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Place Name
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Marquette
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Pronunciation
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mahr-KET
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Marquette County
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Population
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21,977 (1990)
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Location
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Marquette County, Michigan (MI), United States, North America
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Latitude
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46°32'N
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Longitude
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87°24'W
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Marquette
(mahr-KET), city (1990 pop. 21,977), 
Marquette co., N Mich., Upper Peninsula,
140 mi/225 km W of Sault Sainte Marie, on L.
Superior; 46°32'N 87°24'W. Once an iron ore shipping port, it is
now a shipping center for a lumber, cattle, and resort region. RR spur
terminus (ship/RR transfer). Mfg. includes chemicals, wood
prods., and mining machinery, dairy and bakery prods.; publishing. Ore
Docks handle 7 million tons/6.4 million metric tons of iron
ore annually. Seat of Northern Mich. Univ. (has Olympic Training
Center). Marquette Co. Airport to W. A branch of the state prison is
also here. Maritime Mus. Cliffs Ridge Ski Area to S. Settled
1849, inc. as a city 1871.
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