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Population (year 2000): 3,029. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,932 (+29.8% change)
Males: 1,458 (48.1%), Females: 1,571 (51.9%)
Carver County
Zip code:
55388
Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $47,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $125,200 (year 2000)
Races in Watertown:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (51.1%), Norwegian (15.8%),
Swedish (13.0%), Irish (10.9%), Polish (5.9%), English (5.4%).
Elevation: 930 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Watertown
- High school or higher: 81.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Watertown city
- Never married: 26.9%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 7.9%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +490 (+19.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Watertown:
- RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; WACONIA,
MN)
- BUFFALO HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BUFFALO, MN)
- MONTICELLO-BIG LAKE COMM HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
MONTICELLO, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Watertown:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 42 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 45
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 100 miles; BRAINERD, MN;
ID: BRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Watertown:
- BUFFALO MUNI (about 13 miles; BUFFALO, MN; ID: 8Y2)
- WINSTED MUNI (about 16 miles; WINSTED, MN; ID: 10D)
- MAPLE LAKE MUNI (about 21 miles; MAPLE LAKE, MN; ID:
MGG)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Watertown:
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; BROOKLYN
PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
- NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,097)
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about
39 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,857)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; COON
RAPIDS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,627)
- AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,662)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES (about 43 miles;
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 36,289)
Public high school in Watertown:
- WATERTOWN SR. (Students: 495; Location: 1001
HWY. 25 N.W.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Watertown:
- WATERTOWN-MAYER EL. (Students: 515; Location:
301 STATE ST. N.W.; Grades: PK - 04)
- WATERTOWN-MAYER MID. (Students: 473;
Location: 1001 HWY. 25 N.W.; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Watertown:
- ST PAUL-ST PETER LUTHERAN SCH (Students: 81;
Location: 513 WESTNINSTER SW P0 BOX 669; Grades: PK - 8)
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