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Welcome to Iron County ...

Time Zone: Iron County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Parowan is the Seat for Iron County.

Iron County is one of the original counties of Utah and was founded in 1850.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Iron had a population of 54,839 people. This is an increase of 18.54% since the last Census (which gave a population of 46,263 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Iron represented 1.67% of the total population of Utah.

Below are some of the communities located in Iron County:

  • Brian Head
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar City is located in Iron County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,090 people
    • Former names for Cedar City:
    • Coal Creek
    • Little Muddy
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar City <2>
  • Enoch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Enoch is located in Iron County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enoch <2>
  • Kanarraville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Paragonah
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Paragonah is located in Iron County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragonah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
    • Former names for Paragonah:
    • Paragoonah
    • Red Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragonah <2>
  • Parowan
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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