Plains is an
unincorporated community
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in
Marquette County in the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
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.
The community is located within
Forsyth Township
Forsyth Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,194 at the 2020 census.
The township was named for O. F. Forsyth, general agent for a mining firm in the area.
Communities
* Gwinn ...
. As an unincorporated community, Plains has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
History
The community was named from its location on a plain.
References
Unincorporated communities in Marquette County, Michigan
Unincorporated communities in Michigan
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