Watertown, South Dakota
city in and county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States
Watertown is a city in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is the county seat of Codington County, and 22,655 people lived there at the 2020 census.[5] Watertown became a city in 1885.[6]
Watertown, South Dakota | |
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Nickname: South Dakota's Rising Star | |
Coordinates: 44°54′12″N 97°7′14″W / 44.90333°N 97.12056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Codington |
Founded | 1879[1] |
Incorporated | 1885[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Body | Watertown City Council |
Area | |
• City | 26.34 sq mi (68.23 km2) |
• Land | 18.37 sq mi (47.57 km2) |
• Water | 7.98 sq mi (20.66 km2) |
Elevation | 1,729 ft (527 m) |
Population | |
• City | 22,655 |
• Density | 1,233.46/sq mi (476.25/km2) |
• Metro | 28,325 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 57201 |
Area code | 605 |
FIPS code | 46-69300 |
GNIS feature ID | 1267627[4] |
Website | watertownsd.us |
References
change- ↑ Hasselstrom, p. 29.
- ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watertown, South Dakota
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "QuickFacts: Watertown city, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-16.