| Official Name: | Ishpeming Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Ishpeming Township |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Marquette |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | James Nankervis |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Cory Beth Grigg |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 91.49 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 86.29 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 5.19 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3392 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 39.3 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 441 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1447 |
| Coordinates: | 46.5628°N -87.6906°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 49849 (Ishpeming) 49866 (Negaunee) 49855 (Marquette) 49808 (Big Bay) |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-103-41240[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626533 |
Ishpeming Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,392 at the 2020 census.[2] The city of Ishpeming is to the south, but the two are administered autonomously.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.49sqmi, of which 86.29sqmi is land and 5.19sqmi, or 5.68%, are water.[1]
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,522 people, 1,347 households, and 1,035 families residing in the township. The population density was 40.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,692 housing units at an average density of 19.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.50% White, 0.17% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.
There were 1,347 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $43,139, and the median income for a family was $49,286. Males had a median income of $41,348 versus $22,127 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,736. About 5.7% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
Aspen Ridge Elementary School, Aspen Ridge Middle School and Westwood High School serve the township.