Ironton, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Iron County, Missouri
• Legal status: Fourth-class city
• Population: 1,471 (Change since 1990: -4.4%)
• Founded: 1853
• Name origin: iron

Geography

• 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...

• 1.0 miles N of Arcadia
• 1.7 miles SE of Pilot Knob
• 3.5 miles SE of Snow Hollow Lake
• 3.6 miles S of Lopez
• 3.6 miles W of Killarney Shores
• 4.3 miles SE of Graniteville
• 4.3 miles S of Middle Brook
• 5.8 miles W of Roselle
• 6.1 miles S of Iron Mountain Lake
• 6.6 miles S of Iron Mountain
• 62.8 miles W of Cape Girardeau
• 74.7 miles S of St. Louis

History

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

Demographics