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Population (year 2000): 209. Estimated
population in July 2005: 199 (-4.8% change)
Males: 111 (53.1%), Females: 98 (46.9%)
Chippewa County
Zip code:
56295
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $34,688 (year 2000)
Median house value: $35,000 (year 2000)
Races in Watson:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
- Hispanic (3.3%)
- Other race (3.3%)
- Filipino (1.0%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (51.7%), German (32.1%),
Swedish (9.6%), Polish (8.6%), United States (8.1%), Irish
(5.7%).
Elevation: 1031 feet
Land area: 0.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Watson
- High school or higher: 78.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Watson city
- Never married: 27.5%
- Now married: 50.3%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 9.0%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Watson:
- CHIPPEWA COUNTY MONTEVIDEO HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
MONTEVIDEO, MN)
- JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HOME (about 18 miles;
DAWSON, MN)
- APPLETON MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
APPLETON, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Watson:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 86 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 94 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 119 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD;
ID: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Watson:
- MONTEVIDEO-CHIPPEWA COUNTY (about 8 miles;
MONTEVIDEO, MN; ID: MVE)
- APPLETON MUNI (about 20 miles; APPLETON, MN; ID: AQP)
- BENSON MUNI (about 24 miles; BENSON, MN; ID: BBB)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Watson:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 53 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 104
miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 118 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 134 miles; ST
PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
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