Back مقاطعة أيرون (ويسكونسن) Arabic Iron County, Wisconsin BAR Айрън (окръг, Уисконсин) Bulgarian আইরন কাউন্টি, উইসকনসিন BPY Iron Gông (Wisconsin) CDO Айрон (гуо, Висконсин) CE Iron County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Wisconsin) CEB Iron County, Wisconsin Welsh Iron County (Wisconsin) German Κομητεία Άιρον (Ουισκόνσιν) Greek
Iron County | |
|---|---|
 The Old Iron County Courthouse (now the Iron County Historical Museum) in Hurley, Wisconsin. | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 46°20′N 90°16′W / 46.33°N 90.26°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Named for | Iron ore |
| Seat | Hurley |
| Largest city | Hurley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 919 sq mi (2,380 km2) |
| • Land | 758 sq mi (1,960 km2) |
| • Water | 161 sq mi (420 km2) 18% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,137 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 6,228  |
| • Density | 8.1/sq mi (3.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Website | www |
Iron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,137,[1] making it the third-least populous county in Wisconsin. Its county seat is Hurley.[2] It was named for the valuable iron ore found within its borders.[3][4] The county overlaps with small parts of the Bad River and Lac du Flambeau Indian reservations.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2020-census-55051was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 166.
- ^ "Here's How Iron Got Its Name". The Rhinelander Daily News. June 16, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
