Mountain Iron, MN

Mountain Iron, Minnesota
Location of Mountain Iron, Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°31′9″N 92°36′23″W / 47.51917, -92.60639
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	St. Louis
Area
- City	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- City
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	27-445482
GNIS feature ID	06619723

Mountain Iron is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, in the heart of the Mesabi Range. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,999.

U.S. Highway 169 serves as a main arterial route in the city.

Mountain Iron is home to Minntac, the world's largest taconite processing plant. Mountain Iron is owned by the United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel).

Mountain Iron is part of the quad cities of Eveleth, Gilbert, and Virginia.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 135.6 km² (52.3 mi²). 128.0 km² (49.4 mi²) of it is land and 7.5 km² (2.9 mi²) of it (5.56%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 2,999 people, 1,326 households, and 847 families residing in the city. The population density was 23.4/km² (60.7/mi²). There were 1,409 housing units at an average density of 11.0/km² (28.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.30% White, 0.77% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 1,326 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,163, and the median income for a family was $52,695. Males had a median income of $41,806 versus $22,837 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,761. About 7.8% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.0% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• Welcome to the City of Mountain Iron " - Taconite Capital of the World"—The city's official site.

See also

• U.S. Highway 169

	State of Minnesota Saint Paul (capital)
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