Ironton, Missouri

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ironton, Missouri
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Ironton, Missouri


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Missouri
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Iron
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 3.6
area_land_km2 = 3.5
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 1.4
area_land_sq_mi = 1.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1471
population_density_km2 = 418.2
population_density_sq_mi = 1083.2

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 276
elevation_ft = 906
latd = 37 |latm = 36 |lats = 2 |latNS = N
longd = 90 |longm = 37 |longs = 54 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 63650
area_code = 573
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blank_info = 29-35468GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0750466GR|3
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Ironton is a city in Iron County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,471 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Iron CountyGR|6.

Geography

Ironton is located at coor dms|37|36|2|N|90|37|54|W|city (37.600455, -90.631627)GR|1. 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.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 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.

Education

Arcadia Valley High School is a small, rural school.

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