THE MARQUETTE CHARTER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Michigamme Highland setting.
Marquette charter township has 55.4 square miles of land in Marquette County. Its Census reference point is in Michigamme Highland, within Northern Lakes and Forests.
Glacial hills, till plains, sandy outwash and old lake basins create a varied northern landscape. Conifer and hardwood forests surround many lakes across these glacially shaped uplands.
Regional context: Northern Lakes and Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Marquette charter and Marquette County
Marquette charter is associated with Marquette County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Marquette charter by land and water
The Census records 5.5 square miles of water within Marquette charter, or 9% of its total area. It is 38.2 percentage points lower than the 47.2% recorded for Marquette County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Marquette charter township has 1.3 times the land area of nearby Negaunee township (42.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

