Marcellus Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,401 at the 2020 census. The village of Marcellus is within the township.
History
The township was organized and had an election on June 16, 1843, in which the first township supervisor, Daniel G. Rouse, was elected. Guerdon R. Beebee was elected treasurer, and Ephraim Huyatt was elected clerk. The growth of Marcellus township and village can be attributed to the Peninsular Railroad in the winter of 1870–1871, which created an economic boom for the area at the time.
Geography
Marcellus Township is located in the northeast corner of Cass County in southwestern Michigan. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.82%, is water. There are 15 named lakes in the township, the largest of which is Fish Lake in the northwest. The Rocky River, a tributary of the St. Joseph River, rises near the western border of the township and flows east towards Three Rivers.
According to the Cass County Road Commission, there was a total of of primary road and of local road in the township of Marcellus, as of December 31, 2008.