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Watkins, Iowa

Coordinates: 41°53′28″N 91°59′11″W / 41.89111°N 91.98639°W / 41.89111; -91.98639
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Watkins, Iowa
Census-designated place
Watkins is located in Iowa
Watkins
Watkins
Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 41°53′28″N 91°59′11″W / 41.89111°N 91.98639°W / 41.89111; -91.98639
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyBenton
Area
 • Total0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
 • Land0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
830 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total118
 • Density285/sq mi (110.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
52354
GNIS feature ID462737

Watkins is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southeastern Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 118.[1] It lies along local roads south of the city of Vinton, the county seat of Benton County.[2] Its elevation is 830 feet (250 m) above sea level.[3] Although Watkins is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52354,[4] which opened on 15 December 1873.[5]

Watkins was platted in 1874.[6] The community was named for J. B. Watkins, a railroad official.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Watkins CDP, Iowa". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watkins, Iowa
  4. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watkins Post Office
  6. ^ The History of Benton County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Western Historical. 1878. p. 328.
  7. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 136.


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