Republic, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 42°57′04″N 92°23′51″W / 42.95111°N 92.39750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Chickasaw |
Elevation | 1,102 ft (336 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 641 |
GNIS feature ID | 460589 [1] |
Republic is an unincorporated community in southern Chickasaw County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1]
A post office was established at Republic on February 1, 1887. [2]
Republic was platted in section 20 of Richland Township, one mile east of the center of the township, and about five miles southeast of Williamstown. [3]
Republic's population was 25 in 1887, [4] and was 27 in 1902. [5]
The Republic post office was discontinued on January 31, 1914. [2] In 1915, the population of Republic was 37. [6]
Republic had been a prosperous community, but by 1919, historians were calling the community, and nearby Williamstown, a memory, stating that the heyday of these two communities was long past. [7]
In January 1945, the Republic School was destroyed in a fire. The school was replaced with a new building, said to be "the best rural school building ever built in Chickasaw County," in November 1946. [8]
As late as the 1930s, Republic had two churches. [3] In 1947, the old Methodist church was moved from the north side of the highway to the south side, combining this structure with the Disciples Building. [9] The Republic Community Church still operates.