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Ishpeming ( ) is a city in
Marquette County, Michigan Marquette County ( ) is a County (United States), county located in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 66,017. It is the most populous county in the Upper Peni ...
, United States. Located in the
Upper Peninsula The Upper Peninsula of Michigan—also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P. or Yoop—is the northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; it is separated from the Lower Peninsula b ...
, the population was 6,140 at the 2020 census, less than it was in the 1950s and 1960s when the
Iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the f ...
mines employed more workers. A statue of a Native American figure, erected in 1884 in the small town square, is referred to as "Old Ish". Ishpeming Township is located to the northwest of the city but is administratively autonomous. Ishpeming is considered the birthplace of organized
skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International S ...
in the United States and is the home to the
National Ski Hall of Fame The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Ishpeming, Michigan, the birthplace of organized skiing in the United States. Located in the state's Upper Peninsula, the building includes the hall of fame and museum, as well as a ...
. The city was also prominently featured in the 2010 documentary ''
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''. The name "Ishpeming" comes .


Geography

Ishpeming is in central Marquette County, west of Marquette, the
county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...
. It is bordered to the east by the city of
Negaunee Negaunee ( or ) is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,627 at the 2020 census. The city is located at the southwest corner of Negaunee Township, which is administratively separate, in the Upper Peni ...
. According to the
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, Ishpeming has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.50%, are water. Ishpeming's elevation is above mean sea level, which is over higher than that of nearby
Lake Superior Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaThe Caspian Sea is the largest lake, but is saline, not freshwater. Lake Michigan–Huron has a larger combined surface area than Superior, but is normally considered tw ...
. The highlands of Ishpeming and the surrounding area, including the city of Negaunee to its east, receive an unusually high yearly average of
lake-effect snow Lake-effect snow is produced during cooler atmospheric conditions when a cold air mass moves across long expanses of warmer lake water. The lower layer of air, heated by the lake water, picks up water vapor from the lake and rises through colde ...
.


Climate

This
climatic Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorolog ...
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 The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Ishpeming has a
humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 6,470 people, 2,824 households, and 1,664 families living in the city. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was . There were 3,149 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.0%
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, 0.2%
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, 1.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 2,824 households, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were
married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.1% were non-families. 33.9% 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 2.23 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age in the city was 40.3 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.3% were from 45 to 64; and 17% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.


2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,686 people, 2,915 households, and 1,757 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 3,210 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.29% White, 0.06% Black, 1.20% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population. 25.5% were of Finnish, 14.4%
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, 14.1%
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, 12.4%
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, 7.3%
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, 5.7%
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and 5.1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 95.8% spoke
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and 1.9% Finnish as their first language. There were 2,915 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.89. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,347, and the median income for a family was $38,924. Males had a median income of $36,310 versus $21,104 for females. The
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for the city was $16,946. About 8.0% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the
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, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.


Transportation


Highways

* passes through the northern portion of Ishpeming, running westerly and northerly toward Houghton, easterly toward Marquette and thence southeast to
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. *, running concurrently with US 41, travels westerly toward
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and east to Marquette. * serves the downtowns of both Negaunee and Ishpeming.


Airport

*Ishpeming, part of the greater Marquette area, is served by
Sawyer International Airport Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport , previously named Sawyer International Airport, is a county-owned, public-use airport in Marquette County, Michigan, United States. It is located south of the central business district of the city of Marquet ...
, to the southeast, with flights to
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and
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.


Bus

*Marquette has a bus system called the " MarqTran" that runs through Ishpeming and nearby places such as Sawyer International Airport and
Negaunee Negaunee ( or ) is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,627 at the 2020 census. The city is located at the southwest corner of Negaunee Township, which is administratively separate, in the Upper Peni ...
. *
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bus lines operates daily intercity bus service between
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and
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with a stop in Ishpeming.


Rail

*Until 1969, the
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states befor ...
ran its
Peninsula 400 The ''Peninsula 400'' was a daily express passenger train operated by the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, Chicago and North Western Railway between Chicago and Ishpeming, Michigan, Ishpeming, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula of Mic ...
to Ishpeming from Chicago. In its last days, the train consisted of one engine and one bi-level passenger car.


Historical events

*The movie ''
Anatomy of a Murder ''Anatomy of a Murder'' is a 1959 American legal drama film produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Wendell Mayes was based on the 1958 novel of the same name written by Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker under ...
'' was filmed in Ishpeming and surrounding areas in 1959, based on the novel by Ishpeming native John D. Voelker under the pen name Robert Traver. Extensive 50th anniversary celebrations were held in 2009. * The
Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They ar ...
played their first-ever road game in Ishpeming on October 19, 1919. The Packers defeated the local Twin City Football Team 33–0. * At the end of the 19th century, almost one-third of the population of
Åtvidaberg Municipality Åtvidaberg Municipality () is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeastern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Åtvidaberg, with some 7,000 inhabitants. The present municipality was established in 1971 when the market town ('' ...
in
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emigrated to Ishpeming, as
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mines in the Ã…tvidaberg area closed down. In 1994, this was commemorated by a plaque at the Mormorsgruvan mine of Ã…tvidaberg. *The National Ski Association, the forerunner of the present-day United States Ski and Snowboard Association, was founded in Ishpeming on February 21, 1905, by local banker and skier Carl Tellefsen. *On November 3, 1926, fifty-one people were killed in the
Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster The Barnes-Hecker mine disaster was a November 3, 1926 cave-in at a Cleveland-Cliffs iron ore mine four miles west of Ishpeming, Michigan. The mine collapse killed 51 persons, including 50 miners. Many of the dead were Finnish-Americans. As o ...
near Ishpeming.


