Ironwood Township, Michigan
| Ironwood Township, Michigan | |
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 Ironwood Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 46°32′49″N 90°8′35″W / 46.54694°N 90.14306°WCoordinates: 46°32′49″N 90°8′35″W / 46.54694°N 90.14306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Gogebic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 188.8 sq mi (489.0 km2) |
| • Land | 175.4 sq mi (454.3 km2) |
| • Water | 13.4 sq mi (34.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,145 ft (349 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,333 |
| • Density | 13.3/sq mi (5.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 49938 |
| Area code(s) | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-41080 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626529 |
Ironwood Township is a charter township of Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,333 at the 2010 census, a very slight increase from 2,330 at the 2000 census. Ironwood Township is the home of Gogebic Community College, as well as the Gogebic/Iron County airport.
The City of Ironwood is at the south end of the township, but is administratively autonomous. Most of the land in the township is within the Ottawa National Forest. The Montreal River forms the western boundary, with Wisconsin on the east. Wakefield Township is on the east and Bessemer Township to the south (along with Ironwood).
The Ironwood ski hill is called Mt Zion, and is located at the college; [1] and cross country trails [2], [3] are nearby .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 188.8 square miles (489 km2), of which 175.4 square miles (454 km2) is land and 13.4 square miles (35 km2) (7.10%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,330 people, 1,024 households, and 699 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.3 per square mile (5.1/km²). There were 1,609 housing units at an average density of 9.2 per square mile (3.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.38% White, 0.04% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.90% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population. 27.5% were of Finnish, 13.5% Italian, 9.8% German, 8.6% Swedish, 7.0% English, 5.5% Irish and 5.1% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000.
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