Brethren, Michigan
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Brethren, Michigan | |
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 Brethren post office | |
  Brethren  Brethren | |
| Coordinates: 44°18′16″N 86°01′08″W / 44.30444°N 86.01889°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County | Manistee |
| Township | Dickson |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.31 sq mi (3.40 km2) |
| • Land | 1.28 sq mi (3.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0.035 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 331 |
| • Density | 258.8/sq mi (99.94/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 49619 |
| Area code | 231 |
| GNIS feature ID | 621929[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]
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]
