Iron Mountain, Michigan#Micropolitan area

File:2009-0619-IronMountain-Courthouse.jpg, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.]]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|8.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|7.37|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.67|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2012-11-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}

{{US Census population

|1890= 8599

|1900= 9242

|1910= 9216

|1920= 8251

|1930= 11652

|1940= 11080

|1950= 9679

|1960= 9299

|1970= 8702

|1980= 8341

|1990= 8525

|2000= 8154

|2010= 7624

|2020= 7518

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ironmountaincitymichigan,US/PST045221|title=United States Census Bureau QuickFacts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 26, 2022}}

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As of the 2010 census,{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2012-11-25}} there were 7,624 people, 3,362 households, and 2,025 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1034.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,784 housing units at an average density of {{convert|513.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.3% White, 0.5% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 3,362 households, of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.8% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.83.

The median age in the city was 42.4 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 29.3% were from 45 to 64; and 17.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

As of the 2000 census, there were 8,154 people, 3,458 households, and 2,147 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,132.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,819 housing units at an average density of {{convert|530.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.67% White, 0.20% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population. 20.6% were of Italian, 14.0% German, 9.0% Swedish, 8.8% English, 8.8% French, 5.8% Finnish and 5.5% Irish ancestry. 97.2% spoke English and 1.4% Italian as their first language.

There were 3,458 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,526, and the median income for a family was $43,687. Males had a median income of $38,309 versus $22,533 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,918. About 9.4% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

The newspaper of record in Dickinson County is The Daily News.{{cite web|url=http://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/|title=IronMountainDailyNews.com - news, sports, business, jobs - The Daily News|work=ironmountaindailynews.com}}

Iron Mountain is included in the Marquette television market, NBC affiliate WLUC operates a local news bureau covering the city and neighboring areas. Due to distance from the transmitters and topography in the region terrestrial television signals are very limited in the area with the strongest signal coming from Wisconsin Public Television translator station W30DZ originating from Fence, WI.

Historically Iron Mountain was served by full power station WDHS which intermittently carried a religious format between long periods of silence, translators of various stations originating from Green Bay, and a handful of encrypted cable channels broadcast over the air.

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Radio stations that are located within listening range of Iron Mountain include:

• WNMU-FM 90.1 FM Northern Michigan University Marquette, National Public Radio
• WMVM-FM 90.7 FM Goodman, Wi - Iron Mountain, Mi, Gospel{{cite web |title=STATIONS |url=https://www.wrvm.org/stations.html |website=WRVM, Inc. |access-date=27 April 2024 |language=en}}
• WVCM 91.5 FM VCY America Iron Mountain, Religious
• WIMK 93.1 FM Iron Mountain, Classic Rock
• WZNL 94.3 FM Norway, Adult Contemporary
• WEUL 98.1 FM Gospel Opportunities Radio Network Kingsford, Religious
• WIKB-FM 99.1 FM Iron River, Oldies
• WOBE 100.7 FM Crystal Falls, Top 40/CHR
• WJNR-FM 101.5 FM Iron Mountain, Frog Country{{cite web |url=http://www.frogcountry.com |title=WJNR 101.5 FM, "Frog Country" |access-date=May 9, 2012}}
• WGMV 106.3 FM Stephenson, Classic Country
• WHTO 106.7 FM Iron Mountain, 80s Rock
• WFER 1230 AM Iron River, Oldies
• WMIQ 1450 AM Iron Mountain, Talk{{Cite web |url=http://www.ontheradio.net/cities/iron_mountain_mi.aspx |title=On the radio.net. |access-date=2009-01-24 |archive-date=2009-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104112640/http://www.ontheradio.net/cities/iron_mountain_mi.aspx |url-status=dead }}

Iron Mountain's abandoned Millie Hill mine is home to one of the largest bat hibernacula in the Midwest. Roughly 25,000–50,000 bats make their winter home there. However, due to disease of bats in the midwest most of the colony has died.

