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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Marquette County is a county located in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 66,017. The county seat is Marquette. The county is named for Father Marquette, a Jesuit missionary. It was set off in 1843 and organized in 1851. Marquette County is the largest county in land area in Michigan, and the most populous county in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Marquette County comprises the Marquette, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1843 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1850 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1851 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1852 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1854 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1867 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1900 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1850 | 136
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1860 | 2,821
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1870 | 14,234
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1880 | 25,394
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1890 | 39,521
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1900 | 41,239
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1910 | 46,739
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1920 | 45,786
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1930 | 44,076
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1940 | 47,144
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1950 | 47,654
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1960 | 56,154
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1970 | 64,686
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1980 | 74,101
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1990 | 70,887
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Note: 1870 population excludes 799 in Schoolcraft County, unorganized, reported as part of Marquette.
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mimarque
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