Ishpeming, Michigan Ishpeming, Michigan Location of Ishpeming, Michigan Location of Ishpeming, Michigan Statue of "Old Ish" in downtown Ishpeming Ishpeming / p m e/ is a town/city in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S.
Ishpeming Township is positioned to the northwest of the town/city but is administratively autonomous.
Ishpeming is considered the place of birth of organized skiing in the United States and is the home to the National Ski Hall of Fame.
The name Ishpeming comes from the Ojibwe word ishpiming, meaning "above", "in the air" or "on high". According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 9.35 square miles (24.22 km2), of which 8.74 square miles (22.64 km2) is territory and 0.61 square miles (1.58 km2) is water. Ishpeming's altitude is 1,436 feet (438 m) above mean sea level, which is over 800 feet (240 m) higher than that of close-by Lake Superior.
The highlands of Ishpeming and the encircling area, including the town/city of Negaunee to its east, receive an unusually high annual average of lake effect snow.
There were 3,149 housing units at an average density of 360.3 per square mile (139.1/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.0% White, 0.2% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% from other competitions, and 2.2% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,824 homeholds of which 28.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 41.1% were non-families.
33.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 40.3 years.
21.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.3% were from 45 to 64; and 17% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,686 citizens , 2,915 homeholds, and 1,757 families residing in the city.
There were 3,210 housing units at an average density of 369.6 per square mile (142.6/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.29% White, 0.06% Black, 1.20% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.27% from other competitions, and 0.99% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,915 homeholds out of which 27.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 8.0% of families and 11.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.
US 41 passes through the northern portion of Ishpeming, running westerly and northerly toward Houghton, eastern toward Marquette and southeast to Escanaba.
M-28 - Bus.svg BUS M-28 serves the downtowns of both Negaunee and Ishpeming.
Ishpeming, which is part of the greater Marquette area, is served by Sawyer International Airport with flights to Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.
Marquette has a bus fitness called the "Marq - Tran" that runs through Ishpeming and close-by places such as Sawyer International Airport & Negaunee.
Until 1969, the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad ran its Peninsula 400 to Ishpeming from Chicago.
The movie Anatomy of a Murder was filmed in Ishpeming and encircling areas in 1959, based on the novel by Ishpeming native John D.
The Green Bay Packers played their first ever road game in Ishpeming on October 19, 1919.
At the end of the 19th century almost one third of the populace of Atvidaberg Municipality in Sweden emigrated to Ishpeming, as copper mines in the Atvidaberg region closed down. In 1994 this was memorialized by a plaquette at the Mormorsgruvan mine of Atvidaberg.
The National Ski Association, the forerunner of the present-day United States Ski and Snowboard Association, was established in Ishpeming on February 21, 1905.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Ishpeming has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Head coach, 1977 Ishpeming High School.
Ward, United States Army Brigadier General who served as Chief of the Army Division at the National Guard Bureau and Commander of the 46th Infantry Division.
Bradley, one of the most influential illustrators and designers of the Art Nouveau movement, was an apprentice in Ishpeming at the Iron Agitator, later known as the Iron Ore, from age 11 to 17, when he moved to Chicago. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library Ishpeming Public School District No.
Ishpeming High School: The school nickname is the Hematites, after the iron ore mined in the city.
Ishpeming Middle School (Sharing the High School) In the adjoining Ishpeming Township, the N.I.C.E.
Anthony Society of Ishpeming annual "Italian Fest", July Peninsula 400, an express passenger train from Chicago that terminated in Ishpeming until 1969 United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"The movie that put Ishpeming on the map: UP plans affairs this summer to mark 50th anniversary of 'Anatomy of a Murder'".
"Twin City Meets Defeat: Ishpeming Negaunee Eleven Lost by 33 to 0 Score to Green Bay".
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Climate Summary for Ishpeming, Michigan "Ski Jumping Competion at Suicide Hill, Ishpeming, Michigan".
The Ishpeming Ski Club: Over a Century of Skiing.
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