| Ironwood Township, Michigan | |
| Official Name: | Charter Township of Ironwood |
| Settlement Type: | Charter township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Ironwood Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gogebic |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Jay Kangas |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Mary Segalin |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 488.99 |
| Area Land Km2: | 454.28 |
| Area Water Km2: | 34.71 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 188.93 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 175.40 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 13.53 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1805 |
| Population Density Km2: | 5.1 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 13.3 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 349 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1145 |
| Coordinates: | 46.5469°N -90.1431°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49911 (Bessemer) 49938 (Ironwood) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-41080[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626529 |
Ironwood Charter Township is a charter township of Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,805 in 2020.[2] The city of Ironwood borders on the south, but the two are administered autonomously.
Ironwood Township is the home of Gogebic Community College, as well as the Gogebic–Iron County Airport. Most of the land in the township is within the Ottawa National Forest. The Montreal River forms the township's western boundary with Wisconsin. Ironwood Charter Township is the westernmost municipality in the state of Michigan. It is also the largest charter township by land area and the least-densely populated charter township in the state.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 188.93sqmi, of which 175.4sqmi is land and 13.53sqmi (7.10%) is water.[3]
In 2000, there were 2,330 people, 1,024 households, and 699 families residing in the township. At the 2010 census, its population was 2,3333. By 2020, its population was 1,805.