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Iron County

Population in July 2007: 1,787.
Males: 802  (44.9%)
Females: 985  (55.1%)

Median resident age:  46.6 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49935.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,938 (it was $23,438 in 2000)
Iron River:  $24,938
Michigan:  $47,950

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $58,320 (it was $42,300 in 2000)
Iron River:  $58,320
Michigan:  $153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $68,464; Detached houses: $68,500; Townhouses or other attached units: $597,596; In 2-unit structures: $36,170; Mobile homes: $32,083

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Races in Iron River:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
  • American Indian (3.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Iron River: 74.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (19.0%), Swedish (15.5%), Polish (11.9%), Italian (11.9%), English (10.7%), Irish (9.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1510 feet

Land area: 3.47 square miles.

Population density: 515 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Iron River

  • High school or higher: 83.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 12.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Iron River city

  • Never married: 18.9%
  • Now married: 54.0%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 14.2%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

9 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.5%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 20 registered sex offenders living in Iron River, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Iron River to the number of sex offenders is 89 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Iron River:  1.4% ($603)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (113.6 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (212.3 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (298.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Stambaugh, MI (1.1 miles ), Mineral Hills, MI (1.2 miles ), Caspian, MI (1.5 miles ), Gaastra, MI (1.7 miles ), Tipler, WI (3.2 miles ), Alvin, WI (3.5 miles) , Alpha, MI (3.6 miles) , Crystal Falls, MI (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 46.10 N, Longitude: 88.64 W

Area code: 906

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (8%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (25%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)



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Crime in Iron River (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 5 rapes (257.9 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 8 assaults (412.6 per 100,000)
  • 22 burglaries (1134.6 per 100,000)
  • 86 thefts (4435.3 per 100,000)
  • 12 auto thefts (618.9 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 595.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Crime in Iron River (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 7 assaults (358.8 per 100,000)
  • 29 burglaries (1486.4 per 100,000)
  • 84 thefts (4305.5 per 100,000)
  • 14 auto thefts (717.6 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 405.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.92
US city average:  3.00

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Iron River-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/25/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 44.4 miles away from the Iron River city center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/4/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 39.9 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Iron River:
  • IRON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (1400 W ICE LAKE RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Iron River:
  • EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI)
  • DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 45 miles; RHINELANDER, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Iron River, MI

Airports located in Iron River:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Iron River:
  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 97 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 114 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 116 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 118 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 119 miles; DE PERE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,031)
Public high school in Iron River:
Public elementary/middle schools in Iron River:
Private elementary/middle school in Iron River:
  • IRON RIVER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 18; Location: PO BOX 440 317 MAPLE ST; Grades: KG - 11)
See full list of schools located in Iron River

Library in Iron River:
  • WEST IRON DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating income: $247,493; Location: 116 GENESEE STREET; 34,863 books; 2,095 audio materials; 750 video materials; 106 serial subscriptions)

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Hotels: AmericInn Iron River (PO Box 308), Greyhound Bus Lines (211 West Cayuga Street), Chicaugon Lake Inn (1700 County Road 424), Americinn - Iron River- Mi (40 E Adams St).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Iron River and their reported violations in the past:

BATES TOWNSHIP (Population served: 1001, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (NOV-20-2000), St Public Notif requested (NOV-20-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-2000), St Public Notif received (DEC-14-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and SEP-25-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-25-2001)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1996 and SEP-04-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-04-1996)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1995 and SEP-04-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Consent Decree/Judgement (MAR-05-1996), St Public Notif requested (MAR-05-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-05-1996), St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-04-1996 to APR-16-1997)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1995 and SEP-04-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-04-1996)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1994 and SEP-04-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-1995), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-01-1995), St Public Notif received (MAR-30-1995), St Consent Decree/Judgement (MAR-05-1996), St Compliance achieved (SEP-04-1996)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One other older monitoring violation
HOUGHTON CITGO STATION (Population served: 55, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-06-2005), St Public Notif issued (OCT-06-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-21-2005)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In APR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-04-2005), St Public Notif issued (APR-04-2005), St Formal NOV issued (APR-04-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-18-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
LAKEWOOD CITGO QUIK FOOD MART (Serves WI, Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (NOV-02-2000), St Public Notif requested (NOV-02-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-02-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAR-05-2001)
SKI BRULE (HOMESTEAD) (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
MOUNTAIN HAUS (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Iron River that have no violations reported:
  • THE PRIME CUT (Population served: 27, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  55.6%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.9%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  11.9%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Iron River, MI


