Iron County
Also known as Iron County, Michigan, Iron County, MI
county in the Upper Peninsula in Michigan, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Michigan
- Founded
- April 3, 1885
- Named after
- Iron ore
- Seat
- Crystal Falls
- Largest city
- Iron River
- Total
- 1,211 sq mi (3,140 km )
- Land
- 1,166 sq mi (3,020 km )
- Water
- 45 sq mi (120 km ) 3.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 11,757
- Density
- 10/sq mi (3.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Iron County is one of two landlocked counties in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,631. The county seat is Crystal Falls.
History