Welcome to Marine City ...

The city of Marine City is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

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While we don't have a date for the founding of Marine City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Marine City has a population of 4,061 people<2> (see below for details).

Marine City is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Marine City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Marine City: 810

The ZIP code for Marine City: 48039<4>

The city of Marine City was previously named Marine. Before Marine, it was named Newport. Going back to its beginning, The community of Marine City was originally named Cottrellville. For more information about the names of Marine City, see The Names of Marine City on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Marine City had an population of 4,061 people. This is a decrease of 4.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Marine City had a population of 4,248 people. This makes Marine City the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Marine City represents 0.04% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 163rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,248 people, the population of Marine City decreased 8.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,652 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Marine City.

Websites for Marine City ...

Official Website: www.marinecitymich.org/

Communities near Marine City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marine City.

• Sarnia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarnia
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• Port Huron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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  • Port Huron is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,631 people
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  From Marine City to Port Huron

• New Baltimore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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  • New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
  • Former names for New Baltimore:
  • Ashley
  • Ashleyville
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• Marysville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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  • Marysville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,649 people
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• Richmond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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  • Richmond is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,800 people
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• Saint Clair
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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  • Saint Clair is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,496 people
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• New Haven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • New Haven is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
  • Former names for New Haven:
  • New Baltimore Station
  • New Haven Station
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• Algonac
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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  • Algonac is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,034 people
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• Memphis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Former name for Memphis:
  • Well's Settlement
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• Oil Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Marine City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marine City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marine City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marine City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marine City. See our Newspapers Page for Marine City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marine City ...

Looking for more information about Marine City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Marine City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Marine City.

Adding Marine City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marine City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Marine City was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Marine City in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Marine City post office opened in 1865.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marine City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Marine City: www.marinecitymich.org/

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/