Stannard Township is a civil township of Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 645 at the 2020 census. O Kun de Kun Falls is located within the township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.02%) is water.

The western portion of the township is drained by the Baltimore River and its tributaries. O Kun de Kun Falls is located on the Baltimore River, in the northern part of the township. The middle and eastern portions are drained, respectively, by the middle and east branches of the Ontonagon River.

Communities

  • Bruce Crossing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the township.
  • Paynesville is an unincorporated community on M-28 and the Soo Line about three miles east of Bruce Crossing at . It was named after the Payne family who owned homesteads nearby. It was a stop on the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway. <!--Source: Michigan Place Names, Walter Romig, 1986: Wayne State University Press-->On the SE corner, at the intersection of Blacksmith Rd and N Paynesville Road, in Paynesville, resides a historic Finnish Lutheran Church.

Demographics

As of the census