Iron County, Wisconsin
18 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 6,210
- Median household income
- $60,625
- ±3,162
- Unemployed
- 2.5%
- 71 of 2,799 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.6%
- 2,787 of 3,109 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Iron | 6,178 (2021) | 300 Taconite St, Hurley | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hurley | 1,560 (2021) | 405 5th Ave N, Hurley | — |
| City of Montreal | 800 (2021) | 54 Wisconsin Ave, Montreal | — |
Townships 10
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Anderson | 53 (2021) | 10886 N State Highway 122, Upson | — |
| Town of Carey | 173 (2021) | 12005N Hakala Rd, Hurley | — |
| Town of Gurney | 147 (2021) | 14846N Harbor Dr, Saxon | — |
| Town of Kimball | 494 (2021) | 5910W Range View Dr, Hurley | — |
| Town of Knight | 213 (2021) | Po Box 68, Iron Belt | — |
| Town of Mercer | 1,671 (2021) | Po Box 149, Mercer | Website |
| Town of Oma | 321 (2021) | 4727W Center Drive, Hurley | — |
| Town of Pence | 161 (2021) | Po Box 242, Pence | — |
| Town of Saxon | 295 (2021) | Po Box 37, Saxon | — |
| Town of Sherman | 290 (2021) | 2695W State Highway 182, Park Falls | Website |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurley City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 410 3rd Ave South, Hurley | — |
| Lake Michelle Lake District | Other natural resources | 1250 W Rangeview Dr Unit E II, Hurley | — |
| Saxon Sanitary District 1 | Sewerage | Po Box 5, Saxon | — |
| Mercer Sanitary District 1 | Sewerage and water supply | 5054 N Us Hwy, Mercer | Website |
| Whitecap Mountains Sanitary District | Sewerage and water supply | 9106 W County Rd E, Upson | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Hurley School District
School district2 schools
5503 W Range View Dr, Hurley, WI, 54534
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Mercer School District
School district1 schools
2690W Margaret St, Mercer, WI, 54547
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Ashland Area Farmers Market (200 Block of Chapple Ave. Ashland) · Madeline Island Farmers' Market (La Pointe)
Old Depot Farmers Market (150 N. Lowell St. Ironwood)
Southern Price County Farmers' Market (Catawba) · Park Falls Farmers' Market (Park Falls) · Phillips Farmers' Market (Phillips)
Eagle River Farmers' Market (Eagle River)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.