File:Geologic Map of the Iron Mountain area.jpg

Iron Mountain is located within the Menominee Iron-Bearing District, which covers southern Dickinson County and extends westward into Iron County. Iron ore was discovered in Dickinson County in 1849 and Iron County in 1851. Ore is produced from the middle Precambrian Vulcan Iron-Formation around Iron Mountain, and the Riverton Iron-Formation between Iron River, Michigan and Crystal Falls, Michigan. Both formations belong to the Marquette Range Supergroup. The Vulcan is between 300 and 800 feet thick and consists of hematite and magnetite with quartz, while the Riverton is 100–600 feet thick and consists of siderite and chert.{{cite book |author1=Carl e. Dutton |author2=Paul W. Zimmer |chapter=Iron Ore deposits of the Menominee District, Michigan |volume= 1 |title= Ore Deposits of the United States, 1933–1967 |location= New York |publisher= American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers |year=1968 |editor-first= J.D. |editor-last= Ridge |pages= 539–542 |oclc= 333389}}

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The current mayor is Dale Alessandrini.{{cite web |title=City Council {{!}} Iron Mountain, MI - Official Website |url=https://www.cityofironmountain.com/42/City-Council |website=www.cityofironmountain.com |access-date=19 October 2023}} In 2023, the city, its police department, and several police officers were sued for sexual harassment.{{Cite news |first=Tresa |last=Baldas |title=Woman who was U.P. cop sues brotherhood: They bet on who would sleep with me first |date=March 19, 2023 |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/03/19/woman-cop-sues-department-sex-harassment-upper-peninsula/69929235007/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |url-access=subscription}}

Indian Trails provides daily intercity bus service between St. Ignace and Ironwood, Michigan.{{cite web|title=ST. IGNACE-SAULT STE. MARIE-IRONWOOD |publisher=Indian Trails |date=January 15, 2013 |access-date=2013-02-28 |url=http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1489_0.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704084717/http://www.indiantrails.com/sites/default/files/1489_0.pdf |archive-date=July 4, 2014 }}

• {{jct|state=MI|US|2}} runs east to Escanaba and west to Ironwood.
• {{jct|state=MI|US|141}} merges with US 2 just east of the city and heads northward toward Crystal Falls; southbound it continues on to Green Bay, Wisconsin.
• {{jct|state=MI|M|95}} connects with Kingsford just to the south and with M-69 east at Randville about {{convert|14|mi|km}} north.

The Iron Mountain area is served by Ford Airport (airport code: KIMT). Commercial air travel is provided by SkyWest Airlines, providing jet service as Delta Connection. Located three miles west of the city, the airport handles approximately 7,600 operations per year, with roughly 27% commercial service, 57% air taxi and 16% general aviation. The airport has a 6,501 foot asphalt primary runway with approved ILS, GPS and NDB approaches (Runway 1-19) and a 3,808 foot asphalt crosswind runway (Runway 13-31).{{Cite web | url=http://www.airnav.com/airports/kimt |title = AirNav: Airport Information}}

Soon after this area was settled the news of mineral riches brought the railroads. First was Milwaukee Road, then Chicago & Northwestern and Wisconsin and Michigan. The W&M Railroad, after its abandonment was approved ended all service in 1938.{{cite news |title=[ICC] Approve Wisconsin and Michigan Ry. Line Abandonment |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34483329/bagley-junction-wi/ |access-date=25 July 2021 |agency=Associated Press |work=The Daily Tribune |date=January 20, 1938 |location=Wisconsin Rapids, Wi |page=5}}

