Ossineke Township, Michigan | |
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Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
Coordinates: 44°54′59″N 83°43′36″W / 44.91639°N 83.72667°WCoordinates: 44°54′59″N 83°43′36″W / 44.91639°N 83.72667°W | |
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 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.