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County in Missouri, United States

Iron County is a county located in the Lead Belt region in the U. S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,537. The largest city and county seat is Ironton. Iron County was officially organized on February 17, 1857, and was named after the abundance of iron ore found within its borders. Iron County includes the 6 mile (10 km) long, 2 mile (3 km) wide Arcadia Valley, the site of Pilot Knob, Ironton, and Arcadia, communities established by immigrants in the 19th Century. The valley is surrounded by the Saint Francois Mountains of the Ozarks Plateau. Iron County is also home to dozens of mountains, including the 1772 feet (540 m) Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest point in Missouri. The county is home to a number of state parks and historical sites including Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Elephant Rocks State Park and Fort Davidson State Historic Site as well as of Mark Twain National Forest.

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 552 square miles (1,430 km2), of which 550 square miles (1,424 km2) is land and 1.8 square miles (5 km2) (0.3%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,697 people, 4,197 households, and 2,963 families residing in the county. The population density was There were 4,907 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the county was 96.74% White, 1.56% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Approximately 0.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 4,197 households, out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.94. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.80% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $31,276, and the median income for a family was $38,037. Males had a median income of $28,603 versus $16,615 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,717. About 13.80% of families and 19.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.60% of those under age 18 and 13.20% of those age 65 or over.

According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), Iron County is a part of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Iron County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (56.62%), Methodists (10.60%), and Roman Catholics (7.82%).

+Iron County racial compositionRaceNum. Perc. White (NH)8,60290.2%Black or African American (NH)1361.43%Native American (NH)600.63%Asian (NH)340.36%Pacific Islander (NH)20.02%Other/Mixed (NH)5265.52%Hispanic or Latino1771.9%

Control is evenly split at the local level in Iron County. Democrats hold 7 of the 14 positions in the county, while Republicans control the other 7.

In the Missouri House of Representatives, all of Iron County is a part of Missouri's 144th District and is currently represented by Republican Paul Fitzwater of Potosi. Fitzwater was elected in 2016 to his fourth and final term in the Missouri House. In the Missouri Senate, all of Iron County is a part of Missouri's 3rd District and is currently represented by Republican Gary Romine of Farmington. Romine defeated former Democratic State Representative Joseph Fallert, Jr. of Ste. Genevieve in 2012 with 53.84 percent of the vote in the district, which includes most of the Missouri Lead Belt region. The seat was vacated by former Republican State Senator Kevin Engler of Farmington. Engler successfully served two terms/eight years in the Missouri Senate and was ineligible to seek a third term due to term limits. + Past Gubernatorial Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202072.1% 3,26624.4% 1,1053.6% 160201660.76% 2,60034.99% 1,4974.25% 182201239.87% 1,59656.91% 2,2783.22% 129200833.45% 1,48364.14% 2,8442.41% 107200450.62% 2,35947.53% 2,2152.85% 86200045.42% 2,00251.23% 2,2583.35% 148199635.54% 1,47062.60% 2,5891.86% 77199237.07% 1,65362.93% 2,8060.00% 0198855.65% 2,29044.16% 1,8170.19% 8198450.01% 2,12749.99% 2,1260.00% 0198051.18% 2,32248.62% 2,2060.20% 9197646.76% 2,04352.99% 2,3150.25% 11197251.80% 1,84048.86% 1,7600.06% 2196833.82% 1,24666.18% 2,4380.00% 0196428.59% 1,06671.41% 2,6620.00% 0196038.41% 1,46561.59% 2,3490.00% 0

Missouri's two U. S. Senators are Republicans Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley. Hawley was elected to his first term in 2018 with 51.4 percent of the statewide vote over Democratic U. S. Senator Claire McCaskill; Iron County voters backed Hawley with 62.6 percent of the vote. Blunt was re elected in 2016 with 49.3 percent of the statewide vote over Democratic Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander, Libertarian Jonathan Dine of Riverside, Constitutionalist Fred Ryman, and Green Party candidate Johnathan McFarland; Iron County voters supported Blunt with over 55 percent of the vote. All of Iron County is included in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Republican Jason T. Smith of Salem in the U. S. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to complete the remaining term of former Republican U. S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson of Cape Girardeau. Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative.

In the 2008 Missouri Presidential Preference Primary, voters in Iron County from both political parties supported candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally. Former U. S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D New York) received more votes, a total of 1,180, than any candidate from either party in Iron County during the 2008 Missouri Presidential Primaries. She also received more votes altogether than the total number of votes cast in the entire Republican Primary in Iron County.

Of adults 25 years of age and older in Iron County, 65.2% possesses a high school diploma or higher while 8.4% holds a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest educational attainment.

The Iron Mountain Railroad, later incorporated into Union Pacific, runs through Arcadia Valley. The train station in Arcadia serves Amtrak's Texas Eagle.