Welcome to Ironton ...
The village of Ironton is located in Sauk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ironton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ironton has a population of 252 people<2> (see below for details).
Ironton is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Ironton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ironton: 608 & 353<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ironton had an population of 252 people. This is a decrease of 0.4% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.8% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Ironton had a population of 253 people. This makes Ironton the county's 36th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 253 people, the population of Ironton increased 1.2% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 250 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Ironton.
Communities Also Named Ironton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Ironton - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ironton.
Communities near Ironton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ironton.
- Reedsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
- Richland Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Mauston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mauston is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
- Wisconsin Dells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wisconsin Dells is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Dells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Lake Delton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- West Baraboo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Elroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elroy is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Wonewoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Plain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Plain is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ironton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ironton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ironton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ironton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ironton. See our Newspapers Page for Ironton.
Adding Ironton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ironton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ironton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Ironton post office opened in 1856. The Ironton post office closed in 1976.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ironton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Sauk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ironton. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ironton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Ironton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Ironton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |