Ishpeming (/ˈɪʃpəmɪŋ/ ISH-pə-ming) is a city in Marquette County, Michigan, United States.

Located in the Upper Peninsula, the population was 6,140 at the 2020 census,[2] less than it was in the 1950s and 1960s when the Iron ore mines employed more workers.

A statue of a Native American figure, erected in 1884 in the small town square, is referred to as "Old Ish".

Ishpeming Township is located to the northwest of the city but is administratively autonomous.

The highlands of Ishpeming and the surrounding area, including the city of Negaunee to its east, receive an unusually high yearly average of lake-effect snow.

33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

25.5% were of Finnish, 14.4% Italian, 14.1% English, 12.4% French, 7.3% German, 5.7% Swedish and 5.1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Ishpeming is the city of license for ABC network affiliate WBUP, channel 10, whose studios are located in Ishpeming while their transmitter is located south of Ely Township in unincorporated Marquette County.