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Around Caspian
Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)218 miles away
Closer regional airport
Ford Airport (IMT)30 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI209 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL296 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Caspian; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Caspian
U.S. Representative · Michigan’s 1st DistrictJack Bergman (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Caspian had 805 residents in the 2020 census, down 19% since 2000.
It’s the 1353rd largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Iron County grew from 8,990 residents in 1900 to 11,631 in 2020.
Iron County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 30.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 67 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stambaugh 2sse, MI weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Iron County
2,475 jobs at 358 businesses in Iron County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Caspian.
Nearest hospitals
Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Iron River2.9 miles
Aspirus Eagle River HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Eagle River31.2 miles
Iron Mountain Mi Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Iron Mountain32.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Caspian
Grocery stores
Family Foods2.0 mi
Super One Foods2.2 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Raymond Gustafson Archive Library0.5 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Iron County Historical Museum0.4 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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