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Iron River, Michigan

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The city of Iron River is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Iron River is located in Iron County.

Typical abbreviation for Iron River: Iron Riv.

The community of Iron River is 450 feet [137.16 m] above sea level.<1>

Time Zone: Iron River lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Both Alberta and Wisconsin have communities that are also named Iron River.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Iron River had a population of 1,929 people<2> (or 14.71% of the total population of Iron County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Iron River had a population of 3,003 people. This is an increase of 55.68% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Iron River.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
20083,003+55.68%-1.02% since 2007
20073,034+57.28%-0.72% since 2006
20063,056+58.42%-1.13% since 2005
20053,091+60.24% 
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20001,929The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<3>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Alpha   E13 mi [20.92 km]17511.62% decrease
 Crystal Falls   E14 mi [22.53 km]1,59411% decrease
 Gibbs City   N9 mi [14.48 km]---
 Katakitckon Indian Village   W21 mi [33.8 km]---
 Alvin (WI)   SW12 mi [19.31 km]20510.22% increase
 Florence (WI)   SE17 mi [27.36 km]2,1118.97% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Iron River.




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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Iron River. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Iron River:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Iron River? Please visit the Map Page for Iron River.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iron River - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Iron River.

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<3>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Iron River and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<4>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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