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A town of 1,159.
Watertown Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A− for health; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 49 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score lower on civic life. Watertown Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Watertown Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Watertown Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 316 in 1880, 4,659 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Watertown Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Watertown Township.
FEMA puts 73% of Watertown Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 9% to tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Watertown Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2014. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Watertown Township: 25% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. 20% of Watertown Township adults binge drink, against 18% in Minnesota’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. In Watertown Township, 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 29% have high blood pressure.
| Watertown Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The range runs from 5° on a January night to 82° on a July afternoon, with about 45 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.8% of Watertown Township working residents work locally, below both Minnesota’s towns (9.8%) and U.S. towns (8%). Its typical household income comes in at $108,000. Since 2013, Watertown Township has added 38 jobs, to 432 in 2023. The share of residents in Watertown Township who live below the poverty line: 2.2%.
| Watertown Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 19% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Watertown Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
12 mi LakeLake Minnetonka
27 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
29 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
20 mi Theme parkValleyfair
35 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino ArenaU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Minnetonka: Dan, CC BY 2.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Valleyfair: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clumpinglitter/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Watertown Township
About 4 of every 100 Watertown Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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