Iron River Township, Michigan

Not to be confused with Iron River, Michigan.

Iron River Township, Michigan
Civil township
Location within Iron County
Iron River Township Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°15′55″N88°47′25″W / 46.26528°N 88.79028°W / 46.26528; -88.79028
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Iron
Area
• Total	243.9 sq mi (631.8 km2)
• Land	239.6 sq mi (620.4 km2)
• Water	4.4 sq mi (11.3 km2)
Elevation	1,568 ft (478 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,052
• Density	6.6/sq mi (2.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	49935
Area code	906
FIPS code	26-41000 [1]
GNIS feature ID	1626527 [2]

Iron River Township is a civil township of Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,585 at the 2000 census and 1,052 in 2020. ^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 243.9 square miles (632 km²), of which 239.6 square miles (621 km²) is land and 4.4 square miles (11 km²) (1.80%) is water.

Communities

See also: Iron County MRA § Beechwood

• The City of Iron River borders the southeast corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous.
• Beechwood is an unincorporated community in the township northwest of Iron River at 46°09′35″N88°46′24″W / 46.15972°N 88.77333°W / 46.15972; -88.77333 (Beechwood, Michigan) ^[4] Beechwood was named from a grove of beech trees near the town site. ^[5] In 1888, Beechwood was made a stop on the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company. In November 1889, a post office was established with Richard M. Dwyer as the first postmaster. ^[6] The post office was closed in January 1976. ^[7]

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iron River Township, Michigan
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beechwood, Michigan
5. Company, Chicago and North Western Railway (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 43.{{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
6. Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN   0-8143-1838-X.
7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beechwood Post Office (historical)