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Ironton, Missouri (view source)
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Ironton is located along Missouri State Highway 21 in northeastern Iron County, bounded between the cities of [[Arcadia, Missouri|Arcadia]] to the south and [[Pilot Knob, Missouri|Pilot Knob]] to the north. Its exact coordinates are 37°36’02”N 90°37’54”W.
Ironton is located along Missouri State Highway 21 in northeastern Iron County, bounded between the cities of [[Arcadia, Missouri|Arcadia]] to the south and [[Pilot Knob, Missouri|Pilot Knob]] to the north. Its exact coordinates are 37°36’02”N 90°37’54”W.
The city lies within the Arcadia Valley, a stretch of flat land several miles in length among the St. Francois Mountains and regarded as one of the most scenic valleys in the broader Ozarks region. Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest peak in the state of Missouri, lies a few miles to the southwest, and Shepherd Mountain, itself a mountain of considerable height, rises directly west of Ironton. The city has a total area of 1.39 square miles, and an average elevation of 906 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
The city lies within the Arcadia Valley, a stretch of flat land several miles in length among the St. Francois Mountains and regarded as one of the most scenic valleys in the broader Ozarks region. Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest peak in the state of Missouri, lies a few miles to the southwest, and Shepherd Mountain, itself a mountain of considerable height, rises directly west of Ironton. The city has a total area of 1.39 square miles, and an average elevation of 906 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
==Demographics==
At the 2010 census, Ironton had a total of 1,460 inhabitants, grouped into 639 households, with a population density of 1,089.6 people per square mile. This figure was practically unchanged from the 2000 census, when Ironton had a population of 1,471. 96.16% of the inhabitants were White, 1.71% were African-American, 0.34% were Native American, 0.07% were Asian, 0.14% were from some other race, and 1.58% were from two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 1.51% of the population.
The median age in Ironton was 41.9 years, with 20.1% of inhabitants under the age of 18, 9.8% between 18 and 24 years old, 23.1% between 25 and 44, 26.6% between 45 and 64, and 20.2% 65 years old or older. The sex ratio was 47.2% male, 52.8% female.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
According to the 2018 American Community Survey, Ironton had a median household income of $33,281, and a median family income of $47,500. The unemployment rate was 3.8%. The per capita income was $20,465. About 29.6% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 41.3% of people under the age of 18 and 10.9% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US29_1600000US2935468&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP03</ref>
==Education==
Ironton and the adjacent communities are served by the Arcadia Valley R-II School District, which covers most of northeastern Iron County. It is a PK-12 public institution with a total enrollment of just under 1,000 students; all school facilities are located in Ironton.<ref>https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/ironton/arcadia-valley-r_ii-school-district/</ref> Its mascot is the Tigers, and the school colors are black and gold.<ref>https://www.avr2.org/</ref>
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