The Iron Mountain Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the
United States Census Bureau
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, is an area consisting of two counties – one in
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
and one in
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
– anchored by the city of
Iron Mountain, Michigan. As of the
2000 census, the μSA had a population of 32,560 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 31,245).
Counties
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Dickinson County, Michigan
Dickinson County is a county in the Upper peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,947. The county seat is Iron Mountain. Dickinson is Michigan's newest county, formed in 1891 from parts of Marque ...
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Florence County, Wisconsin
Communities
Cities
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Iron Mountain, Michigan (Principal city)
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Kingsford, Michigan
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Norway, Michigan
Census-designated places
''Note: All
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
s are
unincorporated.''
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Florence, Wisconsin
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Quinnesec, Michigan
Quinnesec is an unincorporated community in Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes and has no legally recognized status as a municipality. The population was 1,191 at the 2010 ...
Unincorporated places
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Alfred, Michigan
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Channing, Michigan
Sagola Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,106 at the 2010 census, slightly down from 1,169 at the 2000 census.
Communities
There are no incorporated municipalities in the townshi ...
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East Kingsford, Michigan
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Felch, Michigan
Felch Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan, named in honor of Alpheus Felch. The population was 752 at the 2010 census, slightly up from 726 at the 2000 census.
Communities
There are no incorporated m ...
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Felch Mountain, Michigan
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Floodwood, Michigan
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Foster City, Michigan
Breen Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 471 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land ...
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Granite Bluff, Michigan
Granite () is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies undergrou ...
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Hardwood, Michigan
Breen Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 471 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land ...
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Hylas, Michigan
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Loretto, Michigan
Waucedah Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 809 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.0 square miles (233. ...
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Merriman, Michigan
Breitung Charter Township is a charter township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 5,831.
History
The township is named after Edward Breitung, a miner and U.S. Representative f ...
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Metropolitan, Michigan
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Ralph, Michigan
West Branch Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 63, slightly down from 67 at the 2000 census. The population density is 0.565/sq mi (0.218/km2) which ...
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Randville, Michigan
Sagola Township is a civil township of Dickinson County, Michigan, Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,106 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, slightly down from 1,169 at the United States Census, 2000, ...
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Sagola, Michigan
Sagola Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,106 at the 2010 census, slightly down from 1,169 at the 2000 census.
Communities
There are no incorporated municipalities in the townshi ...
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Skidmore, Michigan
Skidmore is an unincorporated community in Breitung Township, Dickinson County, Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of near ...
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Spread Eagle, Wisconsin
Spread Eagle is an unincorporated community in Florence County, in the town of Florence, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Transportation
The community is located on U.S ...
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Theodore, Michigan
Felch Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan, named in honor of Alpheus Felch. The population was 752 at the 2010 census, slightly up from 726 at the 2000 census.
Communities
There are no incorporated m ...
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Vulcan, Michigan
Norway Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,489 at the 2010 census, down from 1,639 at the 2000 census.
Communities
*Vulcan is an unincorporated community in Norway Township on U. ...
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Waucedah, Michigan
Waucedah Township is a civil township of Dickinson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 809 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.0 square miles (233. ...
Townships/Towns
Dickinson County Townships
Florence County Towns
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 32,560 people, 13,519 households, and 9,024 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 97.99%
White
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, 0.12%
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
, 0.50%
Native American, 0.38%
Asian
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.03%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.14% from
other races, and 0.84% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.64% of the population.
The median income for a household in the μSA was $34,788, and the median income for a family was $41,931. Males had a median income of $33,682 versus $21,725 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the μSA was $21,725.
See also
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Michigan census statistical areas
The U.S. currently has 40 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On March 6, 2020, the OMB delineated seven combined statistical areas, 15 metropolitan statistical areas, and 18 micropolitan s ...
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Wisconsin census statistical areas
The U.S. currently has 36 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On March 6, 2020, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas, 15 metropolitan statistical areas, and 12 micropolitan st ...
References
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Dickinson County, Michigan
Geography of Florence County, Wisconsin
Metropolitan areas of Michigan
Metropolitan areas of Wisconsin