{"id":3255,"date":"2023-05-02T10:30:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T10:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3255"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:34","slug":"bremer-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/bremer-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Bremer County, Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bremer County is a county in Iowa, United States, in the northeastern part of the state, part of the Waterloo&ndash;Cedar Falls metropolitan area. It had a population of 24,988 at the 2020 census and covers 439 square miles (1,140 km2) centred near 42&deg;46&prime;27&Prime;N 92&deg;19&prime;01&Prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Waverly is the county seat, and its postal code is 50677. The county has eight incorporated cities, eight unincorporated communities, and 14 civil townships. Bremer County observes Central Time.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Bremer County<\/h2>\n<p>Bremer County has eight incorporated cities &mdash; every one of them legally a &#8220;city&#8221; under Iowa law regardless of size &mdash; plus eight recognised unincorporated communities. The table below lists all 16 by type, home township, and 2020 census population where the place is a separate census entity; unincorporated communities marked &#8220;Unincorp.&#8221; have no independent census count.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Township<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Waverly<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>Warren<\/td>\n<td>10,394<\/td>\n<td>50677<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Denver<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>Douglas<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>50622<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sumner<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>Sumner No. 2<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>50674<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tripoli<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>Le Roy<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>50676<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Janesville<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>Jefferson<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>50647<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Readlyn<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>Franklin<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>50668<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plainfield<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>Polk<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>50666<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Frederika<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>Frederika<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>50631<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Artesian<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Fremont<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bremer<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Jackson<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Buck Creek<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Lafayette<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Horton<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Dayton<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Klinger<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Maxfield<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Siegel<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Washington<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wapsie<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Douglas<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Waverly Junction<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Warren<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The old page also listed &#8220;Highway Three MH Park,&#8221; &#8220;Knittel,&#8221; &#8220;Miner,&#8221; &#8220;Old Tripoli,&#8221; and &#8220;Spring Fountain MH Park&#8221; as separate places; these are small mobile-home parks or historic sites without independent recognition in current gazetteer or Census Bureau records, so they are omitted here rather than published unverified.<\/p>\n<h2>Townships<\/h2>\n<p>Bremer County is divided into 14 civil townships. The 2020 census did not publish standalone population figures at the township level for Bremer County, so those columns read &mdash; below; the &#8220;Main settlements&#8221; column is filled in only where a township clearly hosts the city or community sharing its name.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Township<\/th>\n<th>Pop. (2020)<\/th>\n<th>Main settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Warren<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Waverly, Waverly Junction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sumner No. 2<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Sumner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Douglas<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Denver, Wapsie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Le Roy<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Tripoli<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jefferson<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Janesville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Franklin<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Readlyn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Polk<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Plainfield<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Frederika<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Frederika<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fremont<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Artesian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jackson<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Bremer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lafayette<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Buck Creek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dayton<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Horton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maxfield<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Klinger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Washington<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>Siegel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>50677 &mdash; Waverly (also serves Waverly Junction and Bremer)<\/li>\n<li>50622 &mdash; Denver<\/li>\n<li>50674 &mdash; Sumner<\/li>\n<li>50676 &mdash; Tripoli<\/li>\n<li>50647 &mdash; Janesville<\/li>\n<li>50668 &mdash; Readlyn<\/li>\n<li>50666 &mdash; Plainfield<\/li>\n<li>50631 &mdash; Frederika (PO Box service only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Smaller unincorporated communities such as Artesian, Buck Creek, Horton, Klinger, and Siegel have no post office of their own and use the ZIP code of the nearest incorporated city.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Bremer County sits on gently rolling glacial till plain typical of northeast Iowa, drained by the Cedar River, which runs through Waverly, and the Wapsipinicon River along the county&#8217;s eastern edge. Of its 439 square miles, 435 square miles are land and 3.9 square miles are water. The county borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/chickasaw-county\/\">Chickasaw County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/fayette-county-iowa\/\">Fayette County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/buchanan-county\/\">Buchanan County<\/a> to the southeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/black-hawk-county\/\">Black Hawk County<\/a> to the south, Butler County to the west, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/floyd-county-iowa\/\">Floyd County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Bremer County had a population of 24,988 at the 2020 census, with a density of roughly 57 people per square mile. Waverly, the county seat, is by far the largest community, with 10,394 residents at the 2020 census; the county&#8217;s other seven incorporated cities are each smaller. Median household income in the county runs above the Iowa median of $71,433, reflecting Waverly&#8217;s manufacturing and college-town economy.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Manufacturing, agriculture, and education anchor the county&#8217;s economy. Waverly is home to Wartburg College, a liberal-arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, which draws students and staff to the county seat year-round. Row-crop farming &mdash; corn and soybeans &mdash; dominates the surrounding townships, and several manufacturing employers operate along Waverly&#8217;s industrial corridor.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Bremer County was organized in 1851 and named for Fredrika Bremer, a Swedish feminist writer and novelist who toured the United States in the early 1850s and wrote sympathetically about frontier life. Early settlement concentrated along the Cedar River at Waverly, platted in 1853, which grew as a milling and rail town. German and Norwegian immigrants settled much of the county&#8217;s farmland in the 1850s and 1860s, a heritage still visible in local church congregations and place names such as Frederika.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Routes 63 and 218 cross the county, along with Iowa Highways 3, 27, 93, and 188. U.S. 218 links Waverly directly to Cedar Falls and Waterloo to the south.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cedar Falls &mdash; 15 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Waterloo &mdash; 20 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Charles City &mdash; 20 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Cedar Rapids &mdash; 55 miles southeast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO), about 20 miles south of Waverly.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Bremer County, Iowa?<\/strong><br \/>It lies in the northeastern part of Iowa, in the Waterloo&ndash;Cedar Falls metropolitan area, centred near 42&deg;46&prime;27&Prime;N 92&deg;19&prime;01&Prime;W.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Bremer County?<\/strong><br \/>24,988 at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Bremer County?<\/strong><br \/>439 square miles (1,140 km2), of which 435 square miles is land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Bremer County?<\/strong><br \/>Waverly is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Bremer County?<\/strong><br \/>Eight incorporated cities and eight unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Bremer County?<\/strong><br \/>50622, 50631, 50647, 50666, 50668, 50674, 50676, and 50677.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Bremer County named after?<\/strong><br \/>Fredrika Bremer, a 19th-century Swedish feminist writer whose American travels drew attention to the region during the settlement era.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/iowa\/\">Towns and villages in Iowa<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bremer County is a county in Iowa, United States, in the northeastern part of the state, part of the Waterloo&ndash;Cedar Falls metropolitan area. It had a population of 24,988 at the 2020 census and covers 439 square miles (1,140 km2) centred near 42&deg;46&prime;27&Prime;N 92&deg;19&prime;01&Prime;W. Waverly is the county seat, and its postal code is 50677. 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