Marquette Township, Mackinac County, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Marquette Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
Pushpin Label:Marquette Township
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mackinac
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Julia Kronemeyer
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Renae Leese
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:136.16
Area Land Sq Mi:97.17
Area Water Sq Mi:38.99
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:611
Population Density Sq Mi:6.29
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:197
Elevation Ft:646
Coordinates:46.0978°N -84.5211°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:49745 (Hessel)
49774 (Pickford)
49780 (Rudyard)
Area Code:906
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-097-51880[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1626696

Marquette Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 611 as of the 2020 census.[4]

Geography

The township is in eastern Mackinac County on the northern shore of Lake Huron. It is bordered to the west by St. Ignace Township and to the southeast by Clark Township, both in Mackinac County. Rudyard Township is to the north and Pickford Township is to the northeast, both in Chippewa County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Marquette Township has a total area of 136.16sqmi, of which 97.17sqmi are land and 38.99sqmi, or 28.64%, are water,[1] consisting of bays on Lake Huron.

Communities

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan . United States Census Bureau . August 14, 2023.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Marquette township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. August 14, 2023.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2023-08-04 . data.census.gov.