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Marquette, Michigan

Marquette, Michigan
City
Marquette skyline from Marquette Mountain
Marquette skyline from Marquette Mountain
Lower Harbor Ore Dock
Lower Harbor Ore Dock
Downtown Marquette
Downtown Marquette
Marquette County Courthouse
Marquette County Courthouse
St. Peter Cathedral
St. Peter Cathedral
The seal of Marquette, Michigan
Seal
Nickname(s): 
"Queen City (of the North)", "MQT"
Coordinates: 46°32′47″N 87°24′24″W / 46.54639°N 87.40667°W / 46.54639; -87.40667
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMarquette
Settled1844
Incorporated1849 (village)
1871 (city)
Named forJacques Marquette
Government
[3][4]
 • TypeCity commission
 • MayorSally Davis[1]
 • ManagerKaren Kovacs[2]
Area
[5]
 • City19.40 sq mi (50.24 km2)
 • Land11.34 sq mi (29.36 km2)
 • Water8.06 sq mi (20.87 km2)
Elevation
[6]
633 ft (203 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City20,629
 • Density1,819.62/sq mi (702.55/km2)
 • Metro
67,077
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49855
Area code906
FIPS code26-51900[7]
GNIS feature ID0631600[8]
WebsiteOfficial website

Marquette (/mɑːrˈkɛt/ mar-KET) is the county seat of Marquette County and the largest city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the shores of Lake Superior, Marquette is a major port, known primarily for shipping iron ore from the Marquette Iron Range. The city is partially surrounded by Marquette Township, but the two are administered autonomously.

Marquette is named after Jacques Marquette, a French Jesuit missionary who had explored the Great Lakes region.[9][10] Marquette had a population of 20,629 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city in Michigan north of the Tri-Cities. Marquette is also the third-largest American city on Lake Superior, behind Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. Marquette's urban area extends south toward the community of Harvey, and west toward Negaunee and Ishpeming, at the base of the Huron Mountains.

Marquette is the home of Northern Michigan University (NMU), a four-year public university. NMU's athletic teams are nicknamed the Wildcats, and compete primarily in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The men's ice hockey team, which competes in the NCAA Division I Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), won the Division I national championship in 1991.

  1. ^ Walton, Nicole (November 14, 2023). "Sally Davis new Marquette mayor". WNMU-FM. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Simmons, Lily (June 9, 2021). "New Marquette City Manager Karen Kovacs takes office". TV6. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  3. ^ City of Marquette (2020). "City Commission: Meet the Commission". Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  4. ^ City of Marquette (2020). "City Manager Karen Kovacs". Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "NOAA National Weather Service".
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ "Marquette". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  9. ^ "About the City". City of Marquette. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  10. ^ "How did Marquette get its name?". miningjournal.net. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

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