Ironwood, Michigan

Ironwood, Michigan
City
City of Ironwood
Downtown along Aurora Street (Bus. US 2)
Location within Gogebic County
Ironwood Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°27′21″N 90°9′34″W / 46.45583°N 90.15944°W / 46.45583; -90.15944
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Gogebic
Settled	1885
Incorporated	1887 (village) 1889 (city)
Government
• Type	City commission
• Mayor	Kim Corcoran
• Mayor pro tem	David Andresen
Area [1]
• Total	6.58 sq mi (17.04 km2)
• Land	6.58 sq mi (17.04 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,506 ft (459 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,045
• Density	766.95/sq mi (296.13/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)	49938
Area code	906
FIPS code	26-41060[2]
GNIS feature ID	0629087[3]
Website	Official website

Ironwood is a city in Gogebic County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, about 18 miles (29 km) south of Lake Superior. The city is on US Highway 2 across the Montreal River from Hurley, Wisconsin. It is the westernmost city in Michigan, situated on the same line of longitude (90.2 degrees West) as Clinton, Iowa and St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 5,045 at the 2020 census, down from 5,387 at the 2010 census. The city is bordered by Ironwood Township to the north, but the two are administered autonomously.

While originally an iron mining town, the area is now known for its downhill skiing resorts, including Big Powderhorn, Black River, Snow River, Mount Zion and Whitecap as well as its cross country skiing at the Wolverine Nordic Trail System and the ABR Nordic Center.

Ironwood is home of the "World's Tallest Indian," a 52 ft (15.8 m) fiberglass statue of tribal leader Hiawatha.