Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri

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Iron Mountain Lake is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. The population was 693 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Location of Iron Mountain Lake, Missouri

Iron Mountain Lake is located at 37°41′20″N, 90°37′23″W (37.688752, -90.623180)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²). 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (5.29%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 693 people, 265 households, and 187 families residing in the city. The population density was 135.8/km² (351.8/mi²). There were 380 housing units at an average density of 74.5/km² (192.9/mi²). 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.