Marquette County, Michigan
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National protected areas
- Hiawatha National ForestHiawatha National ForestHiawatha National Forest is a National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of the state of Michigan in the United States. Commercial logging is conducted in some areas. The United States Forest Service administers this National Forest; it is physically divided into two subunits, commonly called the...
(part) - Huron National Wildlife Refuge
- Ottawa National ForestOttawa National ForestThe Ottawa National Forest is a 1.0 million acre national forest in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It includes much of Gogebic and Ontonagon counties, as well as slices of Iron, Houghton, Baraga, and Marquette counties. The forest is under the jurisdiction of the U.S...
(part)
University
Northern Michigan UniversityNorthern Michigan University
Northern Michigan University is a four-year college public university established in 1899 located in Marquette, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a population of nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Northern Michigan University is the Upper Peninsula's largest...
is a four-year university, established in 1899, located in Marquette, Michigan, on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The school is home to over 9,000 students and offers over 100 academic programs leading to degrees at the levels of bachelor, associate, certificate, as well as several graduate programs. Their Teaching, Learning and Communication (TLC) program, which is the largest of its kind in the country, gives every student an IBM ThinkPad or Apple MacBook. NMU has the world's largest wooden dome, the Superior Dome
Superior Dome
The Superior Dome, which opened as the "world’s largest wooden dome" on September 14, 1991, is a domed stadium on the campus of Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan. It is home to the Northern Michigan Wildcats football team, as well as a variety of campus and community events...
. It is also home to the United States Olympic Education Center, or USOEC, one of only four US Olympic training centers and the only one affiliated with a university. Athletes receive scholarships and utilize the school's facilities training in several sports: Men's and Women's Weightlifting; Boxing; Men's and Women's Speedskating; Greco-Roman Wrestling; and Women's Freestyle Wrestling.
State trunkline highways
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 64,634 people, 25,767 households, and 16,490 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 36 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 32,877 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.12% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 1.32% Black
Race (United States Census)
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or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 1.49% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.49% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.02% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.25% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.31% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race. 21.2% were of Finnish, 12.0% German, 10.6% English
English people
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, 9.0% French
French people
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, 8.1% Italian
Italian people
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, 6.6% Irish
Irish people
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and 6.0% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.0% spoke English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, 1.5% Finnish
Finnish language
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and 1.0% Spanish
Spanish language
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as their first language.
There were 25,767 households out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.30% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.00% were non-families. 28.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the county the population was spread out with 21.40% under the age of 18, 13.60% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,548, and the median income for a family was $46,281. Males had a median income of $36,431 versus $23,609 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $18,070. About 6.00% of families and 10.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.20% of those under age 18 and 6.40% of those age 65 or over.
Government
The county government operates the jail, KI Sawyer International Airport, maintains rural roads, operates themajor local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records, administers
public health
Public health
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regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and
other social services. The county board of commissioners
County commission
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controls the
budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local
government functions — police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street
maintenance, etc. — are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.
Marquette County elected officials
- Prosecuting AttorneyProsecutorThe prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the civil law inquisitorial system...
: Gary L. Walker - SheriffSheriffA sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
: Michael H. Lovelace - County Clerk: Connie M. Branam
- County TreasurerTreasurerA treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...
: Anne Giroux - Register of Deeds: Patricia A. Manley
- Drain CommissionerDrain commissionerA drain commissioner is an elected official in counties of the U.S. state of Michigan with a population over 12,000. In counties with a population under 12,000, the statutory duties and responsibilities of the drain commissioner are performed by the county's board of road commissioners.The office...
: P. Michael Farrell - Mine Inspector: John Carlson
(information as of July 24, 2009)
Historical markers
- Cliffs Shaft Mine
- Dandelion Cottage
- Father Marquette Park
- First Steam Railroad in Upper Peninsula
- Ishpeming: Historic Ski Center
- Jackson MineJackson MineThe Jackson Mine is an open pit iron mine located northwest of intersection of Business Route M-28 and Cornish Town Road in Negaunee, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1956 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971...
- Marquette County Courthouse
- Marquette Iron Range
- Northern Michigan UniversityNorthern Michigan UniversityNorthern Michigan University is a four-year college public university established in 1899 located in Marquette, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a population of nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Northern Michigan University is the Upper Peninsula's largest...
