Gratiot County, Michigan

Gratiot County, Michigan

Located in Central Michigan, Gratiot County has a population of 42,000+ residents. Gratiot County maintains a small but stable community. Almost 80% of land in Gratiot County is in farms. The rich, fertile soils of Gratiot County produce corn, wheat, sugar beets, dry beans and soybeans.

Leaders throughout the county made the two wind farms possible by creating Michigan’s first Countywide Model Wind Energy Ordinance. Gratiot County has over 180 active wind turbines throughout the county and is the largest wind power installation in the state of Michigan.

Gratiot County has cities, villages, and township (general and charter) forms of government including:

Alma
Ithaca
St. Louis
Ashley
Breckenridge
Perrinton
Bannister
Beebe
Edgewood
Elm Hall
Elwell
Galloway
Forest Hill
Langport
Middleton
New Haven Center
Newark
North Star
Pompeii
Rathbone
Riverdale
Sethtonv Sickles
Sumner
Wheeler
Arcada Township
Bethany Township
Elba Township
Emerson Township
Fulton Township
Hamilton Township
Lafayette Township
New Haven Township
Newark Township
North Shade Township
North Star Township
Pine River Township
Seville Township
Sumner Township
Washington Township
Wheeler Township

Together, the communities within the counties of Saginaw, Midland, Isabella, and Bay make up the area commonly known as the Great Lakes Bay Region.