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Iron County, Wisconsin

A county in Wisconsin, ranked 70 of 72 by population.

CountyFIPS 55051

Within Wisconsin
Iron County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Hurley, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
6,127
-17 (-0.3%) since 2020
Land area
758.2
square miles. A further 17.5% of the total area is water
Population density
8.1
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Hurley
Seat of county government.
Established
1893
132 years ago
Largest city
Hurley city
Population 1,617.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Iron County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Iron County, Wisconsin from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 592 by 800 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Iron County ranks

Position among the 72 counties of Wisconsin, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn WisconsinNationally
Population6,12770th of 722,722nd of 3,144
Land area758.2 sq mi36th of 721,159th of 3,144
Population density8.1 per sq mi72nd of 722,637th of 3,144
Median household income$60,62568th of 722,029th of 3,143

Full data for Iron County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population6,127Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 20206,144Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?6,137Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area758.2 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area161 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area919.2 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?8.1 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$60,625American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$165,900American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age56.1American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households3,109American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units5,566American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
-54
40 births, 94 deaths
Net migration
-16
More people moved out than moved in.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 4 areas bordering Iron County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Ashland CountyWisconsin78 mi16,203
Gogebic CountyMichigan67 mi14,285
Vilas CountyWisconsin28 mi23,761
Price CountyWisconsin12 mi13,988

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 72 counties of Wisconsin

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.