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. It is named after pioneer settler Mellen Smith (1829–1905), who served as the first postmaster at Wallace.

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 mi to Menominee, the county seat, and north 26 mi to Powers. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.4 sqmi, of which 30.8 sqmi are land and 0.6 sqmi, or 1.80%, are water.

Communities

Demographics

As of the census 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.

Notable people