Iron County, Michigan

Iron County is a in the  of. As of the, the population was 13,138. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,137 (1,211 ). 3,021 km² (1,166 sq mi) of it is land and 116 km² (45 sq mi) of it (3.69%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,138 people, 5,748 households, and 3,615 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (11/sq mi). There were 8,772 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.28%, 1.10% or , 1.02% , 0.20% , 0.24% from , and 1.16% from two or more races. 0.64% of the population were or  of any race. 14.5% were of, 13.3% , 12.9% , 11.0% , 10.4% , 6.7% and 5.5%  ancestry according to. 96.0% spoke and 1.1%  as their first language.

There were 5,748 households out of which 23.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.40% were living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.10% were non-families. 33.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.60% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 22.80% from 25 to 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, and 25.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,560, and the median income for a family was $37,038. Males had a median income of $28,791 versus $21,077 for females. The for the county was $16,506. About 7.10% of families and 11.30% of the population were below the, including 16.40% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.

Government
The county government operates the, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains, administers regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions &mdash; police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. &mdash; are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.

Iron County elected officials

 * : Melissa Powell Weston was appointed Prosecuting Attorney after the death of Joe Sartorelli on November 24, 2006. She is Iron County's first female prosecutor.
 * : Robert W. Remondini
 * : Joan Luhtanen
 * : Marcia Cornelia
 * : Mark Selmo
 * : Thomas Clark
 * Mine Inspector: Thomas C. Karvala

(information as of January 2007)

Websites
Iron County's Website