Official Name: | Germfask Township, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Civil township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | Germfask Township |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Schoolcraft |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Abby Burton |
Leader Title1: | Clerk |
Leader Name1: | Lynn Krupla |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 71.63 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 66.43 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 5.20 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 469 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 210 |
Elevation Ft: | 689 |
Coordinates: | 46.2469°N -85.9394°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 49836 (Germfask) 49853 (McMillan) |
Area Code: | 906 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-31940[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1626347 |
Germfask Township is a civil township of Schoolcraft County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 469 in 2020.[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.[3] The community was a station on the Manistique Railway and was given a post office on February 26, 1890.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 71.63sqmi, of which 66.43sqmi is land and 5.2sqmi (7.26%) is water.