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Population (year 2000): 2,148. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,957 (-8.9% change)
Males: 1,053 (49.0%), Females: 1,095 (51.0%)
Gogebic County
Zip code:
49911
Median resident age: 42.5 years
Median household income: $27,639 (year 2000)
Median house value: $39,100 (year 2000)
Races in Bessemer:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: Italian (24.3%), German (18.4%),
Polish (15.0%), Swedish (10.1%), Irish (7.3%), French (6.9%).
Elevation: 1432 feet
Land area: 5.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bessemer
- High school or higher: 86.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 7.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bessemer city
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 54.0%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 9.7%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -119 (-5.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bessemer:
- GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)
- FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 43 miles; PARK FALLS,
WI)
- HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 46 miles;
WOODRUFF, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bessemer:
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 6 miles; IRONWOOD, MI;
ID: IWD)
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 72 miles;
RHINELANDER, WI; ID: RHI)
- HOUGHTON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 119 miles; HANCOCK,
MI; ID: CMX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bessemer:
- MANITOWISH WATERS (about 28 miles; MANITOWISH
WATERS, WI; ID: D25)
- BOULDER JUNCTION (about 38 miles; BOULDER JUNCTION,
WI; ID: BDJ)
- FRANKS (about 43 miles; LAC DU FLAMBEAU, WI; ID:
4P5)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bessemer:
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 108 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 112 miles;
HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 139
miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 142 miles;
DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 143 miles;
SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 144
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 150 miles; DULUTH, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,512)
Public high school in Bessemer:
- A.D. JOHNSTON JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
331; Location: 100 W. LEAD STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Bessemer:
- WASHINGTON SCHOOL (Students: 258; Location:
301 E. SELLAR STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Bessemer:
- ST SEBASTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 67; Location:
305 EAST IRON STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Bessemer:
- BESSEMER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$64,800; Location: 411 SOUTH SOPHIE STREET; 16,976
books; 602 audio materials; 889 video materials; 44
serial subscriptions)
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