Civil township in Michigan, United States
| Germfask Township, Michigan | |
|---|---|
| Civil township | |
 Community of Germfask along M-77 | |
 Location within Schoolcraft County | |
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| Coordinates: 46°14′49″N 85°56′22″W / 46.24694°N 85.93944°W / 46.24694; -85.93944 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Schoolcraft |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Abby Burton |
| • Clerk | Lynn Krupla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.63 sq mi (185.5 km) |
| • Land | 66.43 sq mi (172.1 km) |
| • Water | 5.20 sq mi (13.5 km) |
| Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 469 |
| • Density | 6.5/sq mi (2.5/km) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49836 (Germfask) 49853 (McMillan) |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-31940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626347 |
Germfask Township is a civil township of Schoolcraft County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 469 in 2020.
The name was derived from the surname initials of eight of the original settlers of 1881: John Grant, Matthew Edge, William Robinson, Thaddeus Mead, Dr. W. W. French, Ezekiel Ackley, Oscar (O.D.) Sheppard, and Hezekiah Knaggs. The community was a station on the Manistique Railway and was given a post office on February 26, 1890.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 71.63 square miles (185.52 km), of which 66.43 square miles (172.05 km) is land and 5.20 square miles (13.47 km) (7.26%) is water.
Communities
- Germfask is an unincorporated community located in the northern part of the township where the Manistique River crosses M-77 on the eastern edge of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge at 46°14′58″N 85°55′33″W / 46.24944°N 85.92583°W / 46.24944; -85.92583. The Germfask 49836 ZIP Code serves most of the township.
References
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Germfask Township, Michigan
- "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- Pike, Vicki Lustila (July 26, 1973). Germfask, Michigan: Its Pioneers and Development. self-published.
- Romig, Walter, L.H.D. (1986). Michigan Place Names. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Germfask, Michigan
| Municipalities and communities of Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States | ||
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| County seat: Manistique | ||
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| Indian reservation | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |