Marquette County, Michigan
Use this county page to find the right government office or narrow down to a city or township. The service directory covers common county jobs; the local pages add property-tax context, school-district rate ranges, nearby places, and Porch Notes tied to each community.
County snapshot
Cities
3
Townships
19
School districts
10
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 18.7511 mills to 45.7906 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 36.5392 mills to 63.7906 mills.
Rate rows come from the official Michigan Treasury millage-rate reports . Data used: 2025 Michigan Treasury Total Property Tax Rates. Last reviewed July 12, 2026.
Use this carefully: Michigan Porch uses the statewide published rates as a planning aid. The local assessor or treasurer controls parcel-specific values, due dates, and special assessments.
County service directory
Find the office before you make the trip
Some questions stay with the city or township. Others move to the county, a health district, or a court. Start with the job you need done, then confirm hours, fees, and forms with the office.
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Marriage licenses, local vital records, and elections
Marquette County clerk
Start with the clerk for a marriage license, a county-filed birth or death record, election information, and other county records.
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Deeds, mortgages, and recorded land documents
Marquette County register of deeds
Use this office for recorded property documents. It does not decide ownership disputes or tell you whether a deed is legally sufficient.
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Delinquent real-property tax and foreclosure questions
Marquette County treasurer
Current bills usually begin with the city or township treasurer. After the local collection period, delinquent real-property tax moves to the county or the state foreclosing unit.
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Private wells, septic systems, and local health services
Local health department
Michigan has county and multi-county health departments. Use the state finder to see which department serves this county before applying or making an appointment.
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District, circuit, probate, or family-court business
Michigan trial courts serving this county
The court depends on the case type and sometimes the city or district. The judiciary directory lists court locations, websites, and contact information by county.
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Countywide assessment data and equalization
Marquette County equalization
Your local assessor and Board of Review handle an individual parcel first. County equalization studies values across local units and supports assessment administration.
County websites are checked against the State of Michigan county website directory . State and court finders are used where one office or district can serve more than one county. Directory reviewed July 12, 2026. Office roles were checked against Michigan Vital Records, Michigan Treasury taxpayer resources, and State Tax Commission guidance.
Local pages
Places in Marquette County
City
Ishpeming
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Marquette
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Negaunee
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Champion Township
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Chocolay Township
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Ely Township
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Ewing Township
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Forsyth Township
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Humboldt Township
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Ishpeming Township
4 school districts available.
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Marquette Township
2 school districts available.
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Michigamme Township
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Negaunee Township
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Powell Township
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Republic Township
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Richmond Township
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Sands Township
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Skandia Township
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Tilden Township
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Turin Township
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Wells Township
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West Branch Township
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Marquette County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Marquette County · History and culture
The Egyptian obelisks over an Ishpeming iron mine
The Cliffs Shaft Mine needed working headframes in 1919. Because the site was so visible, the company made its two concrete towers worth looking at too.
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Why Marquette's harbor light is painted red
The red brick lighthouse on the point in Marquette dates to 1866, still guides ore freighters into the harbor, and is the oldest significant building in the city.
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The day nine billion gallons came down the Dead River
In May 2003 a spillway at Silver Lake Dam failed and emptied the reservoir down the Dead River, taking out a second dam, nine bridges, and a power plant — without killing anyone.
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Northern Michigan University started with 32 students and six teachers
Northern Michigan University opened in Marquette in 1899 as a teacher-training school — 32 students, six faculty, 22 acres — and grew into the largest university in the Upper Peninsula.
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Republic moved homes so its open-pit mine could grow
When Republic's open-pit mine expanded in the 1950s, about one-fourth of the community's families and homes moved south. A free public overlook now helps tell that story.
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The scrap-metal sculpture park a township tried to ban
Lakenenland, on M-28 east of Marquette, is 37 acres of welded scrap-iron sculptures by Tom Lakenen — free, open around the clock, and born when officials called the art illegal yard signs.
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What to check next in Marquette County
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