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Anderson Town (Iron County), Wisconsin

Anderson Town (Iron County) is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, home to about 38 people across 83 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54565.

Homes sold for a median of $139 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population380 per sq mi
Median home value$170,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$139Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Anderson Town (Iron County)

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Anderson Town (Iron County)

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)171 miles away
Closer regional airportRhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI)68 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Paul, MN163 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL341 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Anderson Town (Iron County); driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Anderson Town (Iron County)

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Anderson Town (Iron County) had 54 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.

It’s the 1881st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.

Iron County grew from 6,616 residents in 1900 to 6,137 in 2020.

Anderson Town (Iron County) population by census2000: 61, 2010: 58, 2020: 54612000582010542020

Iron County, 1900–2020

Iron County population, 1900 to 20201900: 6,616, 1910: 8,306, 1920: 10,261, 1930: 9,933, 1940: 10,049, 1950: 8,714, 1960: 7,830, 1970: 6,533, 1980: 6,730, 1990: 6,153, 2000: 6,861, 2010: 5,916, 2020: 6,1377K’00’1010K’20’3010K’40’508K’60’707K’80’907K’00’106K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 37.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 134 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Anderson Town (Iron County)Jan: high 21°F, low 5°F, 1.7 in; Feb: high 26°F, low 6°F, 1.7 in; Mar: high 37°F, low 16°F, 2.1 in; Apr: high 49°F, low 29°F, 3.2 in; May: high 64°F, low 41°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 51°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 78°F, low 56°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 76°F, low 55°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 68°F, low 48°F, 4 in; Oct: high 55°F, low 36°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 39°F, low 25°F, 2.6 in; Dec: high 27°F, low 12°F, 2.3 in21°5°Jan1.726°6°Feb1.737°16°Mar2.149°29°Apr3.264°41°May3.673°51°Jun4.278°56°Jul4.376°55°Aug3.868°48°Sep4.055°36°Oct4.139°25°Nov2.627°12°Dec2.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Saxon 1wsw, WI weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Iron County

1,345 jobs at 193 businesses in Iron County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Iron CountyHotels and restaurants: 302 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 278 jobs; Manufacturing: 163 jobs; Construction: 161 jobs; Retail trade: 152 jobs; Wholesale trade: 83 jobs; Finance and insurance: 35 jobs; Other services: 32 jobsHotels and restaurants 23% Health care and social assistance 21% Manufacturing 12% Construction 12% Retail trade 11% Wholesale trade 6% Finance and insurance 3% Other services 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Aspirus Ironwood HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ironwood16.0 miles
  • Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Ashland26.5 miles
  • Flambeau HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Park Falls30.8 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Anderson Town (Iron County)

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Upson Park · 30 acres0.6 mi
  • Plummer Mine Headframe Interpretive Park · 13 acres5.8 mi
  • Weber Lake Park · 12 acres2.3 mi

Counts are within about 6 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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