Brethren, Michigan

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Brethren, Michigan
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 44°18′16″N86°01′08″W / 44.30444°N 86.01889°W / 44.30444; -86.01889
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan
County Manistee
Township Dickson
Area
[1]
 • Total1.31 sq mi (3.40 km2)
 • Land1.28 sq mi (3.31 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
722 ft (220 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total331
 • Density258.80/sq mi (99.94/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
49619
Area code 231
GNIS feature ID621929 [3]
FIPS code 26-10300

Brethren is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Dickson Township, Manistee County, and is in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The community had a population of 331 at the 2020 census, [2] down from 410 in 2010. The community is located in the Manistee National Forest, 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Manistee. Brethren has a post office with ZIP code 49619. [4] [5]

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History

Brethren was founded in 1900 by Samuel S. Thorpe as a colony of the German Baptist Brethren Church. A post office was established in 1901 with Thorpe as the first postmaster. The Pere Marquette Railway established a station here in 1901. [6]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.31 square miles (3.4 km2), of which 1.28 square miles (3.3 km2) are land and 0.035 square miles (0.091 km2) are water. [1] Boswell Creek forms the northern edge of the community, flowing west to the Manistee River. Lake Eleanor and Center Lake are small water bodies on the east side of the community.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "P1. Race – Brethren CDP, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Brethren". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ↑ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN   0-8143-1838-X.
  7. ↑ Bandler, Michael J. (March 2008). "This is James Earl Jones". NWA World Traveler. Northwest Airlines. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2008.


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