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Information
provided by the Upper Peninsula Business Today (800)743-0609
| 2008 Gogebic County, Michigan Information |
|
| Access to
Markets |
|
| Main
Highways |
US-45, US-2, M-64, M-28 |
| Ports |
Ontonagon (45 miles - Lake Superior) |
| Airports |
Gogebic-Iron County Airport |
| Rail Lines |
Wisconsin Central |
| Bus Lines |
Superior Transportation |
| Truck Lines |
4 |
| Airlines |
United Express |
| Births |
150 |
| Deaths |
242 |
| Climate |
|
| January Ave.
Max./Min. Temp. |
20° F, 1° F |
| July Ave.
Max./Min. Temp. |
79° F, 55° F |
| Average
Snowfall in Inches |
156 |
| Average Rain
in Inches |
35 |
| Growing
Season |
111 |
| Days Above
90° |
4 |
| Days Below 0° |
43 |
| Crime
Statistics |
|
| Murder |
0 |
| Rape |
13 |
| Robbery |
0 |
| Aggravated
Assault |
11 |
| Burglary |
30 |
| Larceny |
75 |
| Motor
Vehicle Theft |
6 |
| Arson |
1 |
| Index Total |
136 |
| Distance to
Major Cities |
|
| To Chicago |
400 miles |
| To Detroit |
590 miles |
| To Duluth |
100 miles |
| To Lansing |
530 miles |
| To
Minneapolis |
250 miles |
| Housing |
|
| Owner
Occupied Housing Units |
5,842 |
| Median Home
Value |
42,600 |
| Land and
Water Area by County |
|
| Land Area by
Square Miles |
1,101.86 |
| Water Area
by Square Miles |
374.57 |
| Inland Water
Area by Square Miles |
42.2 |
| Great Lakes
Water Area by Square Miles |
332.4 |
| Education |
|
| Public
School Enrollments |
1,199 |
| Student/Teacher
Ratio |
18.1 |
| Total
Revenue Per Pupil |
$8,283 |
| Total
Expenditure Per Pupil |
$8,149 |
| Colleges and
Universities |
Gogebic Community College |
| Marital
Status |
|
| Married |
109 |
| Divorced |
61 |
| Licensed
Drivers |
|
| Licensed
Drivers |
12,402 |
| Male
Operator |
5,470 |
| Female
Operator |
5,983 |
| Total
Operator |
11,453 |
| Total
Chauffeur |
949 |
| Ironwood
Municipal Profiles |
|
| Phone |
906-932-5050 |
| Type of
Government |
City Manager, Commission |
| Mayor |
Bruce Noren |
| City Manager |
Scott B. Erickson |
| City Clerk |
Karen M. Gullan |
| Commissioners |
Bob Burchell, Suzanne M. Toth, |
|
Gemma Gorrilla Lamb, Tom Labbs |
| Population |
|
| Population
of Gogebic County (in 2006) |
16,524 |
| Population
Density |
15.8 |
| Largest City |
Ironwood |
| Taxes |
|
| State
Equalized Value |
501,531,057 |
| Taxable
Value |
347,476,709 |
| 2003
Operating Revenue |
2,837,406 |
| Workforce
Employment Rates |
|
| 2007 Average
Jobless Rate |
8 |
| 2007 Average
Labor Force |
7,804 |
| 2006 Average
Jobless Rate |
6.4 |
| 2006 Average
Labor Force |
7,814 |
| 2005 Average
Income |
$23,731 |
| 2006 Median
for Family of Four |
$41,400 |
| Voters |
13,420 |
| Hospital -
Grand View Health System |
|
| Address |
N10561 Grandview Ln., Ironwood, MI 49938 |
| Contact/Title |
Carol Goffnett, CEO |
| Phone |
906-932-2525 |
| Type of
Business |
Regional & community hospital |
| Year
Established |
1923 |
| Gogebic
Community College |
|
| Address |
E4946 Jackson Rd., Ironwood, MI 49938 |
| Contact/Title |
Jim Lorenson, President |
| Phone |
906-932-4231 |
| Type of
Business |
Community College |
| Website |
www.gogebic.edu |
*Municipal Profiles
City:
Ironwood
Type
of Government:
City Manager, Commission
WEB
SITE: www.cityofironwood.org
Michigan’s
Upper Peninsula offers a Natural Setting
Gogebic
County is located in the most western end of Upper Peninsula of
Michigan. It is almost
directly north of Davenport Iowa and as far west as St. Louis,
Missouri. It is
the most remote of the eighty-three counties in Michigan from the
State Capitol of Lansing.
Gogebic
County Land Area in Square Miles
-
Ironwood
Township: 176.1 sq. miles
-
City
of Ironwood: 5.9 sq. miles
-
City
of Bessemer: 5.6 sq. miles
-
Bessemer
Township: 114.4 sq. miles
-
Erwin
Township: 48 sq. miles
-
Marenisco
Township: 314.5 sq. miles
-
City
of Wakefield: 8.0 sq. miles
-
Wakefield
Township: 181.5 sq. miles
-
Watersmeet
Township: 253.0 sq. miles
Origin
of Names
GOGEBIC
derived from the Chippewa Indian
word “Agogebic” -
popular translation is “Where trout rising make ring upon the
water”. Other
translation is “A body of water hanging on high”.
IRONWOOD
is named after James Wood, discoverer of the Norrie mine.
His nickname was “Iron”.
BESSEMER
was named after Sir Henry Bessemer, English inventor of a steel and
iron manufacturing process.
RAMSAY
was named after a Scottish chemist
WAKEFIELD
was named after George M. Wakefield, a financier originally from
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
MARENISCO
was named after Mary Relief Niles Scott, wife of one of the early
pioneers of the settlement.
WATERSMEET
derived from the two words, “waters” & “meet”. The
Indian word for Watersmeet is Ticonderoga.
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PO Box 45
Ironwood, MI. 49938
906/932-1122 (phone)
906/932-2756 (fax)
email: chamber@ironwoodmi.org
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