| Official Name: | Republic, Iowa |
| Pushpin Map: | Iowa |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chickasaw |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1102 |
| Coordinates: | 42.9511°N -92.3975°W |
| Area Code: | 641 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 460589 |
Republic is an unincorporated community in southern Chickasaw County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
A post office was established at Republic on February 1, 1887.[1]
Republic was platted in section 20 of Richland Township, one mile east of the center of the township, and about five miles southeast of Williamstown.[2]
Republic's population was 25 in 1887,[3] and was 27 in 1902.[4]
The Republic post office was discontinued on January 31, 1914.[1] In 1915, the population of Republic was 37.[5]
Republic had been a prosperous community, but by 1919, historians were calling the community, and nearby Williamstown, a memory, stating that the heyday of these two communities was long past.[6]
In January 1945, the Republic School was destroyed in a fire. The school was replaced with a new building, said to be "the best rural school building ever built in Chickasaw County," in November 1946.[7]
As late as the 1930s, Republic had two churches.[2] In 1947, the old Methodist church was moved from the north side of the highway to the south side, combining this structure with the Disciples Building.[8] The Republic Community Church still operates.