Germfask Township, Michigan

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Germfask Township, Michigan
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Community of Germfask along M-77
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Location within Schoolcraft County
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Germfask Township
Location within the state of Michigan
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Germfask Township
Germfask Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°14′49″N85°56′22″W / 46.24694°N 85.93944°W / 46.24694; -85.93944
Country United States
State Michigan
County Schoolcraft
Government
  SupervisorAbby Burton
   Clerk Lynn Krupla
Area
  Total
71.63 sq mi (185.5 km2)
  Land66.43 sq mi (172.1 km2)
  Water5.20 sq mi (13.5 km2)
Elevation
689 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
469
  Density6.5/sq mi (2.5/km2)
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 [1]
GNIS feature ID1626347 [2]

Germfask Township is a civil township of Schoolcraft County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 469 in 2020. [3]

Contents

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. [4] The community was a station on the Manistique Railway and was given a post office on February 26, 1890. [5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 71.63 square miles (185.52 km2), of which 66.43 square miles (172.05 km2) is land and 5.20 square miles (13.47 km2) (7.26%) is water.

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References

  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Germfask Township, Michigan
  3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  4. Pike, Vicki Lustila (July 26, 1973). Germfask, Michigan: Its Pioneers and Development. self-published.
  5. 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)
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Germfask, Michigan