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Marquette County (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) 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.<ref name=QF>Template:Cite web</ref> It is the most populous county in the Upper Peninsula. The county seat is Marquette.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county is named for Father Marquette, a Jesuit missionary. It was set off in 1843 and organized in 1851.<ref name=clarke>Template:Cite web</ref>

Marquette County comprises the Marquette, MI micropolitan statistical area.

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (47%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is the largest county in Michigan by land area and fourth-largest by total area.

The Big Garlic River is located in the county.

The Huron Mountains are located in the county. To the north of the county is Lake Superior.

Adjacent counties

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National protected areas

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File:Presque Isle Lake Superior.jpg
Lake Superior from Presque Isle Park in Marquette

Climate

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Communities

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U.S. Census data map showing local municipal boundaries within Marquette County. Shaded areas represent incorporated cities.

Cities

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Charter townships

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Civil townships

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Census-designated places

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Other unincorporated communities

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Indian reservations

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Demographics

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In 2020, the population of the county was 66,017.

Economy

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Top employers

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Last updated June 8, 2021.

According to the Lake Superior Community Partnership website,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the top employers in the county are:

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The Tilden and Empire mines south of Ishpeming and Negaunee, taken on July 2, 2022, from the International Space Station; north is oriented towards the right.
Private employer # of employees
UP Health System – Marquette 1,599
Cliffs Natural Resources, Michigan Operations 998
Upper Peninsula Medical Center 650
UP Health System – Bell 360
Walmart 392
RTI Surgical 230
Envoy Air 207
Eagle Mine 187
Westwood Mall Association 190
Eastwood Nursing Center 140
Alger-Marquette County Community Action Board 148
Norlite Nursing Center 110
Ojibwa Casino II 140
Superior Extrusion, Inc. 153
PotlatchDeltic 140
Pathways 108
Meijer 310
VanDamme Trucking 132
    
Public employer # of employees
Northern Michigan University 914
Marquette Area Public Schools 410
Michigan Department of Corrections 350
County of Marquette 251
Negaunee Public Schools 190
D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans 167
City of Marquette 185
NICE Community School District 163
Gwinn Area Community Schools 140
Ishpeming Public Schools 104

*Bolded values have been updated for 2021.

Education

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Academic Mall at Northern Michigan University in Marquette

Northern Michigan University is a four-year university in Marquette. It was established in 1899.

School districts

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Marquette County is divided into the following school districts:<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

Historical markers

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National Ski Hall of Fame in Ishpeming

There are ten historical markers in the county:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Government

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Marquette County was reliably Republican following the American Civil War; its voters went Republican (or Republican-splinter) in every election from 1876 through 1932. However, that shifted in 1936; since then, the Republican nominee has carried the county in only five out of 23 elections through 2024, four of which were nationwide Republican landslides and the other had native Michigander Gerald Ford as the Republican nominee. At present, it has since become the only Democratic-leaning county in the Upper Peninsula. It was the only Upper Peninsula County to vote for Democratic presidential candidates in 2016, 2020, and 2024.

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The county government operates Sawyer International Airport, the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, records deeds, mortgages, and vital records, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of social services. The county board of commissioners controls the budget and has 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.

Elected officials

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Transportation

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Airports

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Transit

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  • MarqTran provides local transit services in and around Marquette.
  • Indian Trails provides intercity bus service.

Major highways

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Map of the county's highways

In addition to the Template:Convert of state highways in the county, the Marquette County Road Commission maintains Template:Convert of primary county roads which include County Road 492 (CR 492), and Template:Convert of secondary county roads. The road commission provides maintenance such as snow removal under contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation for the state trunklines.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2010, the commission planned to build CR 595.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The project was canceled after the permit was denied by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the project funding was diverted.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

See also

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