Iron River Township, Michigan

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.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 243.9 sqmi, of which 239.6 sqmi is land and 4.4 sqmi (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 at 46.15972°N, -88.77333°W Beechwood was named from a grove of beech trees near the town site. 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. The post office was closed in January 1976.