The thriving of automobile usage in the 1950s caused the rail passenger usage to wain, and the Milwaukee Road discontinued the Chippewa passenger train altogether on February 2, 1960.{{harvnb|Scribbins|1970|p=200}}{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80415367/the-escanaba-daily-press/| title=Milwaukee Road Drops Channing Chippewa Train| agency=Associated Press| newspaper=The Escanaba Daily Press| location=Escanaba, MI| date=January 23, 1960| page=1| via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80415341/the-escanaba-daily-press/| title=Milwaukee Road Moves Up Date To Curtail Service| newspaper=The Escanaba Daily Press| location=Escanaba, MI| date=February 2, 1960| page=3| via=Newspapers.com}} With few riders remaining, the Copper Country Limited made its last runs on March 7, 1968.{{cite web |first = Adam |last = Burns |date = December 16, 2021 |url = http://www.american-rails.com/copper-country.html |title=The Copper Country Limited |work = American-Rails.com |access-date = February 4, 2022 }} The C&NW also discontinued its service to Iron Mountain in the early 1960s.

Although there is currently no direct rail passenger service to Iron Mountain, Amtrak Thruway Bus Service connects to Marinette, Wisconsin.{{cite web |title=2022 Wisconsin Amtrak Service |url=https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/rail/amtrakmap.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730181646/http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/rail/amtrakmap.pdf |archive-date=2015-07-30 |url-status=live |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date= April 3, 2022 |language=en-US |date=2022}}

• James L. Adams, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Randy Awrey, 1975 DII National Champion football player at Northern Michigan University and current head football coach at Concordia University Chicago
• John Biolo, former NFL player for the Green Bay Packers
• Neno DaPrato, college All-American and professional football player
• Robert J. Flaherty, filmmaker
• Walter Samuel Goodland, 31st governor of Wisconsin
• R. James Harvey, former congressman and federal judge
• John Hubley, four-time Academy Award-winning animated film director; graduated from Iron Mountain High School
• Tom Izzo, men's basketball head coach for Michigan State University since 1995
• Johnny Johnson, baseball player
• Beau LaFave, member of the Michigan House of Representatives
• Gordon Lund, baseball player
• Steve Mariucci, NFL Network analyst and former NFL head coach
• Thomas Lawrence Noa, Roman Catholic bishop
• Phillip Rahoi, member of the Michigan Legislature and mayor of Iron Mountain{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rae-raines.html|title=Index to Politicians|publisher=Political Graveyard.com|access-date=February 12, 2012}}
• Gene Ronzani, former NFL head coach of the Green Bay Packers
• Albert J. Wilke, member of the Michigan Senate
• Delaney Schnell, American Olympic diver.

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Iron Mountain has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=50457&cityname=Iron+Mountain%2C+Michigan%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Iron Mountain, Michigan Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|work=Weatherbase}}

{{Weather box

|location= Iron Mountain WWTP, Michigan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1899–present)