People in group quarters in Iron River
  • 68 people in nursing homes
  • 14 people in other group homes
  • 11 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 2 people in homes for the physically handicapped


Iron River compared to Michigan state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Iron River (2009 data):
  • The Miners State Bank: at 312 West Genesee Street, branch established on 1932-01-01; Riverside Plaza Branch at 833 Riverside Plaza, branch established on 1996-12-02. Info updated 2008-08-20: Bank assets: $101.2 mil, Deposits: $81.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Msb Bankshares, Inc.
  • Citizens Bank: Iron River Branch at 320 West Adams Street, branch established on 2005-01-10. Info updated 2008-09-24: Bank assets: $12,266.6 mil, Deposits: $8,907.7 mil, headquarters in Flint, MI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 220 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc.
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Iron River Main Branch at 234 West Genesee Street, branch established on 1932-01-01. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



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2004 Presidential Election results in Iron County Michigan:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (90%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Iron River

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist Church The Evangelical Covenant ChurchLutheran Church
Adherents57.8%22.2%4.3%3.3%2.6%
Congregations12.0%16.0%12.0%4.0%8.0%
NameChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPresbyterian Church (USA)Baptist General ConferenceAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.3%1.9%1.8%0.8%3.0%
Congregations4.0%4.0%8.0%4.0%28.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 3$7,647$30,5880$0
Other Government Administration 3$13,235$52,9400$0
Police Protection - Officers 7$21,724$37,2410$0
Police - Other 1$2,429$29,1480$0
Streets and Highways 7$22,678$38,8770$0
Sewerage 1$2,998$35,9760$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 0$0 6$5,723
Water Supply 4$11,531$34,5930$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$1,623
Totals for Government 26$82,242$37,9587$7,346



5.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,374 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.27%
Michigan average:  5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dickinson County, MI  0.39% ($43,833 average AGI)
from Marquette County, MI  0.30% ($17,929)
from Cook County, IL  0.26% ($33,167)


5.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,055 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.48%
Michigan average:  5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dickinson County, MI  0.71% ($26,848 average AGI)
to Marquette County, MI  0.41% ($27,474)
to Brown County, WI  0.37% ($23,235)


Strongest AM radio stations in Iron River:
  • WIKB (1230 AM; 1 kW; IRON RIVER, MI; Owner: NORTHLAND ADVERTISING, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WERL (950 AM; 1 kW; EAGLE RIVER, WI)

Strongest FM radio stations in Iron River:
  • W237AW (95.3 FM; IRON RIVER, MI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
  • WIKB-FM (99.1 FM; IRON RIVER, MI; Owner: NORTHLAND ADVERTISING, INC.)
  • WNMU-FM (90.1 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WVCN (104.3 FM; BARAGA, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOBE (100.7 FM; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF IRON MOUNTAIN, INC.)
  • WHTO (106.7 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: TODD STUART NOORDYK)
  • WJNR-FM (101.5 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF IRON MOUNTAIN, INC.)
  • WVCM (91.5 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: VCY AMERICA INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Iron River:
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KTTM (Channel 12; HURON, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W54AR (Channel 54; FENCE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WUPT-CA (Channel 25; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; Owner: WESTERN UPPER PENINSULA TELEVISION, INC.)


Iron River fatal accident list:
Mar 21, 2003 03:15 AM, Sr-189, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
Jun 9, 1998 06:40 AM, Us-2, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jan 26, 1996 01:07 AM, 2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Sep 25, 1975 09:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 15 meters (49ft)
Total average daily traffic: 18,146
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,078

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Iron River)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Iron River, MI)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 56 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Iron River)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Iron River)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 11 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 29
  • Hazardous Condition: 5
  • Good Intent Call: 1

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