Mellen Township, Michigan
Mellen Township, Michigan | ||
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FIPS code 26-109-52860[3] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626718[4] | |
Mellen Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,109 at the 2020 census.[2] It is named after pioneer settler Mellen Smith (1829–1905), who served as the first postmaster at Wallace.[5]
Geography
Mellen Township is in southern Menominee County, bordered to the west by the Menominee River, across which is Marinette County in the state of Wisconsin. U.S. Route 41 crosses the township, leading south 15 miles (24 km) to Menominee, the county seat, and north 26 miles (42 km) to Powers.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.4 square miles (81 km2), of which 30.8 square miles (80 km2) are land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), or 1.80%, are water.[1]
Communities
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1900 | 1,022 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,062 | 3.9% | |
| 1920 | 808 | −23.9% | |
| 1930 | 753 | −6.8% | |
| 1940 | 865 | 14.9% | |
| 1950 | 878 | 1.5% | |
| 1960 | 800 | −8.9% | |
| 1970 | 822 | 2.8% | |
| 1980 | 1,159 | 41.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,183 | 2.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,260 | 6.5% | |
| 2010 | 1,150 | −8.7% | |
| 2020 | 1,109 | −3.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,260 people, 520 households, and 368 families residing in the township. In 2020, there were 1,109 people in the township.[2]
Notable people
- John Noppenberg, American football player
References
- ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ a b c "P1. Race – Mellen township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mellen Township, Michigan
- ^ a b Romig, Walter. 1986. Michigan Place Names. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, p. 580.
- ^ Menominee County (pdf) (Map). Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ^ a b ZIP Code Lookup, United States Post Office
- Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Decennial Census Official Publications". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
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