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Welcome to Iron Mountain ...The city of Iron Mountain is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Iron Mountain is located in Dickinson County<1> and is the County Seat for Dickinson County. The community of Iron Mountain was established in 1879. When the people of Iron Mountain refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Mountaineer<2> A typical abbreviation for Iron Mountain: Iron Mtn. (or less commonly used: Iron Mntn.) From the Census Estimates for 2019, Iron Mountain has a population of 7,337 people<3> (see below for details). Iron Mountain is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Iron Mountain lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Iron Mountain (for example, toward Escanaba), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Iron Mountain lies within the (906) area code. The ZIP code for Iron Mountain: 49801<5> Websites for Iron Mountain ...Official Website: www.cityofironmountain.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Iron Mountain had an population of 7,337 people. This is a decrease of 3.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.02% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Iron Mountain had a population of 7,624 people (or 29.13% of the total population of Dickinson County). This makes Iron Mountain the county's most populous community. The population of Iron Mountain represents 0.08% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 120th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 7,624 people, the population of Iron Mountain decreased 6.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,154 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Iron Mountain. Communities Also Named Iron Mountain ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Iron Mountain - they are located in California (2), Missouri, Montana, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Iron Mountain. Communities near Iron Mountain ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Iron Mountain.
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 Iron Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iron Mountain. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Iron Mountain. 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 Iron Mountain. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Iron Mountain. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Iron Mountain. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iron Mountain ...Looking for more information about Iron Mountain? 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 Iron Mountain, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Iron Mountain. Adding Iron Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Iron Mountain 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 Iron Mountain was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956). We also found Iron Mountain in the book titled .<8> From that list, the Iron Mountain post office opened in 1891. For more details, see References and Mentions for Iron Mountain. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Iron Mountain: www.cityofironmountain.com/ The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/ Footnotes ...
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