thumb|350px|Palmer (right center), with the Empire & Tilden Iron Mines, 2013. [[Landsat 8 photo.]]
Palmer is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The CDP had a population of 378 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Palmer is in central Marquette County, by road south of Negaunee and southwest of Marquette, the county seat. The community is served by M-35, a highway that leads north to US Highway 41/M-28 between Negaunee and Marquette and south to Gwinn.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Palmer CDP has a total area of , all land.
At the 2000 census, Fran's gas station, the only remaining gas station, closed around late 2018. Trewhella's IGA grocery store, founded in 1961, closed years ago. The radio station WRUP/98.3 changed its CDP of license from Munising to Palmer in 2009, as it targets listeners in Marquette.
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Palmer has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
References
External links
- [http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-54574_39583-323018--,00.html]
- [http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-54574_39583-325399--,00.html]
- U.P. native goes 'Into The Wild'
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