Harvey is a

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(CDP) in Marquette County in the

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. The population was 3,244 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,393 in

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, before the CDP was enlarged by the Census Bureau. The CDP is located within Chocolay and Sands townships. Originally called "Harvey Location", the community is a southwest suburb of Marquette at the junction of U.S. Route 41 and M-28.

Geography

The community is in eastern Marquette County, bordered to the northwest by the city of Marquette and to the northeast by

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. The Chocolay River forms the northern part of the eastern border of the community, from Cedar Creek to the river's mouth at Lake Superior. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 7.84%, are water. US Highwah 41 and State Highway M-28 pass through Harvey, joining in the center of town and heading northwest to the center of Marquette. US 41 leads southeast to

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, while M-28 leads east to Munising.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,321 people, 565 households, and 346 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 646 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.79%

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, 1.06%

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, 2.42% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 1.74% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population. There were 565 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were

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living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.00. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,321, and the median income for a family was $48,365. Males had a median income of $41,471 versus $25,536 for females. The

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for the CDP was $18,733. About 2.9% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the

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, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

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