Waukon Junction, Iowa | |
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| Nickname(s): The Junction | |
  Waukon Junction, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 43°09′12″N91°11′17″W / 43.15333°N 91.18806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Allamakee |
| Elevation | 636 ft (194 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 563 |
| GNIS feature ID | 464795 |
Waukon Junction is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. [1]
Waukon Junction got its start following construction of the railroad through that territory. [2] The community's population was 58 in 1902. [3]
Allamakee County is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,330. Its county seat is Waukon.
Lansing is a city in Lansing Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 999 at the 2010 census.
Postville is a city in Allamakee and Clayton counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. It lies near the junction of four counties and at the intersection of U.S. Routes 18 and 52 and Iowa Highway 51, with airport facilities in the neighboring communities of Waukon, Decorah, Monona and Prairie du Chien. The population was 2,227 at the 2010 census, down from 2,273 in 2000. The city is in Allamakee County's southwestern corner and the Clayton County's northwestern corner in a quad county, or four-corner region, where four counties intersect. Winneshiek County is just to the west and Fayette County just to the southwest of Postville.
Waterville is a city in Paint Creek Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 144 at the 2010 census.
Waukon is a city in Makee Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, United States, and the county seat of Allamakee County. The population was 3,897 at the 2010 census.
Paint Creek is a direct tributary of the Upper Mississippi River, rising in central Allamakee County, Iowa, in and about the city of Waukon. The catchment measures approximately 85.5 square miles (221 km2). It has some still-rural stretches past 9th Street Southwest in Waukon, but most of the actual Waukon portions have been culverted. It joins the Mississippi approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) above Marquette, Iowa in Pool 10, near river mile 641.
Iowa Highway 51 (Iowa 51) is a state highway that runs from north to south in northeast Iowa. Contained entirely by Allamakee County, it is only 11 miles (18 km) in length. It begins at U.S. Highway 18 (US 18) and US 52 in Postville and ends at Iowa 9 near Waukon.
Waukon High School is a public high school located in the city of Waukon, Iowa. It is the only high school in the Allamakee Community School District and serves many of the surrounding towns, including: Harpers Ferry, Waterville, and Dorchester.
Makee Township is one of eighteen townships in Allamakee County, Iowa, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 4,176.
Dorchester is an unincorporated community in northwestern Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads just off Iowa Highway 76, north of the city of Waukon, the county seat of Allamakee County. Its elevation is 738 feet (225 m). The town was originally settled by Harvey Bell and Edmund Bell, and was named after Dorchester, England. Although Dorchester is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52140, which opened on 21 May 1857. Dorchester is located in Waterloo Township.
The Allamakee Community School District is a public school district based in the city of Waukon in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. The district is mainly in Allamakee County, with a small portion in Winneshiek County. It serves the cities of Waukon, Harpers Ferry, and Waterville, and the surrounding rural areas.
The Allamakee County Court House in Waukon, Iowa, United States was built in 1940. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 as a part of the PWA-Era County Courthouses of IA Multiple Properties Submission. The courthouse is the third building the county has used for court functions and county administration.
The Old Allamakee County Courthouse, also known as the Allamakee County Historical Museum, is a historic building located in Waukon, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1861 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. It was the second building used for court functions and county administration.
The 1996 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 7 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Lycurgus is a rural unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.
Volney is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.
Ion is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.
Maud is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.
Elon is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.
The Old Allamakee County Courthouse, located on 2nd Street in Lansing, is a short-lived former county courthouse of Allamakee County, Iowa. The courthouse was completed in 1861 amid a fight between Lansing and Waukon over which community deserved to be the county seat. Lansing had lost a vote on the county seat to Waukon in 1859, but they won another vote in 1861 after teaming up with the community of Columbus. Waukon built its own courthouse in the meantime, but it failed to win back the county seat in yet another vote in 1864. The county sheriff, a Waukon resident, attempted to seize the county's records from the Lansing courthouse in 1866; however, a posse from Lansing stopped him before he could return to Waukon. The Iowa Supreme Court decided the county seat battle in favor of Waukon the following year; it has remained there since.
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