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History · Millen Township

Half of Millen Township’s homes were built after 1974

Most of Millen Township was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1974. Below: maps from 1959 on and the census since 1960.

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What stands out about Millen Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Millen Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Millen Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Millen Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Millen Township is a civil township of Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 362 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 404 to 362 (-10%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Millen Township, decade by decade

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On the map

Millen Township on the map, 1959 to 1989

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Millen Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Millen Township on the 1959 USGS mapMillen Township on the 1989 USGS map1959Glennie sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Millen Township.

People over time

Millen Township, census by census

01002003004005001960198020002020Peak: 463

Between 270 and 463 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Millen Township’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Mitchell TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHawes TownshipIts storyCGustin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMikado TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCurtis TownshipIts storyC−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.