Moving to Ironton, Minnesota

Population: 498. Estimated population in July 2024: 540 (+8.4% change)
Males: 223 (44.8%), Females: 275 (55.2%)

Crow Wing County

Zip code: 56455

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $22,813
Median house value: $57,200

Population by Race

Races in Ironton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (39.6%), German (14.7%), Swedish (8.8%), Irish (8.4%), Norwegian (7.8%), French (3.4%).

Elevation: 1260 feet

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Map of Ironton, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ironton

  • High school or higher: 80.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ironton city

  • Never married: 14.6%
  • Now married: 63.7%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 14.3%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -58 (-10.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ironton:

  • CUYUNA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; CROSBY, MN)
  • BRAINERD REGIONAL HUMAN SERVICES CTR (about 15 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
  • MINNESOTA NEUROREHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BRAINERD, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ironton:

  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 13 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 61 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 65 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ironton:

  • MAL’S/SERPENT LAKE/ (about 5 miles; DEERWOOD, MN; Abbreviation: M14)
  • BIRCH LAKE (about 15 miles; DEERWOOD, MN; Abbreviation: M69)
  • AITKIN MUNI-STEVE KURTZ FIELD (about 23 miles; AITKIN, MN; Abbreviation: AIT)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ironton:

  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 15 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 94 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
  • HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 103 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)

Libraries

Library in Ironton:

  • IRONTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,169; Location: 237 IRENE AVENUE; 2,693 books; 31 audio materials; 215 video materials; 1 serial subscriptions)