Wapsie, Iowa | |
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unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 42°42′54″N 92°11′58″W / 42.71500°N 92.19944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Bremer |
Elevation | 1,030 ft (310 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Wapsie is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township in Bremer County, Iowa, United States.
Wapsi is in section 6 of Franklin Township.[1] It is at the junction of Sable Avenue and Iowa Highway 3 (230th Street).[2]
Wapsie was founded one mile west of the banks of the Wapsipinicon River. The Wapsie post office opened on October 10, 1890, and closed on January 14, 1905.[3]
Wapsie's population was 25 in 1887,[4] was 27 in 1902,[5] and was 21 in 1917.[6]
The community of Wapsie in Bremer County is not to be confused with the town of Bailey, formerly known as Wapsie, in Mitchell County; both communities were near the Wapsipinicon River, but in different parts of the state. Wapsie has also been spelled Wapsi.[7]