Republic is an

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in Marquette County in the

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. It is also a

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(CDP) for statistical purposes and no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The CDP had a population of 570 at the 2010 census. The community is located mostly within Republic Township with a small portion extending north into Humboldt Township. The Republic 49879 ZIP Code covers a much larger area than the CDP, including most of Republic Township and a small portion of Mansfield Township in Iron County.

History

A post office called Republic has been in operation since 1873. The community was named after the Republic Iron Company. From 1980 to 2004, the

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operated an

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(76 Hz) submarine communicationbr>site near Republic
under

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Geography

According to the

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, the community has a total area of , of which is land and (7.89%) is water. The community occupies areas of two townships. The majority of the boundaries are within Republic Township, which contains (92.87%) of total area and 567 residence. Only three residents live within the smaller Humboldt Township portion of the CDP. The

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forms most of the eastern boundary of the CDP, while M-95 forms the entire western boundary.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 614 people, 276 households, and 187 families residing in the community. The population density was . There were 356 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the community was 98.05%

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, 1.63% Native American, and 0.33% from two or more races. There were 276 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were

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living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.67. In the community, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males. The median income for a household in the community was $24,545, and the median income for a family was $29,659. Males had a median income of $24,875 versus $18,472 for females. The

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for the community was $14,793. About 10.7% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the

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, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Republic is served by the Republic-Michigamme School District, which operates the

Republic-Michigamme High School Republic-Michigamme High School (RMHS) services the communities of Republic and Michigamme, Michigan. It is operated by the Republic-Michigamme School District. The current building was opened in 1964 and encompasses kindergarten to grade 12. The ...

References

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