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Stronach Township is a civil township of Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 804 at the 2000 census.Communities Stronach is an unincorporated community on the western boundary of the township along the southeast end of Lake Manistee at The settlement was first called "Paggeotville" and was renamed when John and Adam Stronach built a sawmill in 1841. A post office opened August 9, 1866 and was discontinued on December 21, 1893. Other sources indicate the post office operated until March 31, 1954 or until December 21, 1983. The area is now served by the Manistee post office with ZIP code 49660. The village of Free Soil is to the south in Mason County and the Free Soil ZIP code 49411 also serves an area in the southern part of Stronach Township.HistoryStronach Township is the oldest non-native settlement in Manistee County. In 1840 Joseph Stronach cleared a site to establish a sawmill in the township. In 1841 Joseph Stronach's brother, David Stronach and his son Adam Stronach arrived by schooner with machinery and approximately 15 men to begin construction of the sawmill.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 55.7sqmi, of which 55.5sqmi is land and 0.2sqmi (0.45%) is water.
