Profile for Iron Mountain, Michigan, MI

Iron Mountain is in the Upper Peninsula

Founded as a lumber town, but settlers quickly turned to mining. Iron-mining operations were plagued by frequent cave-ins and flooding

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 14. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.7 per 1,000 people.

Historic sites and museums: Cornish Pump Engine and Mining Museum, Menominee Range Historical Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Iron Mountain

Cemeteries (3)

Communities (5)

Hotels (4)

Libraries (3)

Museums (1)

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15% of Iron Mountain residents report German ancestry, and 6% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Iron Mountain ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Iron Mountain
• Cemeteries in Dickinson County
• Libraries in or near Iron Mountain

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• Dickinson County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MI data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
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• Newspaper articles

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• Index to cemetery records in Michigan
• Cemetery record compendium
• Michigan cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Iron Mountain business guide
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• Courts in Michigan
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• Crime in Dickinson County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Michigan
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Iron Mountain was $19,918, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Dickinson County economic census
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• Michigan economic data

18% of Iron Mountain residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Nature Conservancy projects in Michigan
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• State historical society

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• Michigan state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Dickinson County genealogy forum

Median rent in Iron Mountain, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $340.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $681.

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Libraries in Iron Mountain include Dickinson County Library ... View libraries

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• Michigan library

• Michigan statewide library catalog

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Newspapers in Iron Mountain include Iron Mountain Daily News

TV stations in Iron Mountain include WDHS.

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• Nonprofit guide for Iron Mountain
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Dickinson County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Iron Mountain political report.

• Michigan Democratic party
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The average commute time for Iron Mountain workers is 12 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Iron Mountain include Best Inn Iron Mountain, Budget Host Inn Iron Mountain, Comfort Inn Iron Mountain, Super 8.

• Iron Mountain travel guide
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• Michigan tourism bureau

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