Chapin, Iowa

Chapin, Iowa
Census-designated place
Chapin, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°50′01″N 93°13′20″W / 42.83361°N 93.22222°WCoordinates: 42°50′01″N 93°13′20″W / 42.83361°N 93.22222°W
Country United States
State Iowa
County Franklin
Area[1]
 • Total 0.070 sq mi (0.18 km2)
 • Land 0.070 sq mi (0.18 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,155 ft (352 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 87
 • Density 1,200/sq mi (480/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 641
GNIS feature ID 455347[3]

Chapin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Franklin County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads just off U.S. Route 65, north of the city of Hampton, the county seat of Franklin County.[4] Its elevation is 1,155 feet (352 m), and it is located at 42°50′1″N 93°13′20″W / 42.83361°N 93.22222°W (42.8335814, -93.2221464).[3] Although Chapin is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 50427,[5] which opened on 29 February 1860.[6] As of the 2010 census, its population was 87.[2]

Chapin was platted in 1858 by Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, who had previously founded Grinnell, Iowa. Josiah Bushnell Grinnell gave this new town the name Chapin, the maiden name of his wife.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chapin, Iowa
  4. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 38-39.
  5. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chapin Post Office
  7. ↑ Stuart, I. L. (1914). History of Franklin County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 324.