Trowbridge Park is an
unincorporated community
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in
Marquette Township, Marquette County, in the U.S. state of
Michigan
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. It is also a
census-designated place
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(CDP) for statistical purposes and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The CDP had a population of 2,287 at the
2020 census.
The community is located within Marquette Township and borders the city of
Marquette on the east and north.
Geography
Trowbridge Park is in eastern Marquette County, in the southern part of
Marquette Township. The CDP is bordered to the east and north by the city of
Marquette, the
county seat
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.
US Highway 41/
M-28 forms the southern edge of the community.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the Trowbridge Park CDP has a total area of , of which are land and (0.71%) are water.
The community drains north to the
Dead River, which flow east to
Lake Superior
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in the north part of Marquette.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 2,012 people, 758 households, and 539 families residing in the community. The population density was . There were 785 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the community was 94.93%
White
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, 2.34%
Native American, 1.19%
Asian
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, 0.10% from
other races
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, and 1.44% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 0.45% of the population.
There were 758 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were
married couples
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living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the community the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $42,422, and the median income for a family was $48,375. Males had a median income of $31,932 versus $27,200 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the community was $20,346. About 2.1% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
Indian Trails
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History
Indian Trails was founded in 1910 in Owosso as the Phillips-Taylor Livery Service, whose main busi ...
bus lines operates daily intercity bus service between
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Places in the United States
* Hancock, Iowa
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* Hancock, Michigan
* Hancock, Minnesota
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and
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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.
The line operates a stop at MarqTran's transit center in Trowbridge Park.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Marquette County, Michigan
Unincorporated communities in Michigan
Census-designated places in Michigan
Census-designated places in Marquette County, Michigan