Germfask Township, Michigan
Germfask Township, Michigan | |
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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 | 690 ft (210 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 469 |
| • Density | 7.06/sq mi (2.73/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 |
| 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.