Brethren is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Dickson Township, Manistee County, and is in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The community had a population of 331 at the 2020 census,
History
Brethren was founded in 1900 by Samuel S. Thorpe as a colony of the German Baptist Brethren Church. A post office was established in 1901 with Thorpe as the first postmaster. The Pere Marquette Railway established a station here in 1901.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of , of which are land and are water. the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award-winning actor and original voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise.