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Marine City, Michigan
Coordinates: 42°43′4″N 82°29′49″W / 42.71778, -82.49694
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	St. Clair
Area
- Total	2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²)
- Land	2.2 sq mi (5.7 km²)
- Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
Elevation	584 ft (178 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,652
- Density	2,120.8/sq mi (818.8/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	26-51600GR2
GNIS feature ID	1624706GR3

Marine City is a city in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,652 at the 2000 census. The city features auto ferry service to Ontario, Canada.

The first European settlers arrived in the 1780s and obtained a deed from the Chippewa Indians. The community was known as "Yankee Point" and "Belle River" before being platted as the Village of Newport in 1834. Although it never incorporated, it was known as "Newport" for 31 years until the village of Marine City was incorporated in 1865. The village re-incorporated as a city in June 1887.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 km²), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (11.34%) is water.

As of the census² of 2000, there were 4,652 people, 1,860 households, and 1,212 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,120.8 per square mile (820.2/km²). There were 2,006 housing units at an average density of 914.5/sq mi (353.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.29% White, 0.09% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.86% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population.

There were 1,860 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,146, and the median income for a family was $47,308. Males had a median income of $39,228 versus $23,677 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,722. About 7.6% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

The Marine City Mariners won the 2007 Division 4 State Championship under the leadership of quarterback Brendon Kay, and a stout defense. They were coached by Coach of the Year Candidate Tony Scarcelli, who also won one as a player for Warren Woods in 1978. This team will be remembered for many decades. Their run for the State Championship started with a thromping of Richmond in the first round of the playoffs. Their second round game against Flint Powers Catholic was one for the ages as the Mariners came back from a 28-7 halftime deficit to win 38-28. Alma was up next for the Mariners, and again behind the great arm of Brendon Kay they were able to pull out the win. The Semifinal Matchup had a littler controversy as an early 4th quarter pass was ruled a touchdown, but the receiver may have not had control. The Mariners Pulled out the 35-21 victory over the Kingsford Flivvers though. Ford Field was full of orange as the Mariner faithful showed up strong, numbers indicated 8,000 strong Mariner fans. The Mariners faced the number 1 back in the state in Jonas Gray, and the Detroit Country Day Yellow Jackets. They held Gray in check, and went back to some old Mariner roots in bringing out the Wing-T attack, and swarming defense. Jonas Gray finally saw the endszone to make it 14-7. The Mariners answered back though with their own star the #1 quarterback in the state. The Mariners got 2 passing Tds and 1 running td from Brendon Kay, and won 21-7 to bring home the State Championship, and cap off an amazing ending to a great story. .==External links==

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Coordinates: 42°43′10″N, 82°29′32″W