Maple Ridge Township, Alpena County, Michigan

Maple Ridge Township is a civil township of Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,559 at the 2020 census.

Communities

• Bolton is an unincorporated community in the township approximately northwest of Alpena along the partially abandoned Detroit and Mackinac Railway at . It was named for Henry Bolton, who along with Donal McRae opened a general store in Alpena in 1866. From 1871, as Bolton & McRae, they operated one of the leading cedar lumbering firms in the area. A post office operated here from October 1880 until March 1955.
• Cathro is an unincorporated community in the township approximately northwest of Alpena along the Detroit and Mackinac Railway at . The community was named for George Cathro, a prominent farmer in the area. A post office operated here from November 1894 until March 1955.

Demographics

At the 2000 census,