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.
Midwest
Ishpeming
Marquette County, MI
Population
6,191
Walk Score
77 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$599
Median home value
$106,200
Founded
1873
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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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