Watertown, Massachusetts

Watertown, Massachusetts
City
Watertown's Main Street, facing westward
Watertown's Main Street, facing westward
Flag of Watertown, Massachusetts
Official seal of Watertown, Massachusetts
Motto(s): 
In pace condita (Latin)
"Founded in peace"
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Watertown is located in Greater Boston area
Watertown
Watertown
Watertown is located in Massachusetts
Watertown
Watertown
Watertown is located in the United States
Watertown
Watertown
Coordinates: 42°22′15″N 71°11′00″W / 42.37083°N 71.18333°W / 42.37083; -71.18333
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
SettledJuly 1630
IncorporatedSeptember 7, 1630
Government
 • TypeCouncil-manager
 • City ManagerGeorge Proakis
Area
 • Total
4.12 sq mi (10.68 km2)
 • Land4.00 sq mi (10.35 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
Elevation
36 ft (11 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
35,329
 • Density8,841.09/sq mi (3,413.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code
02472
Area code617/857
FIPS code25-73440
GNIS feature ID0612401
Websitewww.watertown-ma.gov

Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, part of Greater Boston. The population was 35,329 in the 2020 census. Its neighborhoods include Bemis, Coolidge Square, East Watertown, Watertown Square, and the West End.

Watertown was one of the first Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements organized by Puritan settlers in 1630. The city is home to the Perkins School for the Blind, the Armenian Library and Museum of America, and the historic Watertown Arsenal, which produced military armaments from 1816 through World War II.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.