Germfask Township, Michigan

46°14′49″N 85°56′22″W / 46.24694°N 85.93944°W / 46.24694; -85.93944CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountySchoolcraftGovernment • SupervisorAbby Burton • ClerkLynn KruplaArea • Total71.63 sq mi (185.5 km²) • Land66.43 sq mi (172.1 km²) • Water5.20 sq mi (13.5 km²)Elevation689 ft (210 m)Population • Total469 • Density6.5/sq mi (2.5/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code(s)Area code906FIPS code26-31940^[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]

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.

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.^[6] The Germfask 49836 ZIP Code serves most of the township.

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