IrontonMI
The town was settled in 1881 and has 173 residents today.
Is Ironton a good place to live?
Ironton’s mean commuting time is 14 minutes, below both the Michigan town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Sequanota Club, at 71 acres. Ironton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
173 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Ironton: who provides what
Ironton is unincorporated, so Charlevoix County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ironton.
In Ironton, the FEMA risk score runs lower than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
Of the losses FEMA expects in Ironton, 57% come from inland flooding and 33% from cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ironton has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Half the trips to work are shorter than 9 miles. The top destinations are East Jordan (15%), Charlevoix (9%) and Boyne City (9%). Ironton: 6.9% of residents live below the poverty line.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Ironton has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 79° in July, and January nights bottom out around 15°; snowfall runs to about 122 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Ironton is
For adults in Ironton, the share who report frequent mental distress is 14%. The town beats the Michigan average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. In Ironton, 28% of adults feel lonely, and 17% get no exercise outside work.
| Ironton | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 25% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ironton | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.3% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sequanota Club | — | 71 |
| 2. Lake Charlevoix - Ironton Boating Access Site | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ironton
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ironton
About 3 of every 100 Ironton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
100% of working residents leave Ironton for work
Where Ironton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Ironton
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Ironton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of the CDP was 148 at the 2020 census. It is located within Eveline Township on a narrow portion of Lake Charlevoix that is traversed by the Ironton Ferry.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 650 ft
- Area code
- 231
Questions about Ironton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ironton, MI a good place to live?
Ironton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.