Iron City, Georgia

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Town in Georgia, United States

31°0′51″N 84°48′43″W / 31.01417°N 84.81194°W / 31.01417; -84.81194CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountySeminoleGovernment

• MayorZack ConolyArea

^[1]

• Total0.80 sq mi (2.07 km²) • Land0.80 sq mi (2.07 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

144 ft (44 m)Population

(2020)

• Total312 • Density390.49/sq mi (150.86/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

31759, 39859

Area code229FIPS code13-41344^[2]GNIS feature ID0332064^[3]

Iron City is a town in Seminole County, Georgia, United States. The population was 312 in 2020.

Geography

Iron City is located at 31°0′51″N 84°48′43″W / 31.01417°N 84.81194°W / 31.01417; -84.81194 (31.014217, -84.812070).^[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) consisting solely of land.^[4]

When Iron City was reincorporated in 1908, the corporate limits of the town were to be one half-mile in every direction of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot, according to the Ladies Club. According to the census data for Iron City, the town has an area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²). On the map, Iron City is located at 31.01333 N Latitude and -84.81306 W Longitude. It is 40 miles east of Dothan, Alabama and 17 miles west of Bainbridge.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1910	459	—
1920	496	8.1%
1930	300	−39.5%
1940	289	−3.7%
1950	293	1.4%
1960	298	1.7%
1970	351	17.8%
1980	367	4.6%
1990	503	37.1%
2000	321	−36.2%
2010	310	−3.4%
2020	312	0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

In 2020, the city had a population of 312, down from 321 in 2000.

Notes

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

References

Census Data. Nov 14, 2007.
Seminole County Historical Society. Cornerstone of Georgia Seminole County. Georgia: W.H. Wolfe. 1991
Iron City Ladies' Club. Our Town Our Story. 2000
Robinson, Sara. Personal Interview. Nov 10, 2007
Burke, Chastine. Personal Interview. Nov 9, 2007
Jackson, Gloria. Personal Interview, Photographs April 4, 2023