Marquette Township, Mackinac County, Michigan

Civil township in Michigan, United States

46°05′52″N 84°31′16″W / 46.09778°N 84.52111°W / 46.09778; -84.52111CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyMackinacGovernment

• SupervisorJulia Kronemeyer • ClerkRenae LeeseArea

^[1]

• Total136.16 sq mi (352.7 km²) • Land97.17 sq mi (251.7 km²) • Water38.99 sq mi (101.0 km²)Elevation

646 ft (197 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total611 • Density6.29/sq mi (2.43/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Codes

49745 (Hessel)
49774 (Pickford)
49780 (Rudyard)

Area code906FIPS code26-097-51880^[3]GNIS feature ID1626696^[4]Websitewww.marquettetwp.org

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.^[5]

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 136.16 square miles (352.65 km²), of which 97.17 square miles (251.67 km²) are land and 38.99 square miles (100.98 km²), or 28.64%, are water,^[1] consisting of bays on Lake Huron.

Communities

The unincorporated community of Pickford lies partially in the northeast corner of the township. The community lies primarily within Pickford Township in Chippewa County.

References

^ ^a ^b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
^ "P1. Race – Marquette township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marquette Township, Mackinac County, Michigan
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.