Michigan
Marquette
Ishpeming Township

West Ishpeming

West Ishpeming is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in in the U.S. state of . The population was 2,552 at the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 2,660 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Marquette County, Michigan
  • Also known as: “West Ishpeming, MI” and “West Ishpeming, Michigan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library and Lake Bancroft.

Library
Photo: LifeInsurancePro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , located at 317 Main Street in Ishpeming, Michigan, is the second oldest Carnegie Library in the Upper Peninsula. is situated 1½ miles east of West Ishpeming.

Lake
is a located in the city of in the U.S. state of Michigan. The lake has experienced progressive eutrophication resulting in hypoxia, disrupting its natural ecology.

School
is a public, magnet high school located in , United States. Founded in 1974, it is managed by the N.I.C.E.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ishpeming and Negaunee.

Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , United States. Located in the Upper Peninsula, the population was 6,140 at the 2020 census, less than it was in the 1950s and 1960s when the iron ore mines employed more workers.

Town
Photo: Imzadi1979, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a city in in the U.S. state of . The population was 4,627 at the 2020 census. The city is located at the southwest corner of , which is administratively separate, in the . is situated 4½ miles east of West Ishpeming.

Village
is an unincorporated community in in the U.S. state of . It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. is situated 6 miles southeast of West Ishpeming.

West Ishpeming

Latitude
46.48355° or 46° 29′ 1″ north
Longitude
-87.70097° or 87° 42′ 4″ west
Population
2,660
Elevation
1,440 feet (439 metres)
Open location code
86RJF7MX+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153550280
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5014567
Wiki­data ID
Q2294092
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Satellite Map

Discover West Ishpeming from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“West Ishpeming” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ويست إسشبيمينغ”
  • Basque: “West Ishpeming”
  • Cebuano: “West Ishpeming”
  • Chinese: “West Ishpeming”
  • Chinese: “西伊什珀明”
  • Dutch: “West Ishpeming”
  • French: “West Ishpeming”
  • German: “West Ishpeming”
  • Gilaki: “وست ایشپمینگ (ميشيگان)”
  • Gilaki: “وست ایشپمینگ”
  • Irish: “West Ishpeming”
  • Italian: “West Ishpeming”
  • Ladin: “West Ishpeming”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “West Ishpeming”
  • Persian: “ایشپمینگ غربی، میشیگان”
  • Persian: “ایشپمینگ غربی”
  • Polish: “West Ishpeming”
  • Portuguese: “West Ishpeming”
  • Serbian: “West Ishpeming”
  • Serbian: “Вест Ишпеминг”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “West Ishpeming, Michigan”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “West Ishpeming”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ایشپمینق غربی، میشیقان”
  • Spanish: “West Ishpeming”
  • Tatar: “Вест-Ишпеминг”
  • Ukrainian: “Вест-Ішпемінг”
  • Volapük: “West Ishpeming”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hope Free Evangelical Lutheran Church and Ishpeming Township Recreation Area.

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