Michigan · Census place 2651820

Marlette, Michigan

Marlette is a city in Sanilac County, Michigan with an estimated 1,843 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 265th largest of 353 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,843
#265 of 353 in Michigan
Change since 2020
-0.6%
-11 people
Land area
1.6 sq mi
Density
1,138 / sq mi
State median 2,478
Orange pin: Marlette. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Lansing.

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Marlette population, 2020 to 2024

Marlette lost 11 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.6%. In the latest year it moved by -7.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,859. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Marlette covers 1.62 square miles of land, for 1,138 people per square mile of land. The median Michigan place of 5,000+ has 2,478, so Marlette is less dense than the typical town.

What county Marlette is in

All of Marlette's residents live in Sanilac County, which had 40,293 residents in 2024. Marlette holds 4.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Marlette

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Marlette by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 48453. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Marlette is

The Census internal point of Marlette is at 43.326400, -83.080500. Lansing, the capital, is 85.0 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Sandusky, MI (2,679 people), 14.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sterling Heights, MI, 51.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
43.326400, -83.080500
DMS
43°19'35.04"N 83°04'49.80"W
UTM
17N 331320.0E 4799163.8N
Geohash
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Plus code
86MR8WG9+HQ

Daylight in Marlette

At 43.33° N, Marlette gets about 15 h 24 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 58 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 26 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Marlette

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Michigan, measured between internal points. The closest is North Branch, 8.8 miles away, with 1,104 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Marlette, MI?

1,843 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 11 (0.6%) from 1,854 in July 2020.

What county is Marlette in?

Sanilac County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Marlette?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 48453.

How far is Marlette from Lansing?

85.0 miles (136.8 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from Marlette.

What is the nearest larger city to Marlette?

Sandusky, MI, with 2,679 residents, 14.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.