Ironwood Charter Township, Michigan


Ironwood Charter Township is a charter township of Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,214 in 2020. The city of Ironwood borders on the south, but the two are administered autonomously.
Ironwood Township is the home of Gogebic Community College, as well as the Gogebic–Iron County Airport. Most of the land in the township is within the Ottawa National Forest. The Montreal River forms the township's western boundary with Wisconsin. The township is the westernmost municipality in the state of Michigan, as well as the largest charter township in the state by land area and the least-densely populated.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Demographics

In 2000, there were 2,330 people, 1,024 households, and 699 families residing in the township. At the 2010 census, its population was 2,3333. By 2020, its population was 2,214.