Mellen Township, Michigan Explained
Mellen Township, Michigan should not be confused with Millen Township, Michigan.
| Official Name: | Mellen Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Mellen Township |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Menominee |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 31.4 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.8 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1109 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 36.0 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 213 |
| Elevation Ft: | 699 |
| Coordinates: | 45.3442°N -87.6281°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 49893 (Wallace)
49848 (Ingalls)
49887 (Stephenson) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-109-52860[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626718 |
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.[2] It is named after pioneer settler Mellen Smith (1829–1905), who served as the first postmaster at Wallace.[4]
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 to Menominee, the county seat, and north to Powers.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.4sqmi, of which 30.8sqmi are land and 0.6sqmi, or 1.80%, are water.
Communities
- Ingalls is an unincorporated community along U.S. Highway 41, 2.5miles south of Stephenson.[5] Ingalls has a post office with ZIP code 49848.[6]
- Wallace is an unincorporated community located north of Menominee on US Highway 41. It is a small village with the DeYoung Family Zoo, a used-car dealership, a tavern, lumber yard, post office, ice maker, wood businesses, grocery market, service station, and a liquidator store. There are also three churches: Country Bible Church (non-denominational), a Covenant Church, and a Lutheran church. The Mellen Elementary School is also located in Wallace. Wallace was originally called "Wallace's Siding" after Wallace Sutherland (1858–1890),[7] who was assigned to the railroad depot. It was then shorted to "Wallace" by the time the post office was established in 1877.[4] On April 12, 1931, Wallace suffered a fire that destroyed most of the village.[8] [9] Wallace has a post office with ZIP code 49893.[6]
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
Notes and References
- Web site: 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan . United States Census Bureau . October 12, 2023.
- Web site: P1. Race – Mellen township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. October 12, 2023.
- Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
- Romig, Walter. 1986. Michigan Place Names. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, p. 580.
- Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget . Menominee County . pdf . 2010 . January 1, 2011 .
- http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp ZIP Code Lookup
- News: What's in a Name? How Michigan Areas Were Christened. Lansing State Journal. September 8, 1951. 4. Newspapers.com. May 26, 2018.
- News: Wallace Hit by $100,000 Fire Sunday . The Escanaba Daily Press . April 14, 1931 . Escanaba, MI . 1, 2 . August 5, 2020 . Newspapers.com.
- News: In the fire which wiped out the village of Wallace, Michigan . The Sheboygan Press . April 15, 1931 . Escanaba, MI . 8 . August 5, 2020 . Newspapers.com.
