Ossineke, Michigan
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Ossineke Township, Michigan.
Ossineke is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 932 at the 2020 census.[4] The community is located within Sanborn Township, several miles south of Alpena on U.S. Highway 23.
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Ossineke, Michigan | |
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Coordinates: 44°54′26″N 83°25′44″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Alpena County |
Township | Sanborn |
Area | |
• Total | 3.67 sq mi (9.50 km2) |
• Land | 3.66 sq mi (9.47 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 932 |
• Density | 254.85/sq mi (98.41/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 49766 |
Area code | 989 |
FIPS code | 26-61500[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 2393175[3] |
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The name is derived from the Anishinaabe word (either the Ojibwa or the Ottawa) zhingaabewasiniigigaabawaad, meaning "Where the image stones stood",[5] though the modern Anishinaabe name for the place is asiniike, meaning "to quarry".[6]