Germfask Township, Michigan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Germfask Township, Michigan
Civil township
Community of Germfask along M-77
Location within Schoolcraft County
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Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Schoolcraft
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	6.548/sq mi (2.5280/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49836 (Germfask) 49853 (McMillan)
Area code(s)	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 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

• 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.

See also

In Spanish: Municipio de Germfask para niños