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Iron County, Michigan
Iron County is one of two landlocked County (United States), counties in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 11,631. The county seat is Crystal Falls, Michigan, Crystal Falls. History Iron County was organized in 1885, with territory partitioned from Marquette County, Michigan, Marquette and Menominee County, Michigan, Menominee counties. In 1890, the county's population was 4,432. It was named for the valuable iron ore found within its borders. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of , of which is land and (3.7%) is water. Along with its southeastern neighbor Dickinson County, Michigan, Dickinson County, it is one of only two landlocked counties in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upper Peninsula. Major highways * – runs east–west through lower part of county. Enters west line at above SW corner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaastra, Michigan
Gaastra is a city in Iron County, Michigan, Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, the city population was 347, making it Michigan's third-smallest incorporated city by population after Omer, Michigan, Omer (259) and Lake Angelus, Michigan, Lake Angelus (290). In 2020, its population was 316. History The land was first purchased in 1879 by Alfred Kidder of Marquette. It was then transferred to several other owners, including Andrew Young in 1884 and Edwin H. Piper in 1902. The city is named after Douwe Gaastra, a building contractor and real estate speculator who bought the land in October 1908 and platted the town. A post office was established with the first postmaster being Olaf A. Olson on September 26, 1914. It was incorporated as a village in 1919 and as a city in 1949. Olson retired as postmaster in 1953. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspian, Michigan
Caspian is a city in Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 906 at the time of the 2010 census and 805 in 2020. The city has an Italian heritage. History The location first received a station on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad in 1884 and has been known by the names of Spring Valley and Newtown. Caspian was founded and platted with the name Palatka in 1901. It was a headquarters for a mining company, Voroner Mining Company. Voroner operated three mines, Baltic, Caspian, and Fogarty mines. With the expansion of the mines, a second adjacent village named Caspian was founded in 1908. The post office moved there. The location was poor and a new adjacent village called New Caspian was formed in 1909. The whole area was incorporated as the village of Caspian in 1918. Caspian became a city in 1949. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Climate This climatic region is typified by large seasona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron County Courthouse (Michigan)
The Iron County Courthouse is a government building located at the west end of Superior Avenue in Crystal Falls, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974. History Iron County was established in 1885, when it was split from Marquette County. At the time of Iron County's creation, Iron River, then the only incorporated village in the county, was designated the county seat. However, a bitter dispute over the location of county buildings immediately erupted between the geographically disparate east side, centered on Crystal Falls, and the west side, centered on Iron River. At one point county records were spirited away from the temporary courthouse in Iron River by men from Crystal Falls. It was eventually decided to hold a county-wide referendum on the issue. The vote was held in 1888 to decide the location of the county seat; Crystal Falls won by only 5 votes. In 1889, the question was ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelma, Wisconsin
Alvin is a town in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 157 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Alvin Spencer, a Baptist minister from Powell County, Kentucky who arrived in the area around 1908. The unincorporated communities of Alvin and Nelma are located in the town. Wisconsin Highway 55 goes through Alvin and Nelma. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.87%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 186 people, 96 households, and 62 families residing in the town. The population density was 1.6 people per square mile (0.6/km2). There were 411 housing units at an average density of 3.6 per square mile (1.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.39% White, and 1.61% from two or more races. There were 96 households, out of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a fema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha, Michigan
Alpha is a village in Mastodon Township, Iron County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 126 at the 2020 census. Alpha is the only village of Iron County. History The Alpha post office opened with the name ''Mastodon'' on October 1, 1883, and was discontinued on December 20, 1888. The office was reestablished as Alpha on December 15, 1913. The community incorporated as a village in 1914.Iron County Heritage Trail: http://www.ironheritage.org/?page_id=33 (last accessed November 4, 2017) Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 145 people, 85 households, and 34 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 122 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White. There were 85 households, of which 14.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron River, Michigan
Iron River is a city in Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 3,007. The city is situated at the southeast corner of Iron River Township, but is administratively autonomous. History A post office called Iron River has been in operation since 1885. The city took its name from the nearby Iron River. On July 1, 2000, the city of Stambaugh and the village of Mineral Hills were consolidated with the City of Iron River. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The area is noted for its vast forest land, scenic lakes, and winter sports. Iron River and the surrounding area is home of many lakes, and is not far from Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes. In the summer, many people frequent the beaches, in the winter, there are often tents for ice fishing on the frozen lakes. Climate This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa National Forest
