Bauer, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Bauer, Iowa
Pushpin Map:Iowa#USA
Pushpin Label:Bauer
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Marion County
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:41.2039°N -93.3072°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:454390

Bauer is an unincorporated community in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

History

St. Joseph's Catholic Church was founded in Bauer in 1853 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places.

St. Joseph's Catholic School of Bauer was founded in 1904. By 1919, it had 72 students.[1]

The community's population was 20 in 1890,[2] 25 in 1900,[3] and 20 in 1920.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Iowa Educational Directory . State of Iowa . 1919 . 352 . en.
  2. Book: Cram, George Franklin . Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts ; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States . 1887 . G.F. Cram . 368 . en.
  3. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en.
  4. Book: 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 . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 188–190 . en.