Pere Marquette Township, Michigan | |
|---|---|
| Charter Township of Pere Marquette | |
.jpg) Pere Marquette Charter Township Offices | |
 Location within Mason County | |
  Pere Marquette Township Location within the state of Michigan  Pere Marquette Township Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 43°56′41″N 86°25′39″W / 43.94472°N 86.42750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Mason |
| Established | 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Gerald Bleau |
| • Clerk | Rachelle Enbody |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.85 sq mi (41.1 km2) |
| • Land | 14.09 sq mi (36.5 km2) |
| • Water | 1.75 sq mi (4.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,416 |
| • Density | 171.4/sq mi (66.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49431 (Ludington) |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-105-63600[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626894[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Pere Marquette Charter Township is a charter township of Mason County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,416 at the 2020 census.[2]
The township was named for French explorer Père Jacques Marquette.[5] The township surrounds the city of Ludington on Lake Michigan, but the city and the township are administered autonomously.
- ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Pere Marquette charter township, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pere Marquette Charter Township, Michigan
- ^ "Focus on our history: How county was named". Ludington Daily News. October 3, 1987. p. 2. Retrieved 30 April 2015.