Marquette, Kansas
| Marquette, Kansas | |
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| City | |
Marquette's Missouri Pacific Railroad stop at the turn of the twentieth century
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 Location within McPherson County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of McPherson County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 38°33′14″N 97°50′0″W / 38.55389°N 97.83333°WCoordinates: 38°33′14″N 97°50′0″W / 38.55389°N 97.83333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | McPherson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.44 sq mi (1.14 km2) |
| • Land | 0.44 sq mi (1.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,388 ft (423 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 641 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 622 |
| • Density | 1,500/sq mi (560/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67464 |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-44925 |
| GNIS ID | 0477060 |
| Website | Marquetteks |
Marquette is a city located in the northwest corner of McPherson County, Kansas, United States, between K-4 and the Smoky Hill River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 641.
For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, McPherson County was founded.
In 1873, what eventually would become Marquette began on the banks of the Smoky Hill River with a flour mill. The site was surveyed and on February 9, 1874 the town was chartered. It was settled by Swedish immigrants and Civil War veterans. It was named after Marquette, Michigan. Marquette was located on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
In 1905, a tornado destroyed much of the town, killing 31 people.
Marquette is located at 38°33′14″N 97°50′00″W / 38.553824°N 97.833275°W (38.553824, -97.833275), at an elevation of 1385 feet (422 m), in the Smoky Hills region of Kansas. The area is highlighted by outcrops of Cretaceous-era sandstone known as the Dakota Formation. The seas dating back to that era left hills and buttes which rising sharply about the surrounding plains. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.44 square miles (1.14 km2), all of it land.
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