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Marquette is a city located in Marquette County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,661. It is a city on, and including several insignificant islands (principally Picnic Rocks) in, Lake Superior. The Marquette Underwater Preserve lies immediately offshore. A regional medical centre, Marquette General Hospital, serving much of the Upper Peninsula is located in the city. It is the county seat of Marquette County. Marquette Township is located to the northwest of the city.
It is the home of Northern Michigan University.
The city was originally named New Worcester, after Worcester, Massachusetts. Marquette has always been a shipping port for iron ore and now taconite from nearby mines.
Marquette is the sister city of Kajaani, Finland and Yokaichi, Japan.
Marquette Mountain, used for skiing, is located in the city, as is the majority of the land of Marquette Branch Prison.
The area in and around the city is the legendary home of the Marquette Monster, which is depicted at the top of the Old City Hall plaque.
The film "Anatomy of a Murder," dramatizing an incident that happened in the area, was filmed in Marquette, much of it in the old county courthouse.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 50.2 km² (19.4 mi²). 29.6 km² (11.4 mi²) of it is land and 20.6 km² (8.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 41.09% water.
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