Mostly Ironwood City; also Ironwood Charter Township and Erwin
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Around Ironwood City
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)184 miles away
Closer regional airport
Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)66 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN176 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL342 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Ironwood City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Ironwood City
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
Ironwood City had 5,045 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.
It’s the 364th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Gogebic County grew from 16,738 residents in 1900 to 14,380 in 2020.
Gogebic 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 76°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 37.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 186 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ironwood, MI weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Gogebic County
4,072 jobs at 365 businesses in Gogebic County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
67 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ironwood City.
Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Ashland35.4 miles
Flambeau HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Park Falls39.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
5
Specialist doctors
8
Dentists
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
19
Mental health providers
9
Physical and occupational therapists
16
Optometrists
4
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
4
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 Ironwood City
Parks (12 nearby)
Mount Zion Park · 39 acres1.0 mi
Gogebic County Fairgrounds · 36 acres1.3 mi
Curry Park · 11 acres1.3 mi
Longyear Park · 3 acres0.9 mi
Downtown City Square · 1 acres0.9 mi
Downtown Art Park0.8 mi
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Super One Foods0.8 mi
Northwind Natural Foods Co-op0.8 mi
Walmart Supercenter1.6 mi
Pat's Foods1.8 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens0.1 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Carnegie Library0.7 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Iron County Historical Museum1.6 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Historic Ironwood Theatre0.8 mi
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Renee Ellmers (1964) · former U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Ironwood City
Public schools here are run by Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Luther L Wright K12 SchoolIronwood
Pre-K–12
770
Public
0.4 mi
Gogebic Co Community EducationIronwood
9–12
45
Alternative Education
0.7 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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