Iron County, Wisconsin

Infobox U.S. County
county = Iron County
state = Wisconsin


founded year =
founded date =
seat wl = Hurley
largest city wl = Hurley
area_total_sq_mi = 919
area_total_km2 = 2381
area_land_sq_mi = 757
area_land_km2 = 1961
area_water_sq_mi = 162
area_water_km2 = 420
area percentage = 17.62%
census yr = 2000
pop = 6861
density_sq_mi = 4
density_km2 = 9
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.ironcountywi.com
named for =

Iron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 6,861. Its county seat is HurleyGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 919 square miles (2,381 km²), of which, 757 square miles (1,961 km²) of it is land and 162 square miles (420 km²) of it (17.62%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Vilas County - east, southeast
*Price County - southwest
*Ashland County - west
*Gogebic County, Michigan - northeast

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 6616
1910= 8306
1920= 10261
1930= 9933
1940= 10049
1950= 8714
1960= 7830
1970= 6533
1980= 6730
1990= 6153
2000= 6861
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt WI Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 6,861 people, 3,083 households, and 1,960 families residing in the county. The population density was 9 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 5,706 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.28% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 20.9% were of German, 18.6% Italian, 15.2% Finnish, 9.3% Polish and 6.4% Irish ancestry. 97.1% spoke English as their first language.

There were 3,083 households out of which 22.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.00% were married couples living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.40% were non-families. 32.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the county, the population was spread out with 19.40% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 26.80% from 45 to 64, and 23.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.

Municipalities

Cities

References

External links

* [http://www.ironcountywi.com/ Welcome to Iron County, Wisconsin]
* [http://www.historicbridges.org/b_c_wi_iron.htm Historic Bridges of Iron County]