Ironwood Charter Township, Michigan

Charter township in Michigan, United States

46°32′49″N 90°08′35″W / 46.54694°N 90.14306°W / 46.54694; -90.14306CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyGogebicGovernment

• SupervisorJay Kangas • ClerkMary SegalinArea

• Total188.93 sq mi (488.99 km²) • Land175.40 sq mi (454.28 km²) • Water13.53 sq mi (34.71 km²)Elevation

1,145 ft (349 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,805 • Density13.3/sq mi (5.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code(s)

49911 (Bessemer)
49938 (Ironwood)

Area code906FIPS code26-41080^[1]GNIS feature ID1626529^[2]WebsiteOfficial website

Ironwood Charter Township is a charter township of Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,805 in 2020.^[3] The city of Ironwood borders on the south, but the two are administered autonomously.

Ironwood Township is the home of Gogebic Community College, as well as the Gogebic–Iron County Airport. Most of the land in the township is within the Ottawa National Forest. The Montreal River forms the township's western boundary with Wisconsin. Ironwood Charter Township is the westernmost municipality in the state of Michigan. It is also the largest charter township by land area and the least-densely populated charter township in the state.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 188.93 square miles (489.33 km²), of which 175.40 square miles (454.28 km²) is land and 13.53 square miles (35.04 km²) (7.10%) is water.^[4]

Demographics

In 2000, there were 2,330 people, 1,024 households, and 699 families residing in the township.^[1] At the 2010 census, its population was 2,3333.^[4] By 2020, its population was 1,805.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ironwood Charter Township, Michigan
^ ^a ^b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
^ ^a ^b "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 22 Michigan. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved October 1, 2021.