[2] The township was named for French explorer Père Jacques Marquette.

The city of Ludington borders the northeast part of the township.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,228 people, 858 households, and 665 families residing in the township.

There were 1,403 housing units at an average density of 99.5 per square mile (38.4/km2).

19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.