Republic's population was 25 in 1887,[4] and was 27 in 1902.[5]
The Republic post office was discontinued on January 31, 1914.[2] In 1915, the population of Republic was 37.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
As late as the 1930s, Republic had two churches.[3] 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.[9] The Republic Community Church still operates.
