Who is the Iron County County Clerk?

Christan Brandt (Republican) is the County Clerk of Iron County, Wisconsin.

Who is the Iron County Clerk of Circuit Court?

Karen Ransanici (Democratic) is the Clerk of Circuit Court of Iron County, Wisconsin. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Iron County Coroner?

Robert Barnabo (Republican) is the Coroner of Iron County, Wisconsin.

Who is the Iron County District Attorney?

Matthew Tingstad (Republican) is the District Attorney of Iron County, Wisconsin.

Who is the Iron County Register of Deeds?

Brancy Rowe (Republican) is the Register of Deeds of Iron County, Wisconsin.

Who is the Iron County Sheriff?

Paul Samardich (Republican) is the Sheriff of Iron County, Wisconsin. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Iron County County Treasurer?

Clara Maki (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Iron County, Wisconsin.

What is the population of Iron County?

About 6,210 people, with a median age of 56.1; the median household income is $60,625 and 10.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Iron County?

4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 108 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,710, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Iron County?

20 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 10 township, 2 school district and 5 special district governments.

Iron County, WI elected officials: county supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Iron County: 7 seats on 7 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Clerk	Christan Brandt Republican source
Clerk of Circuit Court	Karen Ransanici Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Robert Barnabo Republican source
District Attorney	Matthew Tingstad Republican source
Register of Deeds	Brancy Rowe Republican source
Sheriff	Paul Samardich Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Clara Maki Democratic source

How many local governments Iron County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 20 local governments in Iron County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	0
Cities, towns, villages and townships (2 municipal, 10 township)	12	0
School districts (school boards)	2	0
Special districts (elected boards)	5	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Iron County

6,210people

56.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$60,625 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

10.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%

26%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$165,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.1%U.S.: 8.4%

41.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

25.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.6% · White 92.9% · Black 0% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 4.9% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Iron County

4.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.6%. Wisconsin: 2.9%.

108people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

2,602people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

2,710in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.0%	108	2,602	2,710
August 2026	5.1%	140	2,595	2,735
July 2026	5.2%	142	2,594	2,736
June 2026	4.9%	137	2,639	2,776
May 2026	4.7%	126	2,553	2,679
April 2026	7.0%	187	2,484	2,671
March 2026	7.8%	206	2,444	2,650
February 2026	6.6%	174	2,478	2,652
January 2026	6.2%	162	2,470	2,632
December 2025	5.3%	139	2,498	2,637
November 2025	4.4%	115	2,492	2,607
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.6%	93	2,518	2,611
August 2025	4.7%	123	2,520	2,643
July 2025	5.3%	141	2,541	2,682
June 2025	4.9%	132	2,584	2,716
May 2025	4.9%	130	2,529	2,659
April 2025	7.2%	195	2,517	2,712
March 2025	6.7%	184	2,548	2,732
February 2025	6.6%	184	2,621	2,805
January 2025	6.7%	187	2,619	2,806
December 2024	4.8%	132	2,606	2,738
November 2024	4.0%	107	2,583	2,690
October 2024	3.4%	93	2,639	2,732

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.5%	148	2,544	2,692
2024	4.9%	136	2,661	2,797
2023	4.8%	135	2,684	2,819
2022	4.7%	128	2,615	2,743
2021	5.9%	166	2,647	2,813
2020	10.6%	298	2,508	2,806
2019	5.4%	151	2,659	2,810
2018	5.4%	153	2,680	2,833
2017	5.7%	164	2,706	2,870
2016	6.8%	195	2,686	2,881

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Wisconsin's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.2% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Iron County

142.7 per 100,0002024. Wisconsin: 284.4.

285.5 per 100,0002024. Wisconsin: 1,171.8.

0murders2024, 9 violent crimes in all.

2024 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2024	9	142.7	18	285.5
2023	5	79.6	37	588.8
2022	9	144.7	24	385.9
2021	7	122.3	35	611.6
2020	4	70.7	66	1,166.7
2019	7	124.1	49	868.9
2018	7	124.2	76	1,348.0
2017	4	70.2	87	1,526.3
2016	1	17.3	111	1,925.1

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Iron County Sheriff's Office	2023	1	9	4,723
Hurley Police Department	2024	7	15	1,552

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Wisconsin · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.72 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 6,254 people.

17sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

12civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Iron County Sheriff's Office	11	11	4,633
Hurley Police Department	6	1	1,621

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	17	2.72	12	2
2024	17	2.70	11	2
2023	17	2.71	11	2
2022	17	2.73	12	2
2021	18	3.15	10	2
2020	16	2.83	12	2
2019	17	3.01	13	2
2018	17	3.02	12	2
2017	26	4.56	1	2
2016	26	4.51	1	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Iron County County Clerk?: Christan Brandt (Republican) is the County Clerk of Iron County, Wisconsin.
Who is the Iron County Clerk of Circuit Court?: Karen Ransanici (Democratic) is the Clerk of Circuit Court of Iron County, Wisconsin. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Iron County Coroner?: Robert Barnabo (Republican) is the Coroner of Iron County, Wisconsin.
Who is the Iron County District Attorney?: Matthew Tingstad (Republican) is the District Attorney of Iron County, Wisconsin.
Who is the Iron County Register of Deeds?: Brancy Rowe (Republican) is the Register of Deeds of Iron County, Wisconsin.
Who is the Iron County Sheriff?: Paul Samardich (Republican) is the Sheriff of Iron County, Wisconsin. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Iron County County Treasurer?: Clara Maki (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of Iron County, Wisconsin.
What is the population of Iron County?: About 6,210 people, with a median age of 56.1; the median household income is $60,625 and 10.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Iron County?: 4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 108 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,710, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Iron County?: 20 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 10 township, 2 school district and 5 special district governments.

Officeholders as of August 4, 2025, from the Wisconsin Blue Book 2025–2026 (Legislative Reference Bureau), as county clerks reported their officers in April 2025; officials elected or appointed since then may differ, and only each county board's chair is listed; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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