Germfask Township is a civil township of Schoolcraft County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 469 in 2020.[3]
Germfask Township, Michigan | |
|---|---|
 Community of Germfask along M-77 | |
 Location within Schoolcraft County | |
  Germfask Township Location within the state of Michigan  Germfask Township Germfask Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′49″N 85°56′22″W / 46.24694°N 85.93944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Schoolcraft |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Abby Burton |
| • Clerk | Lynn Krupla |
| Area | |
• Total | 71.63 sq mi (185.5 km2) |
| • Land | 66.43 sq mi (172.1 km2) |
| • Water | 5.20 sq mi (13.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 469 |
| • Density | 6.5/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 ID | 1626347[2] |
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
editAccording 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.
Communities
edit- 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.[6] The Germfask 49836 ZIP Code serves most of the township.
References
edit- ^ "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