Iron Station, North Carolina

Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States

Iron Station, North Carolina

Census-designated place

Iron Station

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Coordinates: 35°27′05″N 81°09′25″W﻿ / ﻿35.45139°N 81.15694°W﻿ / 35.45139; -81.15694
Country| United States
State| North Carolina
County| Lincoln
Area

[1]

• Total

| 2.37 sq mi (6.13 km2)
• Land| 2.36 sq mi (6.12 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation

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| 896 ft (273 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 825
• Density| 349.28/sq mi (134.87/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

28080

Area code| 704
FIPS code| 37-33820
GNIS feature ID| 2628638[2]

Iron Station is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States. A primarily industrial town, Iron Station's population was 755 as of the 2010 census.[3] It also serves as a bedroom community for the larger cities of Charlotte, Hickory, and Lincolnton.

## History

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Ingleside, Magnolia Grove, and Tucker's Grove Camp Meeting Ground are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

Iron Station was named for its history as an iron mining town with a train station.

## Geography

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The community is southeast of the center of Lincoln County, along North Carolina Highway 27, which leads northwest 7 miles (11 km) to Lincolnton, the county seat, and southeast 25 miles (40 km) to Charlotte.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Iron Station CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2), of which 3.4 acres (13,938 m2), or 0.23%, are water.[5] The community is in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, and the town center is on a ridge which drains northeast to Dellinger Branch, which forms the northeastern border of the CDP, and southwest to Hoyle Creek. The entire community is part of the Catawba River watershed.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 825| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

## Education

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* Iron Station Elementary School
* East Lincoln Middle School
* East Lincoln High School in Denver

## References

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1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iron Station, North Carolina
3. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Iron Station CDP, North Carolina". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
5. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: North Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Lincolnton

City|

* Lincolnton

Towns|

* Maiden‡

CDPs|

* Crouse
* Denver
* Iron Station
* Lowesville
* Westport

Unincorporated
communities|

* Flay
* Governors Island
* Laboratory
* Laurel Hill
* Polkadot
* Reepsville
* Toluca‡
* Vale

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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