Kingsley) 49685, 49696 (Traverse City)
Area code	231
FIPS code	26-08880[1]
GNIS feature ID	1625945[2]

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.