Maple River Township, Michigan

Maple River Township, Michigan
Location within Emmet County and the administered community of Brutus (1) and portion of the village of Pellston (pink)
Location within Emmet County and the administered community of Brutus (1) and portion of the village of Pellston (pink)
Maple River Township is located in Michigan
Maple River Township
Maple River Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Maple River Township is located in the United States
Maple River Township
Maple River Township
Maple River Township (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°30′35″N 84°46′54″W / 45.50972°N 84.78167°W / 45.50972; -84.78167
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyEmmet
Established1877
Government
 • SupervisorJohn Eby
 • ClerkTammy Gregory
Area
 • Total35.47 sq mi (91.9 km2)
 • Land35.32 sq mi (91.5 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
715 ft (218 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,295
 • Density37/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49706 (Alanson)
49716 (Brutus)
49769 (Pellston)
Area code231
FIPS code26-51280[1]
GNIS feature ID1626679[2]

Maple River Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,295 at the 2020 census.[3] Mennonite settlers from Waterloo County, Ontario arrived in Maple River in 1883.[4]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maple River Township, Michigan
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Steiner, Samuel J. (June 2024). "Maple River Mennonite Church (Brutus, Michigan, USA)". In Roth, John D. (ed.). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.