Washburn, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°24′42″N 92°16′03″W / 42.41167°N 92.26750°W / 42.41167; -92.26750
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Washburn, Iowa
Washburn is located in Iowa
Washburn
Washburn
Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 42°24′42″N 92°16′03″W / 42.41167°N 92.26750°W / 42.41167; -92.26750
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyBlack Hawk
Area
 • Total1.25 sq mi (3.23 km2)
 • Land1.24 sq mi (3.20 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total870
 • Density703.88/sq mi (271.71/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code19-82290
GNIS feature ID0462685

Washburn is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. Washburn lies south of Waterloo on U.S. Route 218. Other towns near Washburn are Gilbertville and La Porte City. The community is part of the WaterlooCedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020870
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

History[edit]

Washburn was platted in 1880.[3] Washburn's population was 79 in 1902,[4] and 94 in 1925.[5]

The 2010 census recorded a population of 876 for the Washburn CDP.[6]

Education[edit]

Washburn is in the Waterloo Community School District.[7][8] It is currently serviced by Orange Elementary, Hoover Middle, and Waterloo West High.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  3. ^ Hartman, John C. (1915). History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 307. ISBN 9785878945356.
  4. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  5. ^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.
  6. ^ "Data from the 2010 Census". State Data Center of Iowa. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  7. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Washburn CDP, IA" (PDF). 2010 U.S. Census. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "Waterloo" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "Waterloo Community School District - Locate My School". Locate My School. Retrieved September 17, 2020.