Ironton, Missouri
—  City  —
Location of Ironton, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°36′2″N 90°37′54″W / 37.60056°N 90.63167°W / 37.60056; -90.63167Coordinates: 37°36′2″N 90°37′54″W / 37.60056°N 90.63167°W / 37.60056; -90.63167
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Iron
Area
- Total	1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2)
- Land	1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	906 ft (276 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,471
- Density	1,083.2/sq mi (418.2/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	63650
Area code(s)	573
FIPS code	29-35468[1]
GNIS feature ID	0750466[2]

Ironton is a city in Iron County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,471 at the 2000 census and is 12 Miles South Of Belgrade. It is the county seat of Iron County^[3].

[edit] Geography

Ironton is located at 37°36′2″N 90°37′54″W / 37.60056°N 90.63167°W / 37.60056; -90.63167 (37.600455, -90.631627)^[4]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.86%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,471 people, 615 households, and 389 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,083.2 people per square mile (417.6/km²). There were 683 housing units at an average density of 502.9/sq mi (193.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.97% White, 3.06% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.

There were 615 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,808, and the median income for a family was $31,458. Males had a median income of $28,800 versus $18,162 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,710. About 17.4% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.

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[edit] Education

Ironton students are served by the Arcadia Valley School District. Arcadia Valley High School is a small, rural school.

[edit] People from Ironton

• Chris Carr, former NBA basketball player

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

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