Millbrook Township, Michigan
township in Mecosta County, Michigan, United States of America
Millbrook Township is a civil township of Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,064 at the 2020 census.
Geography
The township is in the southeast corner of Mecosta County, bordered to the east by Isabella County and to the south by Montcalm. The unincorporated community of Millbrook is in the northeast corner of the township. State highway M-66 crosses the center of the township from north to south. Big Rapids, the Mecosta county seat, is 30 miles (48 km) by road to the northwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.8 square miles (93 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 0.24%, are water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,081 people, 407 households, and 312 families residing in the township. The population density was 30.3 inhabitants per square mile (11.7/km2). There were 461 housing units at an average density of 12.9 per square mile (5.0/km2).
The public source identifies “Millbrook Township, Michigan” as township in Mecosta County, Michigan, United States of America. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Millbrook, Township and Michigan.
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