Iron Mountain, Michigan
Iron Mountain is a city and the county seat of Dickinson County, Michigan. The population was 7,518 at the 2020 census, down from 7,624 at the 2010 census. In the state's Upper Peninsula, Iron Mountain was named for the valuable iron ore found in the vicinity.
Iron Mountain, Michigan | |
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| City of Iron Mountain | |
Iron Mountain City Hall | |
Location within Dickinson County | |
Iron Mountain Location within the state of Michigan Iron Mountain Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′21″N 88°03′51″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Dickinson |
| Settled | 1878 |
| Incorporated | 1887 (village) 1889 (city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Dale Alessandrini |
| • Manager | Jordan Stanchina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.21 sq mi (21.27 km2) |
| • Land | 7.54 sq mi (19.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.67 sq mi (1.73 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,138 ft (347 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,518 |
| • Density | 997.08/sq mi (384.97/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49801, 49802, 49831 |
| Area code | 906 |
| FIPS code | 26-40960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0629079 |
| Website | Official website |
Iron Mountain is the principal city of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Dickinson County, Michigan and Florence County in Wisconsin.
Iron Mountain hosts a few points of interest such as the Millie Hill bat cave and the Cornish Pump, and is located adjacent to the Pine Mountain Jump, one of the largest artificial ski jumps in the world. It shares Woodward Avenue with the neighboring town, Kingsford. In addition, Iron Mountain is known for its pasties, bocce ball tournaments, World Cup ski jumps, and Italian cuisine. Iron Mountain was also named a "Michigan Main Street" community by Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm in 2006. It is one of only thirteen such communities in the state of Michigan in 2008. It is also the hometown of Michigan State University men's basketball coach Tom Izzo and former NFL head coach Steve Mariucci.