Township in Gogebic County
Ironwood Charter Township
- Population
- 2,213
- County
- Gogebic County
- Location
- 46.561, -90.149
Ironwood Charter Township is an active charter township in Gogebic County in the far western Upper Peninsula of Michigan, wrapping around the north and east of the separate City of Ironwood and reaching north to the Lake Superior shoreline. It is a large, rural, sparsely settled township of about 175 square miles; the 2020 Census counted 2,214 residents. Governed by an elected township board (Supervisor Jay Kangas, Clerk Sherry King, Treasurer Maria Graser) from the township hall on Lake Road, it shares the Ironwood Area Schools district and the greater Ironwood-Hurley labor market. Its signature asset is Little Girls Point County Park, a Lake Superior agate-and-cobblestone beach and campground north of Ironwood.
The record
147 records name Ironwood Charter Township
- 146 news
- 1 events
- All Gogebic proposals pass in Michigan primary News August 6, 2026 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Copper Peak ride now open only on Sundays News July 9, 2026 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- POTAWATOMI News June 18, 2026 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- MT.ZION SUNSET News June 18, 2026 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Gogebic County Sheriff says death of a child resulted from a traffic incident News April 2, 2026 via wxpr.org
- Toddler who wandered onto dark road killed by a car News April 2, 2026 via apg-wi.com paywalled
- Toddler who wandered onto dark road killed by a car News April 2, 2026 via apg-wi.com paywalled
- Toddler loses life in Lake Road incident News March 26, 2026 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Death of child under investigation in Gogebic County News March 23, 2026 via wxpr.org
- PEACE News January 15, 2026 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Copper Peak now closed to all winter recreation News January 8, 2026 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Looking back upon 2025 News December 31, 2025 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Tandem skydiving set here for 2026 News December 24, 2025 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP News December 18, 2025 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- COOL LAKE DAYS News November 6, 2025 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- MEET-AND-GREET WITH LOCAL HEROES News October 9, 2025 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Ironwood Township Farmers Market Events July 1, 2025 via felivelife.org
- Copper Peak breaks ground News June 5, 2025 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Ironwood Resource Fair offers options News March 13, 2025 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Wolverine Trails News December 26, 2024 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Ski Swap News November 14, 2024 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Black River Harbor News April 11, 2024 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Work on Ironwood water treatment plant continues News March 14, 2024 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Lack of snow takes toll on ski season News March 7, 2024 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Midwest Telefest draws hundreds to Big Powderhorn News February 15, 2024 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Copper Peak plans take flight News January 18, 2024 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Ironwood water pump station project begins News September 14, 2023 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Gogebic County voters cast ballots News August 4, 2022 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Volunteer fair works as one-stop info shop News November 9, 2021 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Ironwood Township discusses health insurance premiums News October 20, 2021 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Residential PFAS testing conducted News April 20, 2021 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Township board opts to pay plumbing bill News March 24, 2021 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Running Water News March 10, 2021 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Clearing Runway News February 25, 2021 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Boutique official meets with airport board News February 11, 2021 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Ironwood Township board passes budget, holds off on raises News January 7, 2021 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Township plans remote meeting News October 23, 2020 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Township cancels board meeting News October 14, 2020 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Visitor's body recovered at Rainbow Falls News July 15, 2020 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
- Ironwood Township hears good news in audit report News July 10, 2020 via yourdailyglobe.com paywalled
Showing the 40 most recent of 147. Every one is held, cited, and searchable in the archive.
What the records show
28 of 43 independently verified
Authoritative data
- Population: 2213 (2020 census), 2196 (latest official estimate) via www2.census.gov
- Area: 175.073 sq mi land, 0.048 sq mi water, at 46.561235, -90.148934 via www2.census.gov
- Gogebic County holds 291 named lakes and flowages via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com
- Named lakes nearest this town: Spirit Lake, Sagaigan Lake via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com
Overview
- Name: Ironwood charter township via www2.census.gov
- County: Gogebic County, Michigan via www2.census.gov
- Inctype: charter township via www2.census.gov
- Fips cousub: 2605341080 via www2.census.gov
Population and demographics
- Census 2020: 2214 via michigan.gov
- Acs: not verified unverified via michigan.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
- Seasonal: unquantified unverified via gogebicforestryandparks.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
Government and civic
- Form: elected township board (supervisor, clerk, treasurer, trustees) inferred via ironwoodtownship.com Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
- Supervisor: Jay Kangas via ironwoodtownship.com
- Clerk: Sherry King via ironwoodtownship.com
- Treasurer: Maria Graser via ironwoodtownship.com
- Website: ironwoodtownship.com via ironwoodtownship.com
- Notices: ironwoodtownship.com agendas/minutes + Document Center via ironwoodtownship.com
- Meeting schedule: not confirmed unverified via ironwoodtownship.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
Schools
- District: Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County via nces.ed.gov
- Enrollment: 815 via nces.ed.gov
- Schools: 2 via nces.ed.gov
- Site: ironwoodschools.org via ironwoodschools.org
Economy and employers
- Tourism: tourism driver (Little Girls Point + trails) secondary source via gogebicforestryandparks.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
- Industry: rural/residential; tourism; Ironwood-area labor market unverified via gogebicforestryandparks.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
- Employers: not ranked (area anchors: Aspirus, Gogebic CC, Ironwood Area Schools, county) unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
Institutions and anchors
- Hospital: Aspirus Ironwood Hospital (City of Ironwood) unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
- College: Gogebic Community College (City of Ironwood) unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
- Postoffice: USPS Ironwood, ZIP 49938 unverified via ironwoodtownship.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
Business and commerce
- Chamber: Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
Media
- Dailyglobe: The Daily Globe (Ironwood, MI) unverified via yourdailyglobe.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
Recreation and natural assets
- Little girls point: Little Girls Point County Park via gogebicforestryandparks.com
- Knownfor: Lake Superior agate beach; rock hunting secondary source via gogebicforestryandparks.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
- Camping: 31 via gogebicforestryandparks.com
Events and seasonal rhythm
- Seasonal: summer/fall camping + winter snowmobiling unverified via gogebicforestryandparks.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
Infrastructure and access
- Land area: 175.073 via www2.census.gov
- Water area: 0.048 via www2.census.gov
- Coords: 46.561235, -90.148934 via www2.census.gov
- Relation city: wraps City of Ironwood; reaches Lake Superior inferred via www2.census.gov Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
- Hall: N10892 Lake Rd, Ironwood, MI 49938 via ironwoodtownship.com
- Highways: US 2, US 51 unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
- Airport: Gogebic-Iron County Airport (KIWD) unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
- Nearest hub: Ironwood-Hurley (adjacent); Ashland ~35-40 mi unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
- Broadband: not verified unverified via ironwoodtownship.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
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