Iron River Township, Michigan
Civil township
Location within Iron County
Iron River Township Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°15′55″N 88°47′25″W / 46.26528°N 88.79028°W / 46.26528; -88.79028
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Iron
Area
• Total	243.9 sq mi (631.8 km2)
• Land	239.6 sq mi (620.4 km2)
• Water	4.4 sq mi (11.3 km2)
Elevation	1,568 ft (478 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,052
• Density	6.6/sq mi (2.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	49935
Area code	906
FIPS code	26-41000[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626527[2]

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.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 243.9 square miles (632 km²), of which 239.6 square miles (621 km²) is land and 4.4 square miles (11 km²) (1.80%) is water.

Communities

• The City of Iron River is situated at the southeast corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous.
• Beechwood is an unincorporated community in the township northwest of Iron River on US 2 at 46°09′35″N 88°46′24″W / 46.15972°N 88.77333°W / 46.15972; -88.77333 (Beechwood, Michigan)^[4] Beechwood was named from a grove of beech trees near the town site.^[5] 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.^[6] The post office was closed in January 1976.^[7]