Ossineke Township is a civil township of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,635 at the 2020 census.

Communities

  • 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 with an elevation of 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.

The community of Ossineke is not located within the township but is in Sanborn Township to the east.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.39%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census