Ishpeming, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Ishpeming City. It lies in ZIP code area 49849. It lies near Pilot Knob. The Survey maps it on the Ishpeming quadrangle. 6,140 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,407 feet above sea level.
On record in Ishpeming
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 6 records
Braastad-Gossard Buildinglisted 2015
Cleveland Mine Engine House Number 3listed 2007
Cliffs Shaft Minelisted 1992
Ishpeming Main Street Historic Districtlisted 2021
Ishpeming Municipal Buildinglisted 1981
Mather Innlisted 1978
Population over time
2 figuresIshpeming fell from 6,470 to 6,140 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6,470 | |
| 2020 | 6,140 | -330 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1952 USGS Ishpeming quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Ishpeming quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Gwinn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
38 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Ishpeming between 1994 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARD ROCK FIRE |
| 30 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 176 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 176 workings within 5 miles of Ishpeming: 112 past producers, 28 prospects, 19 occurrences, 11 producers. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold&Copper&Tungsten&Zinc Prospect | Copper, Gold, Tungsten, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Mi.Verde Antique Co.Dolomite Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Ropes | Gold, Silver | Plant | 1880, 1882 | |
| Unnamed Copper and Tungsten Prospec | Copper, Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Copper and Zinc Prospect | Copper, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Copper&Molybdenum Prospect | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Ropes Mine | Gold, Silver | Producer | 1880, 1882, 1989 | |
| Superior Gold & Silver Exploration | Gold, Silver | Prospect | 1889 | |
| Unnamed Gold and Copper Prospect | Copper, Gold | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
32 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ishpeming in 32 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 14 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 wildfire. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | $1,000,000 | Law enforcement reported multiple large trees and power lines down in the city of Ishpeming. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Ishpeming | $10,000 | A few trees uprooted or snapped and branches broken off in the South Angeline/Salisbury/Terrace Street area south of Ishpeming. One large branch fell on a car breaking the back window and doing additional body damage. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | $5,000 | There was a public report of a tree down over a vehicle in Ishpeming. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | $3,000 | Law enforcement reported a natural gas leak caused by damage from a large uprooted tree along East Johnson Street in the city of Ishpeming. |
| May 2012 | Lightning | Ishpeming | $2,000 | Lightning and high wind from thunderstorms caused more than 200 customers to lose power in Ishpeming. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Ishpeming | $1,000 | There was a report of half a tree down and a power outage near Ishpeming from thunderstorm winds. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | $1,000 | Trees were reported down in Ishpeming. Time was estimated based on radar. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | Nickel sized hail was observed just to the south of Al Quall Recreational Area in Ishpeming. |
| June 2018 | Hail | West Ishpeming | - | Penny-sized hail was reported just west of Ishpeming. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | There were public reports of dime-sized hail on Business M-28 between Ishpeming and Negaunee. |
| July 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Ishpeming | - | A spotter near Ishpeming observed a funnel cloud over Bell Hospital. The funnel cloud went back up into the cloud when penny sized hail and a heavy rain were observed. |
| May 2015 | Hail | West Ishpeming | - | There were delayed public reports via social media of nickel-sized hail in West Ishpeming. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | - | One to two foot diameter trees were blown down. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | - | Tree fell on automoble. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | - | Two 8 inch diameter trees uprooted. Other trees down. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | One inch hail. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | - | Several trees down along US 41 west of Ishpeming. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | - | Large tree down over County Road 581. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Wildfire | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | West Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Angeline | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Salisbury | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Frenchtown | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Winthrop Junction | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| West Ishpeming | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| National Mine | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Negaunee | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| North Lake | 3.2 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Ishpeming | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2432500 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 629103. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






