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Mountain Iron Minnesota Guide
| Mountain Iron is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, in the heart of the Mesabi Range. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,999. Mountain Iron is home to Minntac, the world's largest taconite processing plant. Mountain Iron is owned by the USX Corporation. Mountain Iron is part of the quad cities of Eveleth, Minnesota, Gilbert, Minnesota and Virginia, Minnesota. |
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| Mountain Iron (city) | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 1990-2000 Change | |
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| Population | 3,400 | 4,134 | 3,362 | 2,999 | -363 | -10.80 |
| Land Area (sq. mile) | 13.50 | 50.81 | 49.36 | 49.44 | 0.08 | 0.16 |
| Density (persons per sq. mile) | 251.85 | 81.36 | 68.11 | 60.66 | -7.45 | -10.94 |
| Housing Units | 1,076 | 1,607 | 1,422 | 1,409 | -13 | -0.91 |
| Households | -- | 1,469 | 1,350 | 1,326 | -24 | -1.78 |
| Persons Per Household | -- | 2.81 | 2.49 | 2.26 | -0.23 | -9.25 |
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,999 people, 1,326 households, and 847 families residing in the city. The population density is 23.4/km˛ (60.7/mi˛). There are 1,409 housing units at an average density of 11.0/km˛ (28.5/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 98.30% White, 0.00% African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 0.40% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 1,326 households out of which 27.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% are married couples living together, 10.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% are non-families. 31.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.26 and the average family size is 2.83.
In the city the population is spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $35,163, and the median income for a family is $52,695. Males have a median income of $41,806 versus $22,837 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,761. 10.7% of the population and 7.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 17.0% of those under the age of 18 and 5.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Mountain Iron, a city in Nichols Township (T. 58N, R. 18W), first settled in the spring of 1892, was incorporated as a village on November 28, 1892, separated from the township on May 16, 1908, and reincorporated on June 20, 1913. Its name is from the Mountain Iron Mine, the earliest to ship ore from the Mesabi Range, in August 1892. The post office began as Marfield in 1892, with Roscoe Merritt as postmaster, changed to Mount Iron in 1894, and to Mountain Iron in 1913; it had a Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railroad station in section 3.
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society
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Mountain Iron City Hall 8586 Enterprise Drive S Mountain Iron, MN 55768 Phone: (218) 748-7570 Web: www.mtniron.com |
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| Mayor | Gary Skalko 8586 Enterprise Drive S Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 735-8668 |
| City Administrator | Craig J. Wainio 8586 Enterprise Drive S Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 748-7570 |
| Councilor | Ed Roskoski 5409 North Court Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-4204 |
| Councilor | Allen Nelson 8511 Cardinal Street Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-8803 |
| Councilor | Joe Prebeg, Jr. 5380 Mineral Avenue Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 735-8823 |
| Councilor | Dale Irish 5425 Mineral Avenue Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 735-8418 |
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| Mountain Iron Post Office | 5756 Mountain Avenue Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 735-8900 |
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| Ann's Acres Park | 8390 Tamarack Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 748-7570 |
| Downtown Park | 8864 Main Street Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 748-7570 |
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Mesabi Trail
The Taconite Trail winds through forests of birch and aspen intertwined with pine, leading the visitor by many isolated lakes and streams. From Grand Rapids heading north, you see the impact of the taconite and iron mining industry. The northern portion of the trail terrain is rolling and tree covered as it winds through state and national forest land. Eight trail waysides and picnic facilities offer scenic vistas of the hills, lakes and rivers of this area. The trail also links three state parks: Bear Head Lake, Soudan Underground Mine, and McCarthy Beach. The landscape in and around Bear Head Lake State Park is very rolling and rocky. |
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| Parkville Park | Nichols Street Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 748-7570 |
| South Grove Park | 8766 Mud Lake Road Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 748-7570 |
| West Two Rivers Campground | 4988 Campground Road Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 748-7570 |
| West Virginia Park | 8373 Unity Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 748-7570 |
| Wolf Park | 4958 Butler Road Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 748-7570 |
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| Fairview Mesaba Clinic - Mountain
Iron 8496 Enterprise Drive S Mountain Iron, MN 55768 Phone: (218) 741-2250 |
| Mountain Iron - Buhl School District #712 | 5720 Marble Avenue Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 735-8271 | ||||||
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| Sacred Heart Church 8861 Main Street Mountain Iron, MN 55768 Phone: (218) 735-8248 |
