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Also known as Marquette County, Michigan, Marquette County, MI

county in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Michigan
Founded
March 9, 1843, organized 1851
Named after
Jacques Marquette
Seat
Marquette
Largest city
Marquette
Total
3,425 sq mi (8,870 km )
Land
1,808 sq mi (4,680 km )
Water
1,616 sq mi (4,190 km ) 47%
Estimate 2025
68,064
Density
37/sq mi (14/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district
1st
Website
www .co .marquette .mi .us

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Located in
Michigan
Contains
Marquette
Capital
Marquette
Population
66017
Area
8871
Body of water
Lake Superior
Shares border with
Baraga County
Official website
www.co.marquette.mi.us
Image
2009-0618-UP-MarquetteCtyCourthouse.jpg
Households
27177
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Commons category
Marquette County, Michigan
inception
1843-03-09
different from
Marquette County
water as percent of area
47
native label
Marquette County
per capita income
28537
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Encyclopedic overview

Marquette County (/mɑːrˈkɛt/ mar-KET) is a county located in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 66,017. It is the most populous county in the Upper Peninsula. The county seat is Marquette. The county is named for Father Marquette, a Jesuit missionary. It was set off in 1843 and organized in 1851.

Marquette County comprises the Marquette, MI micropolitan statistical area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marquette County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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