THE MARQUETTE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Menominee-Drummond Lakeshore setting.
Marquette township has 97.2 square miles of land in Mackinac County. Its Census reference point is in Menominee-Drummond Lakeshore, 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 and Mackinac County
Marquette is associated with Mackinac 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 by land and water
The Census records 39 square miles of water within Marquette, or 28.6% of its total area. It is 22.7 percentage points lower than the 51.4% recorded for Mackinac County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Marquette township has 99.9% of the land area of nearby St. Ignace township (97.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

