Iron River Township, Michigan

Template:Distinguish Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Iron River Township is a civil township of Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,585 at the 2000 census and 1,052 in 2020.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.80%) is water.

Communities

• The City of Iron River borders the southeast corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous.
• Beechwood is an unincorporated community in the township northwest of Iron River at Template:Coord<ref>Template:Gnis</ref> Beechwood was named from a grove of beech trees near the town site.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In 1888, Beechwood was made a stop on the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company. In November 1889, a post office was established with Richard M. Dwyer as the first postmaster.<ref name="Romig">Template:Cite book</ref> The post office was closed in January 1976.<ref>Template:Gnis</ref>