Knittel, Iowa | |
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unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 42°42′55″N 92°15′31″W / 42.71528°N 92.25861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Bremer |
Elevation | 1,010 ft (310 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Knittel is an unincorporated community in Maxfield Township in Bremer County, Iowa, United States.
Knittel lies at the junction of Iowa Highway 3 and County Road V43. It is two miles northwest of Readlyn.
Knittel was founded in Maxfield Township. According to a history of Bremer County, "the town of Knittel was named in honor of" John Knittel, born in Swabia in 1838.[1] The Knittel post office opened on January 30, 1885.[2]
Knittel's population was 25 in 1887,[3] was 22 in 1902,[4] and was 26 in 1917.[5] Knittel's population had increased to 45 in 1925,[6] but the town's fortunes began to decline after that.
The Knittel post office closed on January 14, 1905.[2]
The Knittel school operated in the community circa 1900.[7]
The gravel road between Knittel and Tripoli was paved with blacktop in 1957, as part of Bremer County's road improvement project.[8]