Welcome to Ironwood ...The city of Ironwood is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Ironwood is located in Gogebic County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Ironwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ironwood has a population of 4,871 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Ironwood is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Ironwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Ironwood, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Code for Ironwood: 906 The ZIP code for Ironwood: 49938<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ironwood had an population of 4,871 people. This is a decrease of 9.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 22.6% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Ironwood had a population of 5,387 people (or 32.86% of the total population of Gogebic County). This makes Ironwood the county's most populous community. The population of Ironwood represents 0.05% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 143rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 5,387 people, the population of Ironwood decreased 14.4% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,293 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Ironwood. Communities Also Named Ironwood ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ironwood - they are located in Texas, Utah and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ironwood. Websites for Ironwood ...Official Website: www.cityofironwood.org/ Communities near Ironwood ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ironwood.
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 Ironwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ironwood. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ironwood. 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 Ironwood. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ironwood. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ironwood. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ironwood ...Looking for more information about Ironwood? 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 Ironwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ironwood. Adding Ironwood to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Ironwood 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 (so far) for Ironwood was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for Ironwood. Footnotes ...
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