Iron River Township, Michigan
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Iron River Township, Michigan | |
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| Location within Iron County Location within Iron County | |
| Template:Location map | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′55″N 88°47′25″W / 46.26528°N 88.79028°WCoordinates: 46°15′55″N 88°47′25″W / 46.26528°N 88.79028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Iron |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,052 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 49935 |
| Area code(s) | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-41000[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626527[2] |
| Website | https://ironrivertownship.com/ |
Iron River Township is a civil township of Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,585 at the 2000 census and 1,052 in 2020.[3]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 243.9 square miles (632 km2), of which 239.6 square miles (621 km2) is land and 4.4 square miles (11 km2) (1.80%) is water.
Communities
- The City of Iron River borders the southeast corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous.
- Beechwood is an unincorporated community in the township northwest of Iron River at 46°09′35″N 88°46′24″W / 46.15972°N 88.77333°W[4] Beechwood was named from a grove of beech trees near the town site.[5] In 1888, Beechwood was made a stop on the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company. In November 1889, a post office was established with Richard M. Dwyer as the first postmaster.[6] The post office was closed in January 1976.[7]
References
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ Template:Gnis
- ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ↑ Template:Gnis
- ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 43.
- ↑ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ↑ Template:Gnis