What is the population of Iron County?

The population of Iron County, MI is 11,066.

Where is Iron County located?

Iron County, MI is located at latitude 46.2086900 and longitude -88.5305300. It is in United States.

What is the area of Iron County?

The area of Iron County, MI is 3137 km².

What is the elevation of Iron County?

Iron County, MI has an elevation of 471 meters (1545 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Iron County in?

Iron County, MI is in the America/Menominee time zone.

How has the population of Iron County changed?

The population of Iron County, MI has decreased from 11,817 (2010) to 11,066 (2020), a change of -6.4%.

Iron County, Michigan

Iron County: county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.

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Iron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,817 and a population density of 4 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 11,066 inhabitants. Its county seat is Crystal Falls. The county was created 141 years ago in 1885.

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Iron County at a glance

Iron County currently has 7 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Crystal Falls

Population 1,651

Quick Facts about Iron County

Population	11,066 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	Michigan (United States)
Different from	Iron County, Iron County, Irion County, Iron County
Area	3137 km²
Water as percent of area	3.7%
Land as percent of area	96.3%
Latitude & Longitude	46.2087,-88.5305
Named for	iron
Capital	Crystal Falls
Establishment	April 03, 1885
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Local time	15:51:01 (17th April 2026)
Density	4 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	-6.79% (2010-2020)

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Geography

Iron County is located at 46°12'31"N 88°31'50"W (46.2086900, -88.5305300). It has 8 neighbors: Baraga County, Gogebic County, Houghton County, Marquette County, Ontonagon County, Florence County, Forest County and Vilas County.

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The largest city of Iron County is Crystal Falls with a population of 1,651. Other cities include, Caspian population 845, Gaastra population 324 and Alpha population 135. See all Iron County cities & populated places.

Iron County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Iron County.

City Name	Population	Title
Crystal Falls	1,651	City in and county seat of Iron County, Michigan, United States
Elmwood	1,134	Township in Tuscola County, Michigan
Caspian	845	City in Iron County in the U.
Mastodon	616	Township in Iron County, Michigan
Gaastra	324	City in Iron County, Michigan, United States
Mansfield	227	Township in Iron County, Michigan
Alpha	135	Village in Michigan

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Iron County has 8 neighbours.

Baraga County county in Michigan, United States
Gogebic County county in Michigan, United States
Houghton County county in Michigan, United States
Marquette County county in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States
Ontonagon County county in Michigan, United States
Florence County county in Wisconsin, United States
Forest County county in Wisconsin, United States
Vilas County county in Wisconsin, United States

Crystal Falls

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Iron County decreased by 6.79% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	11,817	-	census
2011	11,764	-0.45%	estimation process
2012	11,565	-1.72%	estimation process
2013	11,500	-0.57%	estimation process
2014	11,344	-1.38%	estimation process
2015	11,320	-0.21%	estimation process
2016	11,167	-1.37%	estimation process
2017	11,105	-0.56%	estimation process
2018	11,104	-0.01%	estimation process
2019	11,066	-0.34%	estimation process
2020	11,066	0%	estimation process

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