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| Adventures Restaurant & Pub | Highway 53 & 13th Street Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-7125 |
| American Legion Post 220 | 5748 Mountain Avenue Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 735-8415 |
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| Arrowhead Community Economic Assistance | 8880 Main Street Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 735-8201 |
| Babich Automotive | 5579 Nichols Avenue Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-0271 |
| Benchmark Engineering | 8878 Main Street PO Box 261 Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 735-8914 |
| BG's | 5494 Highway 7 Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-0512 |
| Bridal Loft | 5465 Mountain Iron Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-2228 |
| Brownie Furniture | Parkville Valley Road Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-5363 |
| Brute ATV | 5581 Nichols Avenue Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-8889 |
| Captain's Magnum Kennels | 5249 Mineral Avenue Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 735-8447 |
| Carquest Auto Parts | 20 Enterprise Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-7345 |
| Corner Spur | 5497 Highway 7 Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-5292 |
| Country Kitchen | Highway 53 & 13th Street Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-9198 |
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| Dairy Queen | Highway 19 & Highway 169 Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-3058 |
| Dollar Tree | 5465 Mountain Iron Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-7200 |
| Dominos Pizza | 5471 Mountain Iron Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-3036 |
| Dustcoating Inc. | 8933 Slate Street Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 735-8717 |
| General Electric | 5521 Mineral Avenue Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-6100 |
| Great Clips for Hair | 5465 Mountain Iron Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-2547 |
| JC Penney | 5456 Mountain Iron Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-1904 |
| K & K Cleaning | 8738 Fairview Lane Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 735-8775 |
| L & M Supply | 8497 Enterprise Drive N Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-2340 |
| Lehman Fabricating | Merritt Industrial Park Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-2438 |
| Little Joe's | 5539 McInnes Road Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-1424 |
| McGregor House Moving | Mountain Iron, MN 55768 | (218) 735-8876 |
| Motion Industries | 14 N Enterprise Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-8663 |
| Mountain Manor Apartments | 5700 Mountain Avenue Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 735-8663 |
| Northland Auto Services | 8377 Enterprise Drive N Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-6456 |
| Oberfoell Auction & Appraisal Service | 4937 Spirit Lake Road Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 735-8619 |
| Park Place Elderly Apartments | 8529 Park Villa Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-4450 |
| Park Villa Apartments | 8515 Park Villa Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-1587 |
| Perpich TV & Music | 22 Enterprise Drive N Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-8633 |
| Peterson Well Drilling | 8554 Spring Park Road Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218)
741-4070 (800) 662-5700 |
| Plumbing & Heating Direct | 8461 Enterprise Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-7472 |
| Powermation Division | 4270 McSweeney Road Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 263-9066 |
| RE/MAX Heritage Realty | 5467 Mountain Iron Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-6350 |
| Rain Tree West Apartments | 8523 Rain Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-4920 |
| Range Electric | 9995 Hayes Road Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 258-2218 |
| Sawmill Saloon & Restaurant | 5478 Mountain Iron Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-8681 |
| Sears Roebuck & Co. | 5465 Mountain Iron Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-6620 |
| Smith International | 5495 Highway 7 Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-3007 |
| Taystee Bakery | 5490 Mountain Iron Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-6754 |
| Tritec of Minnesota | 8329 Jasmine Street Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-1083 |
| Trophy Shop | 5684 Mineral Avenue Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 735-8551 |
| USX Corporation | Old Highway 169 Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-7200 |
| Vern's Greenhouse | 5471 Highway 7 Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-2981 |
| West Two Rivers
Campground E-mail: parks@mtniron.com |
4988 Campground Road Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 735-8831 |
| Located on the West Two River Reservoir. Full camping facilities, boat landing, picnic area, flush toilets. Fishing pier. 49 wooded campsites, all with electricity. Manager on duty mid-May to mid-September. | ||
| Women's Club Fitness Centers | 5465 Mountain Iron Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 741-2474 |
| YMCA | 8367 Unity Drive Mountain Iron, MN 55768 |
(218) 749-8020 |
Aerial photo is courtesy of the Minnesota DNR
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The
Taconite State Trail stretches 165 miles from Grand Rapids to Ely
and intersects with the Arrowhead State Trail just west of Lake
Vermillion. Portions are paved for biking and in-line skating. The
remainder of the natural surface trail is used primarily for
snowmobiling in the winter. The trail goes through a few areas that
have standing water in the summer, however portions of the trail are
suitable for horseback riding, hiking, and mountain biking.
