Marquette Township is a

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Mackinac County Mackinac County ( , ) is a County (United States), county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 10,834. The county seat is St. Ignace, Michigan, St. Ignace. F ...

in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 611 as of the 2020 census.

Geography

The township is in eastern Mackinac County on the northern shore of

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. 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

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, Marquette Township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 28.64%, are water, consisting of bays on Lake Huron.

Communities

* The

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of Pickford lies partially in the northeast corner of the township. The community lies primarily within Pickford Township in Chippewa County.

References

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* {{authority control Townships in Mackinac County, Michigan Townships in Michigan Populated places on Lake Huron in the United States