Wright, Iowa

Wright, Iowa
Wright, Iowa
Unincorporated community
	Wright Wright
	Coordinates: 41°14′57″N 92°31′34″W / 41.24917°N 92.52611°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Mahaska
Elevation	843 ft (257 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	641
GNIS feature ID	463215

Wright is an unincorporated community in Mahaska County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.^[1]

History

A post office was established at Wright in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1973.^[2] The community was named for a local landowner.^[3] Wright's population was 21 in 1902,^[4] and had increased to 115 by 1925.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wright, Iowa
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wright Post Office (historical)
^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 141.
^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
^ 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. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wright, Iowa

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wright Post Office (historical)

[3] Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 141.

[4] Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.

[5] 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. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Mahaska County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Oskaloosa
Cities	Barnes City‡ Beacon Eddyville‡ Fremont Keomah Village Leighton New Sharon Oskaloosa Pella‡ Rose Hill University Park	Map of Iowa highlighting Mahaska County
Townships	Adams Black Oak Cedar East Des Moines Garfield Harrison Jefferson Lincoln Madison Monroe Pleasant Grove Prairie Richland Scott Spring Creek Union West Des Moines White Oak
Unincorporated communities	Cedar Hopewell Indianapolis Lacey Lakonta Peoria Tioga Union Mills Wright
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Wright, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°14′57″N 92°31′34″W / 41.24917°N 92.52611°W / 41.24917; -92.52611
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Mahaska
Elevation	843 ft (257 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	641
GNIS feature ID	463215^[1]