Watkins, Iowa

Census-designated place in Iowa, United States
41°53′28″N 91°59′11″W / 41.89111°N 91.98639°W / 41.89111; -91.98639CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyBentonArea • Total0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) • Land0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation
830 ft (250 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total116 • Density280.19/sq mi (108.18/km2)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes
52354
FIPS code19-82515GNIS 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.[2] Watkins lies along local roads south of the city of Vinton, the county seat of Benton County.[3] Its elevation is 830 feet (250 m) above sea level.[4] Although Watkins is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52354,[5] which opened on 15 December 1873.[6]

Watkins was platted in 1874.[7] The community was named for J. B. Watkins, a railroad official.[8]

Watkins is within the Benton Community School District.[9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020116—
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Watkins CDP, Iowa". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watkins, Iowa
  5. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watkins Post Office
  7. ^ The History of Benton County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Western Historical. 1878. p. 328.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Booklet 2019-2020" (PDF). Benton Community School District. p. 4/24. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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