Iron County (Wisconsin)
The Iron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 5916 inhabitants and a population density of 3 people per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hurley, which was named after M. A. Hurley, a local judge and owner of an iron ore mine.
Geography
The County is located in northern Wisconsin and bordered to the north Michigan and Lake Superior, the largest of the five Great Lakes.
The Iron County has an area of 2381 square kilometers, of which 420 square kilometers are water surface.
In the south of the county is the Turtle Flambeau Flowage, a reservoir of belonging on the Chippewa River to the basin of the Mississippi Flambeau River.
At the Iron County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Iron County was formed on March 1, 1893 from parts of Ashland County and the Oneida County. It was named after the existing iron ore deposits and mines here.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Iron County 5916 people in 3003 households. The population density was 3 people per square kilometer. In the 3003 households lived statistically 1.95 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.7 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 0.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
15.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 27.5 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 37,112. The per capita income was $ 22,685. 16.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Iron County
Citys
- Hurley
- Montreal
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Iron Belt
- Mercer
- Pence
- Saxon
Other Unincorporated communities
- Carter
- Cedar
- Germania
- Gurney
- Hoyt
- Kimball
- Manitowish
- Orva
- Pine Lake
- Powell
- Rouse
- Springstead
- Tyler Forks
- Upson
- Van Buskirk
Structure
The Iron County is divided into ten Towns in addition to the two -cities: