Germfask Township, Michigan

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Germfask Township, Michigan
Civil township
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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
 • Total71.63 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)
 • Total469
 • 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
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