Watkins, Iowa

Watkins, Iowa
Census-designated place
Watkins
Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 41°53′28″N 91°59′11″W / 41.89111°N 91.98639°W / 41.89111; -91.98639Coordinates: 41°53′28″N 91°59′11″W / 41.89111°N 91.98639°W / 41.89111; -91.98639
Country United States
State Iowa
County Benton
Area
 • Total 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
 • Land 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 830 ft (250 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 118
 • Density 285/sq mi (110.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 52354
GNIS feature ID 462737

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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