Waukon Junction is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.[1]

Waukon Junction, Iowa
Nickname: 
The Junction
Waukon Junction, Iowa is located in Iowa
Waukon Junction, Iowa
Waukon Junction, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°09′12″N 91°11′17″W / 43.15333°N 91.18806°W / 43.15333; -91.18806
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyAllamakee
Elevation
636 ft (194 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code563
GNIS feature ID464795

History

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Waukon Junction in Allamakee County, Iowa, in 1903

Waukon Junction got its start following construction of the railroad through that territory.[2] The community's population was 58 in 1902,[3] and 75 in 1925.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waukon Junction, Iowa
  2. ^ Ellery M. Hancock (1913). Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. pp. 293.
  3. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  4. ^ 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. 1925. p. 190.