Marquette is the county seat of Marquette County and the largest city in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. 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.
Midwest
Marquette
Marquette County, MI
Population
20,673
Walk Score
92 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$944
Median home value
$231,500
Settled
1844
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Arch and Ridge Streets Historic District · listed 1980
- Granot Loma · listed 1991
Notable landmarks
- Call House · listed 1972
- COASTER II · listed 1989
- Granite Island Light Station · listed 1983
- Harlow Block · listed 1983
- Holy Family Orphanage · listed 2015
- Longyear Building · listed 2004
- Marquette City Hall · listed 1975
- Marquette City Water Works
- Marquette County Courthouse · listed 1978
- Marquette Harbor Light Station · listed 1984
- Midgaard · listed 2013
- Peninsular Iron Company: Carp River Kiln
- Peninsular Iron Company: Mangum Kiln
- Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Light · listed 2016
- Savings Bank Building (Additional Documentation) · listed 1978
- St. Peter Cathedral · listed 2012
- State House of Correction and Branch Prison · listed 1977
- Upper Peninsula Brewing Company Building · listed 1980
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