Waubeek, Iowa
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Waubeek is an unincorporated community in Linn County
Linn County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 211,226 in the county, with a population density of . There were 92,251 housing units, of which 86,134 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

, United States
United States
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. It is located on the Wapsipinicon River
Wapsipinicon River
The Wapsipinicon River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately long, in northeastern Iowa in the United States. It drains a rural farming region of rolling hills and bluffs north of Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. The initial vowel rhymes with "pop".It rises in Mower County, Minnesota...

 on County Road X20 north of Whittier
Whittier, Iowa
Whittier is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa, United States. It is located at the intersections of County Roads X20 and E34 south of Waubeek and west of Viola, at 42.092976N, -91.462973W.-History:...

 and south of Prairieburg
Prairieburg, Iowa
Prairieburg is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 178 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Prairieburg is located at ....

, at 42.164779N, -91.462265W.

History

An earlier town, named Paddington, existed in the area now known as Waubeek. Waubeek was formally founded on October 28, 1859.
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