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Marquette

Definitions: Marquette

Marquette

Noun

1. French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675).

2. A town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest Michigan.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "Marquette" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1883. (references)

Synonyms: Marquette

Synonyms: Jacques Marquette (n), Pere Jacques Marquette (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Marquette (town), Wisconsin

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Marquette is a town located in Green Lake County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 481.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 105.2 km² (40.6 mi²). 79.7 km² (30.8 mi²) of it is land and 25.5 km² (9.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 24.27% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 481 people, 197 households, and 127 families residing in the town. The population density is 6.0/km² (15.6/mi²). There are 372 housing units at an average density of 4.7 persons/km² (12.1 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.34% White, 0.21% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 1.87% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 197 households out of which 28.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% are married couples living together, 5.6% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 35.5% are non-families. 29.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.44 and the average family size is 3.06. In the town the population is spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $39,018, and the median income for a family is $45,357. Males have a median income of $31,944 versus $21,538 for females. The per capita income for the town is $17,537. 5.7% of the population and 5.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.8% are under the age of 18 and 2.6% are 65 or older.



Marquette (village), Wisconsin

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Marquette is a village located in Green Lake County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 169.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 169 people, 69 households, and 52 families residing in the village. The population density is 176.4/km² (457.6/mi²). There are 140 housing units at an average density of 146.1 persons/km² (379.1 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 98.82% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 69 households out of which 21.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% are married couples living together, 10.1% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 23.2% are non-families. 18.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.45 and the average family size is 2.75. In the village the population is spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 48 years. For every 100 females there are 113.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 109.4 males. The median income for a household in the village is $36,667, and the median income for a family is $35,417. Males have a median income of $34,250 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the village is $17,053. 4.5% of the population and 3.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Marquette (town), Wisconsin."

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Crosswords: Marquette

English words defined with "Marquette": Jacques Marquette, Joliet, Jolliet ♦ Louis Joliet, Louis Jolliet ♦ Pere Jacques Marquette. (references)

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Modern Usage: Marquette

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Marquette Park II (1978)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Marquette

DomainTitle

Books

  • Explorations of Pere Marquette (reference)

  • Father Marquette and the Great Rivers (reference)

  • Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet (Famous Explorers) (reference)

  • Jacques Marquette, S.J., 1637-1675 (reference)

  • Pere Marquette (River Journal Series, No 8) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Marquette

Photos:
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Photo Album: Marquette

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H.R. Patrick with two other men of the U.S. Weather Bureau and kites, Marquette, Michigan.Credit: Library of Congress.

Pulpit Rock, Presque Isle, Marquette, Mich.Credit: Library of Congress.

Arch Rock, Presque Isle, Marquette, Mich.Credit: Library of Congress.

South Shore ore docks, Marquette, Mich.Credit: Library of Congress.

Blaker Street, Marquette, Mich.Credit: Library of Congress.

Light House Point near Marquette, Michigan.Credit: Library of Congress.

The Drive, Presque Isle, near Marquette, Mich.Credit: Library of Congress.

Rock crusher crushing rock to be placed on trails on Pere Marquette recreational project. Grafton, Illinois.Credit: Library of Congress.

Transient labor camp. Pere Marquette recreational demonstration project near Grafton, Illinois.Credit: Library of Congress.

Erosion control, showing check dam and brush at the Pere Marquette recreational project, near Grafton, Illinois.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Marquette

The following table summarizes the usage of "Marquette" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons		Rank in USA
MarquetteLast name1,00014,246
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Cities: Marquette


1. Marquette, IA (city, FIPS 49620)
Location: 43.04285 N, 91.18405 W
Population (1990): 479 (233 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 52158
Country: USA

2. Marquette, KS (city, FIPS 44925)
Location: 38.55381 N, 97.83404 W
Population (1990): 593 (260 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 67464
Country: USA

3. Marquette, MI (city, FIPS 51900)
Location: 46.55081 N, 87.39573 W
Population (1990): 21977 (8216 housing units)
Area: 29.5 sq km (land), 20.6 sq km (water)
Country: USA

4. Marquette, NE (village, FIPS 30730)
Location: 41.00603 N, 98.00948 W
Population (1990): 211 (87 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 68854
Country: USA

5. Marquette, WI (village, FIPS 49500)
Location: 43.74221 N, 89.13879 W
Population (1990): 182 (127 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 53947
Country: USA

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Expressions: Marquette

Expressions using "Marquette": Jacques Marquette ♦ Marquette County ♦ Marquette Heights ♦ Pere Jacques Marquette. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Marquette

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  marquette mi

655

  journal marquette michigan mining

22

  marquette university

588

  marquette national bank

21

  marquette

392

  pere marquette lodge

20

  area marquette mi mountain ski

258

  city of marquette

20

  marquette mining journal

247

  madison marquette

18

  marquette michigan

244

  marquette newspaper

17

  bank marquette

82

  renaissance pere marquette

17

  marquette basketball

70

  marquette pere river

17

  marquette general hospital

69

  marquette michigan newspaper

17

  pere marquette

68

  ge marquette

15

  marquette hotel

63

  marquette michigan real estate

15

  pere marquette state park

44

  marquette ia

15

  marquette county

35

  explorer marquette

14

  marquette high school

33

  marquette university high school

13

  marquette hotel minneapolis

29

  county humane marquette society

13

  hotel pere marquette

27

  law marquette school university

13

  law marquette school

26

  law marquette

12

  marquette golden eagle

24

  jacques marquette

12

  marquette iowa

23

  marquette wi

12

  journal marquette mi mining

23

  renaissance pere marquette hotel

12
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Marquette

Language Translations for "Marquette"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Russian 

  

маркет. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Marquette

Misspellings

"Marquette" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Marchette, Marguet, Marquadt, marquet, marquetery. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Marquette

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-e-m-q-r-t-t-u"

-1 letter: maquette.

-2 letters: marquee, quartet.

-3 letters: equate, marque, matter, mature, metate, mutate, mutter, quaere, quarte, quatre, remate, reteam, tauter.

-4 letters: ameer, arete, armet, eater, mater, matte, meter, metre, muter, quare, quart, quate, queer, ramee, ramet, remet, retem, tamer, tater, tetra, treat, tutee, urate, utter.

-5 letters: arum, emeu, mare, mart, mate, matt, maut, meat, meet, mere, meta.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-e-m-q-r-t-t-u"
 

+2 letters: marquisette.

 

+3 letters: marquisettes.

 

+4 letters: quartermaster.

 

+5 letters: quartermasters.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Marquette


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 61 72 71 75 65 74 74 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

--    .-    .-.    --.-    ..-    .    -    -    .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001101 01100001 01110010 01110001 01110101 01100101 01110100 01110100 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#77 &#97 &#114 &#113 &#117 &#101 &#116 &#116 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004D 0061 0072 0071 0075 0065 0074 0074 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

476784838771868671

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern 		5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Names: Frequency 		9. Cities
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern 		13. Derivations
14. Anagrams
15. Orthography
16. Bibliography


  

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