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Population (year 2000): 6,293. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,728 (-9.0% change)
Males: 2,966 (47.1%), Females: 3,327 (52.9%)
Gogebic County
Zip code:
49938
Median resident age: 42.2 years
Median household income: $23,502 (year 2000)
Median house value: $35,500 (year 2000)
Races in Ironwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (17.0%), Italian (14.8%),
Polish (12.6%), English (10.4%), Swedish (9.5%), Irish (8.8%).
Elevation: 1503 feet
Land area: 6.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ironwood
- High school or higher: 86.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ironwood city
- Never married: 24.0%
- Now married: 51.6%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 12.2%
- Divorced: 11.2%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -534 (-7.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Ironwood:
- GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (N10561 GRAND VIEW LANE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ironwood:
- FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 39 miles; PARK FALLS,
WI)
- HOWARD YOUNG MEDICAL CENTER (about 50 miles;
WOODRUFF, WI)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 52 miles;
ASHLAND, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ironwood:
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 6 miles; IRONWOOD, MI;
ID: IWD)
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 75 miles;
RHINELANDER, WI; ID: RHI)
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 121 miles; MOSINEE, WI; ID:
CWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ironwood:
- MANITOWISH WATERS (about 31 miles; MANITOWISH
WATERS, WI; ID: D25)
- PARK FALLS MUNI (about 40 miles; PARK FALLS, WI; ID:
PKF)
- FRANKS (about 42 miles; LAC DU FLAMBEAU, WI; ID:
4P5)
College/University in Ironwood:
- GOGEBIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 721; Location: E 4946 JACKSON RD; Public;
Website: www.gogebic.cc.mi.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ironwood:
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 109 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 119 miles;
HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 135 miles;
DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 135 miles;
SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 136
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 140
miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 143 miles; DULUTH, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,512)
Public primary/middle schools in Ironwood:
- LUTHER L. WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 714;
Location: 650 E. AYER STREET; Grades: 06 - 12)
- NORRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 234;
Location: 401 ALFRED WRIGHT BOULEVARD; Grades: PK - 06)
- SLEIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 231;
Location: 108 E. ARCH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Ironwood:
- OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC GRA (Students: 92;
Location: 106 S MARQUETTE ST; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Ironwood:
- IRONWOOD CARNEGIE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$142,443; Location: 235 EAST AURORA STREET; 28,344
books; 911 audio materials; 1,160 video materials; 75
serial subscriptions)
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