Iron County, Missouri

Founding: 1857
Parent counties: Madison, Reynolds, St. Francois, Washington, and Wayne

Namesake: Iron deposits in the region
Seat: Ironton (1857–)

Land area: 550 square miles

Population (2020): 9,537

Population (historic): 5,842 (1860); 8,183 (1880); 8,716 (1900); 9,642 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860; 1870–1890; 1910s; 1960–1980

Subdivisions: Five cities; one village; six townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 745 (14%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 25.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $672
Average outbuilding value (1930): $357

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 929
Average farm size (1920): 51.2 acres
Sources of settlement: Missouri, Tennessee, Germany, Illinois, and Kentucky

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Ironton

Namesake: Iron deposits in the region

Founding: 1857 (platting); 1858 (post office); 1859 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,475

Population (historic): 386 (1860); 759 (1880); 797 (1900); 974 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1920; 1930–1950; 1960–1980; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 187 (25.8%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (c. 1860). 531 Road U. Iron.

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