Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:250x200px
Coordinates:37.6856°N -90.6231°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Name2:St. Francois
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.40
Area Total Sq Mi:2.09
Area Land Km2:5.08
Area Land Sq Mi:1.96
Area Water Km2:0.32
Area Water Sq Mi:0.12
Elevation Ft:1053
Population Total:640
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:125.94
Population Density Sq Mi:326.20
Postal Code:63624
Area Code:573
Website:http://www.cityofironmountainlake.org/
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-35450[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2395436

Iron Mountain Lake is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. The population was 737 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.08sqmi, of which 1.96sqmi is land and 0.12sqmi is water.[3]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 737 people, 295 households, and 200 families living in the city. The population density was 376PD/sqmi. There were 367 housing units at an average density of 187.2/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.20% White, 2.17% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.90% of the population.

There were 295 households, of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the city was 41.8 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 29.9% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 693 people, 265 households, and 187 families living in the city. The population density was 351.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 380 housing units at an average density of 192.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 98.12% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.14% Asian, and 1.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.32% of the population.

There were 265 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,583, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $23,854 versus $17,344 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,399. About 29.2% of families and 34.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.8% of those under age 18 and 29.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. August 28, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010 . . 2012-07-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt . 2012-07-02 .
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2012-07-08.