Iron County, Wisconsin

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Iron County is a county located in Wisconsin, in the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 6861 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 6197, giving it the third smallest population among Wisconsin's county. The county encompasses an area of 919.24 sq mi (2380.82 square kilometre ), of which, 757.23 square miles (1961.22 square kilometre) of it is land and 162.01 square miles (419.6 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 26th largest in terms of geographical size.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 6861 people, 3083 households, and 1960 families living in the county. The population density was 9.1 people per square mile (3.51/kmē), making its Wisconsin's least densely populated county. There were 5706 housing units at an average density of 7.5 per square mile (2.9/kmē). The average household size was 2.19 people, and the average family size was 2.74 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 6197, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 6057 White, 10 Black or African American, 57 American Indian, 15 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, and 55 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29580, making it the second lowest county by median household income in Wisconsin. The median income for a family in the county was $36482, it is the second lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The per capita income for the county was $17371, it is the 16th poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 1365 pupils and students, of which 635 are male and 730 are female, 19.9% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 72 nursery or pri school, 81 kindergarten, 638 elementary school, 385 high school and 189 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Hurley City	Iron County	3.31	3.15	0.16	1818	577.3	14554	24821
2	Montreal City	Iron County	2.25	2.24	0.01	838	373.9	17097	29219

Year	Population
April 2000 census	6861
April 2000 Estimate	6861
July 2000 Estimate	6845
July 2001 Estimate	6798
July 2002 Estimate	6748
July 2003 Estimate	6654
July 2004 Estimate	6577
July 2005 Estimate	6485
July 2006 Estimate	6362
July 2007 Estimate	6288
July 2008 Estimate	6197

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	29	43	72
Kindergarten	33	48	81
Elementary school	329	309	638
High school	185	200	385
College or graduate school	59	130	189

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Iron County, Wisconsin	$29580	$36482	$17371
Wisconsin, United States	$43791	$52911	$21271
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587