Marquette Township, Mackinac County, Michigan

For the township in Marquette County, see Marquette Township, Marquette County, Michigan.

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]

Marquette Township, Michigan
Civil township
Location within Mackinac County
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Coordinates: 46°05′52″N 84°31′16″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Mackinac
Government
• Supervisor	Julia Kronemeyer
• Clerk	Renae Leese
Area [1]
• Total	136.16 sq mi (352.7 km2)
• Land	97.17 sq mi (251.7 km2)
• Water	38.99 sq mi (101.0 km2)
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	611
• Density	6.29/sq mi (2.43/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	49745 (Hessel) 49774 (Pickford) 49780 (Rudyard)
Area code	906
FIPS code	26-097-51880[3]
GNIS feature ID	1626696[4]
Website	www.marquettetwp.org

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.