Iron River

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Iron River

Total population

826

Median home value

$171,100

21%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$50,536

Iron River$51k

National$74k

Elevation368 m

Land area90.4 km²

Weather63°F · Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates46.58°, -91.40°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Iron River is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,240 at the 2020 census, up from 1,123 at the 2010 census. The census-designated place of Iron River is located in the town. The unincorporated community of Topside is also located in the town.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Iron River, WI from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wisconsin

• Brule
  8.3 mi away
• Drummond
  17.8 mi away
• Herbster
  19.6 mi away
• Cornucopia
  23.6 mi away
• Ashland
  25.1 mi away
• Cable
  26.6 mi away
• Gordon
  30.2 mi away
• Marengo
  30.2 mi away
• Bayfield
  31.8 mi away
• Jolmaville
  32.5 mi away
• Odanah
  34.3 mi away
• New Odanah
  35.6 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Iron River

Iron River, Wisconsin centennial, 1892-1992

1992

Preliminary examinations of Iron River, Flag Lake, and Flag River, Wisconsin. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with letter of the Chief of Engineers, report of a preliminary examinations of Iron River, Flag Lake, and Flag River, Wisconsin

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors · 1894

Vital records as published in the Iron River pioneer, Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Zoe von Ende Lappin · 1985

Mineral-resource assessment of the Iron River 1

William F. Cannon · 1982

Wisconsin

Thomas Huhti · 2011

Mineral resource assessment of the Iron River 1⁰ x 2⁰ quadrangle, Michigan and Wisconsin

William F. Cannon · 1983

Wisconsin's Little Train that Couldn't

Timothy Sasse · 2007

Mineral resource assessment of the Iron River 1 degree X 2 degrees Quadrangle, Michigan and Wisconsin

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