- Sam Cohodas Lodge / Sam Cohodas
Cities
- IshpemingIshpeming, MichiganIshpeming is a city in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,686 at the 2000 census. This is down from a higher population in the 1950s and 1960s when the economically supportive iron ore mines had a much higher employment level...
- MarquetteMarquette, MichiganMarquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern...
- NegauneeNegaunee, MichiganNegaunee is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,576 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the southwest corner of Negaunee Township. The city is home to the Michigan Iron Industry Museum...
Unincorporated communities
- Arnold
- Big BayBig Bay, MichiganBig Bay is an unincorporated community in Marquette County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes and does not have any legal status as an incorporated municipality. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 265...
- Carlshend
- GwinnGwinn, MichiganGwinn is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is in Forsyth Township at on M-35 near the forks of the east and middle branches of the Escanaba River. Gwinn is a census-designated place for statistical purposes, and the CDP includes the...
- HarveyHarvey, MichiganHarvey is an unincorporated community, known in the early years as "Harvey Location", in Chocolay Township, Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality...
- K. I. Sawyer AFB
- MichigammeMichigamme, MichiganMichigamme is an unincorporated community in Marquette County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes and without any legal status as a municipality. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 287....
- PalmerPalmer, MichiganPalmer is an unincorporated community in Richmond Township, Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The CDP population was 449 at the 2000 census.The Palmer ZIP code is 49871,...
- RepublicRepublic, MichiganRepublic is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes, covering a narrow, roughly crescent-shaped area along several miles of M-95...
- Suomi
- Trowbridge ParkTrowbridge Park, MichiganTrowbridge Park is an unincorporated community in Marquette Township, Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan bordering on the city of Marquette. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes, with no legal status as an incorporated municipality...
- West IshpemingWest Ishpeming, MichiganWest Ishpeming is an unincorporated community in Ishpeming Township, Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes, with no legal status as an incorporated municipality...
Townships
- Champion TownshipChampion Township, MichiganChampion Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 297.-Geography:...
- Chocolay Charter TownshipChocolay Charter Township, MichiganChocolay Charter Township is a charter township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,148 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Ely TownshipEly Township, MichiganEly Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,010 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
- Ewing TownshipEwing Township, MichiganEwing Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 159.-Geography:...
- Forsyth TownshipForsyth Township, MichiganForsyth Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,824 at the 2000 census. Forsyth Township is one of the few townships in the Upper Peninsula that has its own police department. Forsyth Township is larger than the City of Detroit in land...
- Humboldt TownshipHumboldt Township, MichiganHumboldt Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 469 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Ishpeming TownshipIshpeming Township, MichiganIshpeming Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,522 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
- Marquette TownshipMarquette Township, Marquette County, MichiganMarquette Charter Township is a charter township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,286 at the 2000 census...
- Michigamme TownshipMichigamme Township, MichiganMichigamme Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 377 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Michigamme is located within the township.-Geography:...
- Negaunee TownshipNegaunee Township, MichiganNegaunee Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,707 at the 2000 census. The City of Negaunee is located at the southwest corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous.-Geography:...
- Powell TownshipPowell Township, MichiganPowell Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 724 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
- Republic TownshipRepublic Township, MichiganRepublic Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,106 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Republic is located within the township.-Geography:...
- Richmond TownshipRichmond Township, Marquette County, MichiganRichmond Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 974 at the 2000 census. Palmer and the Empire iron mine are located in the township.-Geography:...
- Sands TownshipSands Township, MichiganSands Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,127 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Skandia TownshipSkandia Township, MichiganSkandia Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 907 at the 2000 census. The township contains the Dukes Research Natural Area, a National Natural Landmark.-Geography:...
- Tilden TownshipTilden Township, MichiganTilden Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,003 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*National Mine is an unincorporated community in the township, located just south of the city of Ishpeming....
- Turin TownshipTurin Township, MichiganTurin Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 131.- Communities :* McFarland is an unincorporated community on M-35 near the boundary with Delta County at...
- Wells TownshipWells Township, Marquette County, MichiganWells Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 292.-Communities:...
- West Branch TownshipWest Branch Township, Marquette County, MichiganWest Branch Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,648 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...