Notable people

*
Will H. Bradley William Henry Bradley (July 10, 1868 – January 25, 1962) was an American Art Nouveau illustrator, artist and film director. Nicknamed the "Dean of American Designers" by ''The Saturday Evening Post'', he was the highest-paid American artist ...
, illustrator and designer of the Art Nouveau movement; apprentice in Ishpeming at the Iron Agitator, later known as the Iron Ore, from age 11 to 17, when he moved to Chicago *
Chuck Fairbanks Charles Leo Fairbanks (June 10, 1933 – April 2, 2013) was an American football coach who was a head coach at the high school, college and professional levels. He served as the head coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1972 and at th ...
, NCAA Division I and NFL head football coach. Ishpeming High School head coach, 1957 and 1958. *
Tom Izzo Thomas Michael Izzo (, ; born January 30, 1955) is an American college basketball coach who has been the head coach at Michigan State University since 1995. On April 4, 2016, Izzo was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Izzo has le ...
, head coach, Michigan State University basketball. Head coach, Ishpeming High School, 1977. * Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, preeminent aviation engineer, designer of the
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and leader of the
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. *
Glenn T. Seaborg Glenn Theodore Seaborg ( ; April 19, 1912February 25, 1999) was an American chemist whose involvement in the synthesis, discovery and investigation of ten transuranium elements earned him a share of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His work i ...
, Nobel prize-winning chemist * John D. Voelker, author under the pen name Robert Traver, and Michigan state Supreme Court justice * Leonard C. Ward, United States Army brigadier general who served as Chief of the Army Division at the National Guard Bureau and Commander of the 46th Infantry Division *
Da Yoopers Da Yoopers are an American comedy and novelty musical group from Ishpeming, Michigan. They are known primarily for their comedic songs and skits, most of which center on life in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The band's name includes the term " ...
, band


Points of interest

*Al Quaal Recreation Center * Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum, commemorating the history of mining on the
Marquette Iron Range The Marquette Iron Range is a deposit of iron ore located in Marquette County, Michigan in the United States. The towns of Ishpeming and Negaunee developed as a result of mining this deposit. A smaller counterpart of Minnesota's Mesabi Range, t ...
* Jasper Knob, a bald topped hill composed entirely of
jaspillite Jaspillite (or jaspilite), also called itabirite or jasper taconite, is a chemical rock formed similar to chert, but is generally quite iron-rich. Jaspillite is typically a banded mixture of hematite and quartz common in the banded iron formation ...
; a geological formation of the
Marquette Iron Range The Marquette Iron Range is a deposit of iron ore located in Marquette County, Michigan in the United States. The towns of Ishpeming and Negaunee developed as a result of mining this deposit. A smaller counterpart of Minnesota's Mesabi Range, t ...
. *The Mather Inn *
National Ski Hall of Fame The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Ishpeming, Michigan, the birthplace of organized skiing in the United States. Located in the state's Upper Peninsula, the building includes the hall of fame and museum, as well as a ...
*Old Ish Statue * Suicide Hill Ski Jump * W.C. Peterson Auditorium * Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library * Lake Bancroft * Ishpeming Area Historical Society & Museum, clubs, organizations, schools, military, early home life, businesses, maps, Glenn Seaborg, Kelly Johnson, John Voelker, bands and Anatomy of a Murder artifacts.


Education

Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 consisting of: *Ishpeming High School: The school nickname is the
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s, after the
iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the f ...
mined in the city. *Ishpeming Middle School (sharing the high school) *Birchview Elementary School In the adjacent Ishpeming Township, the NICE Community School District consists of *Westwood High School: Mascot – Patriots *Aspen Ridge Middle School: Mascot – Patriots *Aspen Ridge Elementary School: Mascot – Patriots INN (Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE) Community School is an alternative high school located in Ishpeming in a church on Pine Street that consists of about 30 students as of March 2019.


Media

Ishpeming is the
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for
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network affiliate
WBUP WBUP (channel 10) is a television station licensed to Ishpeming, Michigan, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for the Central and Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is owned by Morgan Murphy Media alongside Calumet-licensed CW+ ...
, channel 10, whose studios are located on Wright Street in west Marquette while their transmitter is located south of Ely Township in unincorporated Marquette County. Ishpeming is primarily served by the Marquette media market.


Places of worship

*Bethany Lutheran Church *Bethel Lutheran Church *Bible Baptist Church *Cross Bridge Church *Christ The King Lutheran Church *NorthIron Church *Grace Episcopal Church *Hope Free Evangelical Lutheran Church *Old Fashioned Baptist Church *St. Jacob Orthodox Christian Mission * St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church *St. Joseph Catholic Church *Trinity Lutheran Church *United Evangelical Covenant Church *Wesley United Methodist Church *The Salvation Army


Festivals and events

*Noquemanon Ski Marathon, January *
Ski jumping Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the final ...
competition at Suicide Hill *
National Ski Hall of Fame The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Ishpeming, Michigan, the birthplace of organized skiing in the United States. Located in the state's Upper Peninsula, the building includes the hall of fame and museum, as well as a ...
membership induction ceremonies *St. Rocco and St. Anthony Society of Ishpeming annual "Italian Fest", July * Marji Gesick 100 MTB race, Sept.


See also

* ''Iron Ore'', the city's weekly newspaper from 1886 to 1951 *''
Peninsula 400 The ''Peninsula 400'' was a daily express passenger train operated by the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, Chicago and North Western Railway between Chicago and Ishpeming, Michigan, Ishpeming, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula of Mic ...
'', an express passenger train from Chicago that terminated in Ishpeming until 1969


References

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External links

* {{Authority control Cities in Marquette County, Michigan Populated places established in 1873 1873 establishments in Michigan