|single line=Yes

|Jan record high F = 57

|Feb record high F = 62

|Mar record high F = 82

|Apr record high F = 94

|May record high F = 100

|Jun record high F = 100

|Jul record high F = 104

|Aug record high F = 101

|Sep record high F = 98

|Oct record high F = 88

|Nov record high F = 77

|Dec record high F = 64

|year record high F = 104

|Jan avg record high F = 41.4

|Feb avg record high F = 48.0

|Mar avg record high F = 61.5

|Apr avg record high F = 74.8

|May avg record high F = 85.3

|Jun avg record high F = 90.8

|Jul avg record high F = 91.3

|Aug avg record high F = 89.7

|Sep avg record high F = 85.3

|Oct avg record high F = 77.2

|Nov avg record high F = 59.4

|Dec avg record high F = 46.1

|year avg record high F = 93.7

|Jan high F = 24.0

|Feb high F = 28.3

|Mar high F = 39.2

|Apr high F = 51.9

|May high F = 66.4

|Jun high F = 76.0

|Jul high F = 80.4

|Aug high F = 78.3

|Sep high F = 70.1

|Oct high F = 55.7

|Nov high F = 40.8

|Dec high F = 29.0

|year high F = 53.3

|Jan mean F = 14.2

|Feb mean F = 17.2

|Mar mean F = 28.0

|Apr mean F = 40.5

|May mean F = 54.1

|Jun mean F = 64.0

|Jul mean F = 68.5

|Aug mean F = 66.7

|Sep mean F = 58.6

|Oct mean F = 45.3

|Nov mean F = 32.5

|Dec mean F = 20.9

|year mean F = 42.5

|Jan low F = 4.4

|Feb low F = 6.1

|Mar low F = 16.9

|Apr low F = 29.0

|May low F = 41.7

|Jun low F = 52.0

|Jul low F = 56.6

|Aug low F = 55.1

|Sep low F = 47.0

|Oct low F = 34.9

|Nov low F = 24.2

|Dec low F = 12.8

|year low F = 31.7

|Jan avg record low F = -16.9

|Feb avg record low F = -16.1

|Mar avg record low F = -6.9

|Apr avg record low F = 14.1

|May avg record low F = 27.0

|Jun avg record low F = 37.0

|Jul avg record low F = 44.5

|Aug avg record low F = 42.4

|Sep avg record low F = 32.0

|Oct avg record low F = 22.1

|Nov avg record low F = 8.0

|Dec avg record low F = -8.4

|year avg record low F = -20.8

|Jan record low F = −35

|Feb record low F = −39

|Mar record low F = −27

|Apr record low F = -6

|May record low F = 16

|Jun record low F = 24

|Jul record low F = 35

|Aug record low F = 30

|Sep record low F = 19

|Oct record low F = 8

|Nov record low F = −10

|Dec record low F = −26

|year record low F = −39

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 1.36

|Feb precipitation inch = 1.15

|Mar precipitation inch = 1.68

|Apr precipitation inch = 2.79

|May precipitation inch = 3.48

|Jun precipitation inch = 3.71

|Jul precipitation inch = 3.41

|Aug precipitation inch = 3.38

|Sep precipitation inch = 3.60

|Oct precipitation inch = 3.27

|Nov precipitation inch = 1.90

|Dec precipitation inch = 1.76

|year precipitation inch = 31.49

|Jan snow inch = 14.7

|Feb snow inch = 11.2

|Mar snow inch = 8.9

|Apr snow inch = 7.1

|May snow inch = 0.2

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 0.4

|Nov snow inch = 5.5

|Dec snow inch = 13.0

|year snow inch = 61.0

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 10.1

|Feb precipitation days = 6.9

|Mar precipitation days = 7.7

|Apr precipitation days = 10.1

|May precipitation days = 12.0

|Jun precipitation days = 11.5

|Jul precipitation days = 11.6

|Aug precipitation days = 10.6

|Sep precipitation days = 11.3

|Oct precipitation days = 11.7

|Nov precipitation days = 8.9

|Dec precipitation days = 9.6

|year precipitation days = 122.0

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 9.8

|Feb snow days = 6.3

|Mar snow days = 4.9

|Apr snow days = 2.8

|May snow days = 0.2

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.5

|Nov snow days = 3.8

|Dec snow days = 8.0

|year snow days = 36.3

|Jan snow depth inch = 14.8

|Feb snow depth inch = 17.9

|Mar snow depth inch = 15.1

|Apr snow depth inch = 6.1

|May snow depth inch = 0.1

|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0

|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0

|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0

|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0

|Oct snow depth inch = 0.5

|Nov snow depth inch = 3.3

|Dec snow depth inch = 9.2

|year snow depth inch = 19.8

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=mqt

| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = September 2, 2021}}

{{cite web

| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00204090&format=pdf

| title = Station: Iron MTN-Kingsford WWTP, MI

| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = September 2, 2021}}

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Iron Mountain is mentioned in the 2000 film Reindeer Games. At the start of the film the main character, Rudy Duncan, is shown serving time in a prison near the city.

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• [http://www.cityofironmountain.com/ City of Iron Mountain]
• [http://www.ironmountain.org/ Iron Mountain and the Dickinson County Area]

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