Ironton, Minnesota

Ironton
City
Location of Ironton within Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Location of Ironton
within Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°28′54″N 94°00′00″W / 46.48167°N 94.00000°W / 46.48167; -94.00000
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCrow Wing
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.14 sq mi (5.53 km2)
 • Land1.45 sq mi (3.75 km2)
 • Water0.69 sq mi (1.78 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,181 ft (360 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
576
 • Density397.79/sq mi (153.61/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56455
Area code218
FIPS code27-31274[3]
GNIS feature ID2395439[2]

Ironton is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 572 at the 2010 census.[4] It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Ironton is on the Cuyuna iron range, from which its name is derived.[5] It is immediately adjacent to its twin city of Crosby.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ironton, Minnesota
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. Retrieved April 23, 2011.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 158.