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Ossineke Township, Michigan

Ossineke Township, Michigan
Township
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Ossineke Township is located in Michigan
Ossineke Township
Ossineke Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°54′59″N 83°43′36″W / 44.91639°N 83.72667°W / 44.91639; -83.72667Coordinates: 44°54′59″N 83°43′36″W / 44.91639°N 83.72667°W / 44.91639; -83.72667
Country United States
State Michigan
County Alpena
Area
 • Total 107.2 sq mi (277.7 km2)
 • Land 105.8 sq mi (273.9 km2)
 • Water 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
Elevation 722 ft (220 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,675
 • Density 16/sq mi (6.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 49766
Area code(s) 989
FIPS code 26-61520
GNIS feature ID 1626866

Ossineke Township is a civil township of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,675 at the 2010 census.

Hubbard Lake is an unincorporated community situated about one mile north of the water body, Hubbard Lake, which is entirely within Alcona County. The community is on the Thunder Bay River at 44°52′25″N 83°35′14″W / 44.87361°N 83.58722°W / 44.87361; -83.58722 (Hubbard Lake, Michigan) with an elevation of 732 feet (223 m) above sea level. An early settler, John Ellsworth, began farming here in 1878. Descendants of John Ellsworth still own some of the farmland today. He became the first postmaster in June 1893. The 49747 ZIP code also includes the northern and western shores of Lake Hubbard in Alcona County, as well as portions of western Caledonia Township and Alcona Township. In Alpena County, the ZIP code includes a large portion of central and eastern Ossineke Township and also extends into Wilson Township.


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