Ishpeming, Michigan
Marquette County
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Ishpeming [ ɪʃpəmɪŋ ] is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan in the United States. The city is considered the birthplace of ski jumping in the United States. In the north- west of the city is the Ishpeming Township, which has autonomous powers.
- 4.1 Museums
- 4.2 Structures
- 4.3 Sport
- 5.1 traffic
- 5.2 Media
- 5.3 Formation
- 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
- 6.2 personalities who have worked on site
History
The foundation of the town dates back to the discovery of iron ore in the 1840s. After the Indians Madji - Gesick the discoverer Philo Everett led to a " shiny " Mountain, Iron ore was found in this large. The place that was named Jasper Knob, is now considered one of the greatest gems. Until 1862 the city belonged to the large settlement area of Lake Superior. Shortly afterwards, the town gave its own name. After translation of ishpiming ( German on the top or sky) from the language of the Anishinabe Indians, a local dialect of the Ojibwe followed the appointment as Ishpeming.
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Ishpeming 6470 people in 2824 households. The population density was 285.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In 1664 families were statistically 2.85 per person.
The racial the population was made up of 96 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 1.1 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
21.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 39,826. The per capita income was $ 20,193. 6.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Policy
City Council and Mayor
The council consists of five members of Ishpeming. These are elected for four years and a maximum of two terms deny. Mayor Mike Tall.
Culture and sights
Museums
Ishpeming is located to the Cliffs Shaft Mining Museum a large mining museum, which exhibits mainly from the period of mining in the region are exhibited at Ishpeming. The museum here includes a museum mine.
In addition, the city is home to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame (official U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum ).
Structures
The St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church was the first Catholic church in Ishpming. Construction began in 1869 and was completed in 1870. In 1927, the demolition of the old wooden church and the building of a new church, which was consecrated in 1928.
The Mather Inn, one in 1875 by the founder of the city, Robert Nelson built hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978.
Sports
After Norwegian immigrants in the region established the ski jump, built a plant with a total of five ski jumps from 1925 in Ishpeming with the Suicide Hill. The name was given the jump in 1926, after the press the jump specified by a fall of the knight Walter Anderson so. Since 1887, the club Ishpeming Ski Club organizes an annual ski jumping tournament to participate in the national as well as international athletes. From 1999 to 2003, the hill was station in Ski Jumping Continental Cup.
On 21 February 1905, the U.S. Ski Association was founded in Ishpeming. It was the forerunner of today's U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. Founder and first chairman was the skiers and banker Carl Tellefsen.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
The northern part of the city crosses U.S. Highway 41 from Fort Wilkins to Miami. In addition, the city belongs to the catchment area of Sawyer International Airport in Marquette.
Media
From 1886 to 1951 there was with Iron Ore own published daily newspaper in Ishpeming.
Education
For Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 includes three schools, the Ishpeming High School, Ishpeming, the Middle School and the Birch View Elementary School. In the autonomous Ishpeming Township, there is also the Westwood High School and the Aspen Ridge Aspen Ridge Middle and Elementary School.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Clarence Johnson (1910-1990), aircraft designer
- Patrick Daniel Norton (1876-1953), politician
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999), chemist, nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate
Personalities who have worked on site
- H. Olin Young (1850-1917), politician and president of the Miner's National Bank at Ishpeming
Others
- The film Anatomy of a Murder, which, better known by his pen name Robert Traver, was based on a detective novel by John D. Voelker Ishpemingers, 1959 turned in Ishpeming. On the 50th anniversary of the film Drehes was celebrated in the town.
- The Green Bay Packers denied on October 19, 1919 their first away game in Ishpeming and won that 33-0.