What is the population of Iron County?

The population of Iron County, WI is 5,698.

Where is Iron County located?

Iron County, WI is located at latitude 46.3170600 and longitude -90.2644500. It is in United States.

What is the area of Iron County?

The area of Iron County, WI is 2381 km².

What is the elevation of Iron County?

Iron County, WI has an elevation of 494 meters (1621 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Iron County in?

Iron County, WI is in the America/Chicago time zone.

How has the population of Iron County changed?

The population of Iron County, WI has decreased from 5,916 (2010) to 5,698 (2020), a change of -3.7%.

Iron County, Wisconsin

Iron County: county in Wisconsin, United States

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Iron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,916 and a population density of 2 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 5,698 inhabitants. Its county seat is Hurley. The county was created 133 years ago in 1893.

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County Snapshot

Iron County at a glance

Iron County currently has 9 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

Pine Lake

Population 2,746

Quick Facts about Iron County

Population	5,698 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	Wisconsin (United States)
Different from	Irion County, Iron County, Iron County, Iron County
Area	2381 km²
Water as percent of area	18%
Land as percent of area	82%
Latitude & Longitude	46.3171,-90.2645
Named for	iron
Capital	Hurley
Establishment	March 01, 1893
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Local time	21:26:38 (17th April 2026)
Density	2 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	-3.83% (2010-2020)

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Geography

Iron County is located at 46°19'1"N 90°15'52"W (46.3170600, -90.2644500). It has 4 neighbors: Gogebic County, Ashland County, Price County and Vilas County.

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The largest city of Iron County is Pine Lake with a population of 2,746. Other cities include, Hurley population 1,424, Mercer population 1,387, Montreal population 752 and Kimball population 497. See all Iron County cities & populated places.

Iron County Populated Places

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

City Name	Population	Title
Pine Lake	2,746	Unincorporated community in Iron County, Wisconsin
Hurley	1,424	City in and county seat of Iron County, Wisconsin
Mercer	1,387	Civil town in Iron County, Wisconsin
Montreal	752	City in Iron County, Wisconsin
Kimball	497	Human settlement in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Germania	327	United States of America town
Saxon	318	Town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Pence	160	Civil town in Iron County, Wisconsin
Gurney	159	Civil town in Iron County, Wisconsin

Official website of Iron County

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Iron County has 4 neighbours.

Gogebic County county in Michigan, United States
Ashland County county in Wisconsin, United States
Price County county in Wisconsin, United States
Vilas County county in Wisconsin, United States

Hurley

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Iron County decreased by 3.83% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	5,916	-	census
2011	5,959	0.72%	estimation process
2012	5,888	-1.21%	estimation process
2013	5,829	-1.01%	estimation process
2014	5,861	0.55%	estimation process
2015	5,727	-2.34%	estimation process
2016	5,660	-1.18%	estimation process
2017	5,675	0.26%	estimation process
2018	5,687	0.21%	estimation process
2019	5,687	0%	estimation process
2020	5,698	0.19%	estimation process

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