There was a total of $33 million of farms, rural land, hunting land and other land for sale in Iron County recently on Land.com. The total of all Iron County land and rural real estate for sale was 6,000 acres. Iron County ranks 57th out of 83 counties in the Great Lakes State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Iron River featured the most land for sale. Based on its natural assets, Iron County's economy is dependent on tourism and recreation. Iron County is the 28th biggest county (1,211 square miles) in Michigan. It's located in the Upper Peninsula Michigan region of the state.