- Location: Iron County, Missouri
- Legal status: Fourth-class city
- Population: 1,471 (Change since 1990: -4.4%)
- Founded: 1853
- Name origin: iron
- Located at intersection MO 21 and Route M between Arcadia and Pilot Knob
- Latitude: 37°36'02" N (+37.6005)
- Longitude: 90°37'54" W (-90.6316)
- Public Land Survey: T. 34 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 17
- Civil township: Arcadia
- Land area: 1.4 square miles
- Water area: 0.04 square miles (28.0 acres)
As the crow flies, Ironton is...
Name origin
Named for the local iron ore mining industry
Timeline
- 1853
- Ironton founded
- Sep. 7, 1857
- Ironton selected as the county seat
- 1859
- Ironton incorporated
| Year | Population | Percent change |
|---|
| 1900 | 797 | -- |
| 1910 | 721 | -9.5% |
| 1920 | 832 | +15.4% |
| 1930 | 974 | +17.1% |
| 1940 | 1,083 | +11.2% |
| 1950 | 1,148 | +6.0% |
| 1960 | 1,310 | +14.1% |
| 1970 | 1,452 | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 1,743 | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 1,539 | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 1,471 | -4.4% |