Town guide

Tilden, Michigan

Tilden is a township in Marquette County, Michigan, home to about 1,124 people across 90 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49841 and 49849.

Homes sold for a median of $179 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population1,12413 per sq mi
Median home value$142,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$179Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking40%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Tilden

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Tilden

Distances

Nearest major airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport (MKE)238 miles away
Closer regional airportMarquette Sawyer Regional Airport (MQT)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Milwaukee, WI231 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL315 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Tilden; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Tilden

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

Tilden had 1,045 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.

It’s the 1134th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.

Marquette County grew from 41,239 residents in 1900 to 66,017 in 2020.

Tilden population by census2000: 1,003, 2010: 1,013, 2020: 1,0451,00320001,01320101,0452020

Marquette County, 1900–2020

Marquette County population, 1900 to 20201900: 41,239, 1910: 46,739, 1920: 45,786, 1930: 44,076, 1940: 47,144, 1950: 47,654, 1960: 56,154, 1970: 64,686, 1980: 74,101, 1990: 70,887, 2000: 64,634, 2010: 67,077, 2020: 66,01741K’00’1046K’20’3047K’40’5056K’60’7074K’80’9065K’00’1066K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 30.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near TildenJan: high 22°F, low 6°F, 1.6 in; Feb: high 25°F, low 6°F, 1.3 in; Mar: high 36°F, low 12°F, 1.2 in; Apr: high 47°F, low 25°F, 2.4 in; May: high 62°F, low 38°F, 3 in; Jun: high 72°F, low 49°F, 3.1 in; Jul: high 78°F, low 53°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 76°F, low 51°F, 2.4 in; Sep: high 68°F, low 44°F, 3.6 in; Oct: high 53°F, low 33°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 38°F, low 23°F, 2.2 in; Dec: high 27°F, low 12°F, 2 in22°6°Jan1.625°6°Feb1.336°12°Mar1.247°25°Apr2.462°38°May3.072°49°Jun3.178°53°Jul3.976°51°Aug2.468°44°Sep3.653°33°Oct3.638°23°Nov2.227°12°Dec2.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ishpeming Wwtp, MI weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Marquette County

21,827 jobs at 1,655 businesses in Marquette County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Marquette CountyHealth care and social assistance: 5,142 jobs; Retail trade: 3,898 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,086 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 1,185 jobs; Construction: 1,185 jobs; Other services: 1,068 jobs; Professional services: 1,039 jobs; Finance and insurance: 921 jobsHealth care and social assistance 24% Retail trade 18% Hotels and restaurants 14% Mining, oil and gas 5% Construction 5% Other services 5% Professional services 5% Finance and insurance 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

139 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tilden’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Bell HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ishpeming8.6 miles
  • Uphs Marquette Dlp HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Marquette13.6 miles
  • Dickinson County Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Iron Mountain45.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors13
Specialist doctors19
Dentists13
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants28
Mental health providers26
Physical and occupational therapists28
Optometrists4
Chiropractors8
Pharmacies8

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 Tilden

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Schweitzer Creek Flowage Boating Access Site · 1 acres4.2 mi

Grocery stores

  • Jim's Jubilee Foods7.6 mi
  • Super One Foods8.1 mi
  • Jim's Jubilee Foods8.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • LT Pharmacare8.0 mi
  • Snyder Drug Store8.0 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Richmond Township Library3.4 mi

Museums

  • Negaunee Historical Society Museum7.5 mi
  • Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum7.8 mi
  • Cliffs Shaft Museum7.8 mi
  • U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame8.3 mi
  • Michigan Iron Industry Museum9.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Vista Theater7.4 mi

Counts are within about 6 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Tilden

Public schools here are run by NICE Community School District, Ishpeming Public School District No. 1, Gwinn Area Community Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Aspen Ridge Elementary SchoolIshpemingPre-K–8721Public8.8 mi
Birchview SchoolIshpemingPre-K–4233Public8.7 mi
KI Sawyer Elementary SchoolGwinnPre-K–4207Public11.5 mi
George D Gilbert Elementary SchoolGwinn3–5208Public10.4 mi
Ishpeming Middle SchoolIshpeming5–8185Public7.4 mi
Gwinn MiddleHigh SchoolGwinn6–12477Public11.1 mi
IshpemingNegauneeNICE Comm Ed DivisionIshpeming7–1222Alternative Education7.5 mi
Westwood High SchoolIshpeming8–12383Public8.8 mi
Ishpeming High SchoolIshpeming9–12172Public7.4 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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Shares ZIP codes with Ishpeming City, Forsyth, Ishpeming Township, Ely, Sands, Humboldt and Wells Township (Marquette County).

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