Marquette County

Also known as Marquette County, Wisconsin, Marquette County, WI

county in Wisconsin, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Wisconsin
Seat: Montello
Largest city: Montello
Total: 464 sq mi (1,200 km )
Land: 456 sq mi (1,180 km )
Water: 8.7 sq mi (23 km ) 1.9%
Estimate 2025: 15,927
Density: 35/sq mi (14/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 6th
Website: www .marquettecountywi .gov

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Marquette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,592. Its county seat is Montello. The county was created in 1836 from the Wisconsin Territory and organized in 1848. The county is considered a high-recreation retirement destination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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