Watertown | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Watertown | |
| Motto: "Heart of the Luce Line Trail." | |
 Location of the city of Watertown within Carver County, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 44°57′37″N 93°50′35″W / 44.96028°N 93.84306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Carver |
| Founded | 1858 |
| Incorporated | 1877 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.67 sq mi (6.92 km2) |
| • Land | 2.63 sq mi (6.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
| Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,659 |
| • Estimate (2022)[4] | 4,842 |
| • Density | 1,774.18/sq mi (685.06/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55388 |
| Area code | 952 |
| FIPS code | 27-68548[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2397211[2] |
| Website | watertownmn.gov |
Watertown is a small city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States, along the South Fork of the Crow River, on the outskirts of the Twin Cities metro area. The population was 4,659 at the 2020 census.[3]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watertown, Minnesota
- ^ a b "Explorer Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.