The Ottawa National Forest is a national forest that covers in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It includes much of Gogebic County, Michigan, Gogebic and Ontonagon County, Michigan, Ontonagon counties, as well as slices of Iron County, Michigan, Iron, Houghton County, Michigan, Houghton, Baraga County, Michigan, Baraga, and Marquette County, Michigan, Marquette counties. The forest is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service. The headquarters are in Ironwood, Michigan, on the Wisconsin border, and the principal visitor center is located in Watersmeet, Michigan, in the southern section of the Forest. These and other towns within and adjacent to the Forest are served by U.S. Route 2 in Michigan, U.S. Highway 2, one of the principal highways of the Western Upper Peninsula. There are local National Park Ranger, ranger district offices in Bessemer, Michigan, Bessemer, Iron River, Michigan, Iron River, Kenton, Michigan, Kenton, Ontonagon, Michigan, Ontonag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontonagon County, Michigan
Ontonagon County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 5,816, making it Michigan's third-least populous county. The county seat is Ontonagon, Michigan, Ontonagon. The county was set off in 1843, and organized in 1848. Its territory had been organized as part of Chippewa County, Michigan, Chippewa and Mackinac County, Michigan, Mackinac counties. With increasing population in the area, more counties were organized. After Ontonagon was organized, it was split to create Gogebic County, Michigan, Gogebic County. It is also the westernmost county in United States that lies within the Eastern Time Zone. History In 1843, Michigan's Upper Peninsula was divided into Mackinac County, Michigan, Mackinac, Chippewa County, Michigan, Chippewa, Marquette County, Michigan, Marquette, Schoolcraft County, Michigan, Schoolcraft, Delta County, Michigan, Delta, and Ontonag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gogebic County, Michigan
Gogebic County ( or ) is a County (United States), county in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 14,380. The county seat is Bessemer, Michigan, Bessemer. Gogebic County is the List of extreme points of U.S. states and territories, westernmost county in Michigan, and is one of four Michigan counties within the Central Time Zone. Gogebic County borders Wisconsin to the south, and has a shoreline on Lake Superior to the north. Gogebic County has long been territory of the Lake Superior Chippewa. The Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation is located within Gogebic County. History Gogebic County was organized in 1887, partitioned from Ontonagon County, Michigan, Ontonagon County. The county's name derives from a lake of the same name, which was originally rendered ''Agogebic''. Sources agree that the name is from Ojibwe language, Ojibwe, but differ on the original meanin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilas County, Wisconsin
Vilas County ( ) is a county in the state of Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,047. Its county seat is Eagle River. The county partly overlaps the reservation of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The county is considered a high-recreation retirement destination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. History Native Americans Native Americans have lived in what is now Vilas County for thousands of years. The county contains archaeological sites dating to the prehistoric Woodland period. In the eighteenth century, the area was disputed by the Dakota and Ojibwe people. According to oral histories, the conflict culminated in Ojibwe victory in a battle on Strawberry Island in Flambeau Lake around 1745. Ojibwe people have continued to live in the area ever since, securing the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation in the 1854 Treaty of La Pointe. Settlement The first recorded white settler was a man named Ashman who establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest County, Wisconsin
Forest County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,179. Its county seat is Crandon. The Forest County Potawatomi Community and the Sokaogon Chippewa Community have reservations in Forest County. The county is considered a high-recreation retirement destination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. History Forest County was created by the Wisconsin State Legislature in 1885 from portions of neighboring Langlade and Oconto counties. The county was named for the forests contained within its limits. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.1%) is water. The second highest elevation in the state of Wisconsin is Sugarbush hill which is in Forest County. Adjacent counties * Florence County - northeast * Marinette County - east * Oconto County - southeast * Langlade County - southwest * Oneida County - west * Vilas County - northwest * Iron County, Michiga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence County, Wisconsin
Florence County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 4,558, making it the second-least populous county in Wisconsin after Menominee County, Wisconsin, Menominee County. Its county seat is Florence (CDP), Wisconsin, Florence. The county is considered a high-recreation retirement destination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Florence County is part of the Iron Mountain, Michigan, Iron Mountain, Michigan, MI–WI Iron Mountain micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Florence County was created by the legislature of 1882 from portions of Marinette County, Wisconsin, Marinette County and Oconto County, Wisconsin, Oconto County. The first white man to document his journey through Florence County was Thomas J. Cram, who surveyed northeast Wisconsin in 1840 and 1841. The region belonged to the Menominee tribe, who mingled with the Chippewa there. Florence C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
