Pere Marquette is a charter township in Mason County, Michigan, home to about 2,883 people across 14 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49431.
Homes sold for a median of $203 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population2,883205 per sq mi
Median home value$297,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$203Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
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Around Pere Marquette
Distances
Nearest major airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)88 miles away
Closer regional airport
Muskegon County Airport (MKG)56 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Milwaukee, WI99 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL160 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Pere Marquette; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Pere Marquette had 2,416 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 606th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Mason County grew from 18,885 residents in 1900 to 29,052 in 2020.
Mason County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 36.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Manistee 3se, MI weather station (18 miles away).
Jobs in Mason County
9,225 jobs at 738 businesses in Mason County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
288 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pere Marquette.
Nearest hospitals
Corewell Health Ludington HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · LudingtonUnder a mile
Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Manistee22.5 miles
Mercy Health Lakeshore CampusCritical access hospital · emergency room · Shelby25.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
28
Specialist doctors
41
Dentists
13
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
46
Mental health providers
111
Physical and occupational therapists
36
Optometrists
6
Chiropractors
7
Pharmacies
4
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Pere Marquette
Parks (12 nearby)
Cartier Park · 119 acres0.8 mi
Ludington School Forest Trails · 108 acres0.8 mi
River Access Park · 37 acres2.5 mi
Stearns Park · 36 acres1.4 mi
Memorial Tree Park · 34 acres0.8 mi
Buttersville Park · 26 acres2.3 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Family Fare1.5 mi
Walmart Supercenter2.1 mi
ALDI2.2 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens1.5 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Mason County District Library0.9 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Sandcastles Children's Museum0.9 mi
Port of Ludington Maritime Museum1.4 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Ludington Area Center for the Arts1.0 mi
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by West Shore Educational Service District, Ludington Area School District, Mason County Central Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Early Childhood SEWSESDLudington
Pre-K
—
Special Education
5.4 mi
Ludington Elementary SchoolLudington
Pre-K–5
911
Public
0.9 mi
Developmental ClassroomsWSESDLudington
K–12
117
Special Education
5.4 mi
OJ DeJonge Middle SchoolLudington
6–8
447
Public
0.4 mi
Ludington High SchoolLudington
9–12
687
Public
0.6 mi
Academy of Science Math and Technology Early College High ScLudington
11–12
45
Public
5.4 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Covenant Christian SchoolLudington
Pre-K–8
91
Christian (no specific denomination)
4.4 mi
Ludington Area Catholic SchoolLudington
Pre-K–8
57
Roman Catholic
0.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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