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Marquette County, Michigan 234 W Baraga Ave Marquette, MI 49855 Phone: (906) 225-8330 Fax: (906) 228-1572 www.co.marquette.mi.us On the north coast of the Upper Peninsula of MI on Lake Superior; organized Mar 9, 1843 from Schoolcraft County. Name Origin: For Jacques Marquette (1637-75), known as Pere Marquette, French Jesuit missionary and explorer with Louis Joliet (1645-1700). Area (sq mi): 3425.17 (land 1821.05; water 1604.12). Pop per sq mi: 35.60. Pop 2005: 64,760. State rank: 29. Pop change: 2000-20005 0.20%; 1990-2000 -8.80%. Pop 2000: 64,634 (White 94.70%; Black or African American 1.30%; Hispanic or Latino 0.70%; Asian 0.50%; Other 3.00%). Foreign born: 1.40%. Median age: 37.50. Income 2000: per capita $18,070; median household $35,548; Pop below poverty level: 10.90%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $22,315-$24,191. Unemployment 2004: 6.10%. Change from 2000: 0.10%. Median travel time to work: 17.70 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 4.40%. Cities with population over 10,000: See other counties in Michigan. Marquette County, Wisconsin PO Box 186 Montello, WI 53949 Phone: (608) 297-9136 Fax: (608) 297-7609 www.co.marquette.wi.us In south- central WI, west of Lake Winnebago; established Dec 7, 1836 (prior to statehood) from Marquette District. Name Origin: For Jacques Marquette (1637-75), French missonary known as Pere Marquette; explorer with Louis Jolliet (1645-1700) of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers. Area (sq mi): 464.42 (land 455.49; water 8.94). Pop per sq mi: 33.50. Pop 2005: 15,237. State rank: 63. Pop change: 2000-20005 -3.80%; 1990-2000 28.50%. Pop 2000: 15,832 (White 92.00%; Black or African American 3.40%; Hispanic or Latino 2.70%; Asian 0.30%; Other 2.60%). Foreign born: 1.50%. Median age: 40.90. Income 2000: per capita $16,924; median household $35,746; Pop below poverty level: 7.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $20,567-$22,590. Unemployment 2004: 6.50%. Change from 2000: -0.80%. Median travel time to work: 25.90 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 49.70%. Cities with population over 10,000: None. See other counties in Wisconsin. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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