Marilla Township, Michigan
Marilla Township is a civil township of Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 398 at the 2020 census. History The first settler in the area of the township was C. Churchill from New York state, who arrived in June 1866. The township was organized in 1869, having previously been part of Brown Township. It was named after the sister of one of the original members of the township board of supervisors. Communities Marilla is an unincorporated community near the center of the township at . A post office operated from October 1871 until June 1935. It was also a station on the Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad. Yates or Yates Corner was a rural post office in the northwest part of the township established in June 1884. The office was transferred and renamed Lemon Lake in April 1902. The office continued to operate until February 1904. Like Marilla, Lemon Lake was a station on the Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.43%, are water. The Manistee River crosses the southeast corner of the township, flowing generally westerly toward