Iron County (Michigan)

The Iron County Courthouse in Crystal Falls, listed on the NRHP
administration
US state :	Michigan
Administrative headquarters :	Crystal Falls
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 2 South Sixth Street Crystal Falls, MI 49920-1435
Foundation :	1885
Made up from:	Marquette County Menominee County
Area code :	001 906
Demographics
Residents :	11,817  (2010)
Population density :	3.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	3137 km²
Water surface :	116 km²
map
Website : ironmi.org

The Iron County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Michigan . In 2010 , the county had 11,817 residents and a population density of 3.9 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 11,516. The county seat is Crystal Falls .

geography

The county is located in the west-central part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan at the confluence of the Michigamme River and Brule River to the Menominee River , which forms the border with Wisconsin until it meets with Lake Michigan .

Iron County covers an area of ​​3,137 square kilometers, 116 square kilometers of which are water.

The following neighboring counties border Iron County:

Ontonagon County	Houghton County Baraga County	Marquette County
Gogebic County		Dickinson County
Vilas County ( Wisconsin )	Forest County, Wisconsin	Florence County, Wisconsin

history

Iron County was formed in 1885 from parts of Marquette County and Menominee County. It was named after the iron ore that occurs in the area.

population

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1890	4432		-
1900	8990		102.8%
1910	15.164		68.7%
1920	22,107		45.8%
1930	20,805		-5.9%
1940	20,243		-2.7%
1950	17,692		-12.6%
1960	17.184		-2.9%
1970	13,813		-19.6%
1980	13,635		-1.3%
1990	13,175		-3.4%
2000	13,138		-0.3%
2010	11,817		-10.1%
2013 estimate	11,516		-2.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

According to the 2010 census , Iron County had 11,817 people in 5276 households. The population density was 3.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.14 people lived in each of the 5276 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.0 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 1.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.

16.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 27.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population were female.

The median income for a household was 35,551  USD . The per capita income was $ 20,803. 13.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Iron County towns

Citys

• Caspian
• Crystal Falls
• Gaastra
• Iron River

Village

• alpha

Census-designated place (CDP)

• Amasa

Other Unincorporated Communities

balm Basswood Bates Junction Bates location Beechwood Chicagon Dunn location Elmwood Forbes location

Fortune Lake Gibbs City Gibson Lake Hazel Hiawatha location Homer location Kelso Junction Kiernan Kimball location

Mansfield Location Mapleton mastodon Mineral Hills Monongahela Location Naults New Bristol Location Odger's location Palatka

Panola Pentoga Roger's location Scott Lake Shafer location Stager Tobin Location Virgil Location Western location

structure

In addition to the four cities, Iron County is divided into seven townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Bates Township	921	26-05860
Crystal Falls Township	1743	26-19150
Hematite Township	338	26-37580
Iron River Township	1027	26-41000
Mansfield Township	241	26-50860
Mastodon Township	656	26-52300
Stambaugh Township	1140	26-76080

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Iron County

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1622978. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Iron County, MI ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 18, 2014 
3. ↑ ^{a b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved May 18, 2014
4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
6. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Michigan  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 18, 2014  

Web links

Commons : Iron County, Michigan  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website
• city-data.com Iron County, Michigan

Coordinates: 46 ° 13 ′  N , 88 ° 31 ′  W