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Pere Marquette Township home appraisals

Pere Marquette Charter Township

Around Ludington, the township ring carries the higher census numbers. Pere Marquette Charter Township's 2020 to 2024 median owner value was $297,400 per Census Reporter, about $96,000 above the city it surrounds. Lake Michigan bluffs along South Lakeshore Drive and the shore of Pere Marquette Lake set the top of the range here.

$297,400Median owner occupied value, Census Reporter, 2020 to 2024 ACS

2,416Residents, 2020 census (Wikipedia)

1,572Housing units, Census Reporter, 2020 to 2024 ACS

842 acresUpper reservoir of the Ludington Pumped Storage plant (Wikipedia)

A township wrapped around a city

Pere Marquette was set up as a township in 1855 and now surrounds Ludington, yet the two are run separately. A house with a Ludington mailing address can sit in either one. Pere Marquette Lake, the Lake Michigan inlet fed by the Pere Marquette River, lies near the center of the township. Of its 15.85 square miles, 1.75 are water.

Half of the plant's 842 acre upper reservoir sits in Summit Township.

The reservoir on the bluff

South of town, the Ludington Pumped Storage plant has stored power since 1973. Its upper reservoir covers 842 acres and runs 2.5 miles, and Consumers Energy operates it with DTE as a co owner. Half of that reservoir lies in northern Summit Township, which has 995 residents, Lake Michigan frontage, Bass Lake and the US 31 freeway. Closer in, Pere Marquette Conservation Park covers 300 acres of former Dow property, and Buttersville Park sits on a bluff between the big lake and Pere Marquette Lake.

Areas, lakes and neighborhoods in this file

Pere Marquette Charter Township
Pere Marquette Lake
South Lakeshore Drive
Buttersville Park
Pere Marquette Conservation Park
Summit Township
Summit Park
Fairview
Bass Lake

Landmarks around Pere Marquette Township

Pere Marquette RiverRiver
Ludington Pumped Storage Power PlantPumped storage plant on Lake Michigan
Ludington LightLighthouse

Common questions

Is every Ludington mailing address inside the city?

No. Pere Marquette Charter Township surrounds the city of Ludington and is administered on its own, with its own comprehensive plan. Homes on either side of the line can share the Ludington mailing address. Zoning, rental rules and millage depend on which unit holds the parcel. Check the tax record before comparing a township home to city sales.

Does Summit Township have Lake Michigan frontage?

Yes. Lake Michigan forms the western edge of Summit Township, and Bass Lake sits in its southern part. The township had 995 residents in 2020, and water covers about 10.4% of its area. Summit Park lies on South Lakeshore Drive past the pumped storage plant, and the four lane US 31 freeway runs north to south through the township.