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County: Marquette County
State: Michigan
FIPS Code: 26103

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 0% to 5 % Percent Land in NF:
1.0%
Recreational County: No Acreage in NF:
18,084
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
1,027,400
Amenity Level: Medium National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: 12.85 Ottawa NF
12,211
% Water: 46.9 Hiawatha NF
5,866
Mean Jan. Temp: 15 Other
7
Mean July Temp: 66
Topography: High Hills Plains
Metro Status: Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area
Economic Type: Nonspecialized
Policy Type: Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 64,686 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 74,101 14.6% 3.2% 11.4%
1990: 70,887 -4.3% -13.1% 8.8%
2000: 64,634 -8.8% -11.6% 2.8%
2005: 64,760 0.2% 0.4% -0.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
61,205 94.7% 0-to-19:
16,591 25.7%
Black:
846 1.3% 20-to-39:
18,087 28.0%
Hispanic:
444 0.7% 40-to-59:
18,542 28.7%
American Indian:
956 1.5% 60-plus:
11,414 17.7%
Other:
1,183 1.8%
Median Age: 37.5
Population Density (persons per square mile): 35.5
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 88.5%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 23.7%
Median Family Income: $46,281
Families Below Poverty Line: 6.0%
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