Midwest

Ishpeming

Marquette County, MI

Population

6,191

Walk Score

77 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$599

Median home value

$106,200

Founded

1873

Ishpeming is a city in Marquette County, Michigan, United States. Located in the Upper Peninsula, the population was 6,140 at the 2020 census, less than it was in the 1950s and 1960s when the iron ore mines employed more workers. A statue of a Native American figure, erected in 1884 in the small town square, is referred to as Old Ish.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Cliffs Shaft Mine · listed 1992
  • Ishpeming Main Street Historic District
  • Ishpeming Main Street Historic District · listed 2021

Notable landmarks

  • Braastad-Gossard Building · listed 2015
  • Cleveland Mine Engine House Number 3 · listed 2007
  • Cliff Shaft Headframe Nos. 1 and 2
  • Cliff Shaft Mine Complex
  • Ishpeming Municipal Building · listed 1981
  • Mather Inn · listed 1978

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