Maple River Township, Michigan

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. Mennonite settlers from Waterloo County, Ontario arrived in Maple River in 1883.

Communities

• The village of Pellston is partially located in the township on the boundary with adjacent McKinley Township.
• Brutus is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the township on U.S. Highway 31 at . It is about south of Pellston and north of Alanson. It was established with the building of an inn called the Brutus House in 1874.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.42%) is water.

Climate

This climatic region has large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Maple River Township has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the census