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Population (year 2000): 11,211. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,417 (+1.8% change)
Males: 5,058 (45.1%), Females: 6,153 (54.9%)
Lawrence County
Zip code:
45638
Median resident age: 42.0 years
Median household income: $23,585 (year 2000)
Median house value: $63,500 (year 2000)
Races in Ironton:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
- Black (5.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (18.2%), German
(13.9%), Irish (11.7%), English (9.7%), Welsh (1.8%), Dutch
(1.2%).
Elevation: 560 feet
Land area: 4.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ironton
- High school or higher: 75.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 10.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ironton city
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 49.5%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 13.0%
- Divorced: 15.2%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1,813 (-13.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Ironton:
- RIVER VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM-IRONTON CPS (2228
S NINTH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ironton:
- KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles;
ASHLAND, KY)
- OUR LADY OF BELLEFONTE HOSPITAL (about 5 miles;
ASHLAND, KY)
- CABELL-HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL INC (about 19 miles;
HUNTINGTON, WV)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ironton:
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 15 miles;
HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
- YEAGER (about 77 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
- RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 89 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; ID: LCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ironton:
- ASHLAND-BOYD COUNTY (about 5 miles; ASHLAND, KY; ID:
DWU)
- LAWRENCE COUNTY AIRPARK (about 16 miles;
CHESAPEAKE/HUNTINGTON WVA, OH; ID: HTW)
- GREATER PORTSMOUTH REGIONAL (about 24 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, OH; ID: PMH)
Amtrak stations near Ironton:
- 5 miles: ASHLAND (99 15TH ST.). Services: fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
- 19 miles: HUNTINGTON (8TH AVE. & 10TH ST.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
College/University in Ironton:
- OHIO UNIVERSITY-SOUTHERN CAMPUS (Full-time
enrollment: 1,577; Location: 1804 LIBERTY AVE; Public;
Website: www.ohiou.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ironton:
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV;
Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
- SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; MOREHEAD,
KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
- OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 68 miles; ATHENS,
OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 71 miles;
NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 79 miles;
INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 94
miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
Public high schools in Ironton:
- ROCK HILL SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 604;
Location: 2415 COUNTY ROAD 26; Grades: 09 - 12)
- IRONTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 523; Location:
1701 S 7TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Ironton:
- ST JOSEPH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 84;
Location: 912 SOUTH SIXTH STREET; Grades: 7 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ironton:
- ROCK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 854;
Location: 2676 COUNTY ROAD 26; Grades: KG - 05)
- DAWSON-BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
572; Location: 4503 STATE ROUTE 243; Grades: KG - 05)
- ROCK HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 468;
Location: 2171 COUNTY ROAD 26; Grades: 06 - 08)
- IRONTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 359;
Location: 302 DELAWARE ST; Grades: 04 - 06)
- IRONTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 248;
Location: 1701 S 7TH ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WEST IRONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
185; Location: 1203 N 3RD ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- WHITWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 174;
Location: 2220 S 5TH ST; Grades: 01 - 03)
- KINGSBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 137;
Location: 315 S 6TH ST; Grades: 01 - 03)
Private primary/middle school in Ironton:
- ST LAWRENCE SCHOOL (Students: 121; Location:
305 NORTH SEVENTH STREET; Grades: KG - 6)
Library in Ironton:
- BRIGGS LAWRENCE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $2,651,753; Location: 321 S. 4TH ST.;
164,247 books; 8,621 audio materials; 16,096 video
materials; 270 serial subscriptions)
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