Ossineke, Michigan

Ossineke, Michigan
Location within Alpena County
Ossineke
Location within the state of Michigan
Ossineke
Ossineke (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°54′26″N 83°25′44″W / 44.90722°N 83.42889°W / 44.90722; -83.42889
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyAlpena County
TownshipSanborn
Area
  Total
3.67 sq mi (9.50 km2)
  Land3.66 sq mi (9.47 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
932
  Density254.85/sq mi (98.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49766
Area code989
FIPS code26-61500
GNIS feature ID2393175

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. The community is located within Sanborn Township, several miles south of Alpena on U.S. Highway 23.

The name is derived from the Anishinaabe word (either the Ojibwa or the Ottawa) zhingaabewasiniigigaabawaad, meaning "Where the image stones stood", though the modern Anishinaabe name for the place is asiniike, meaning "to quarry".