Watertown, South Dakota Watertown, South Dakota Nickname(s): South Dakota's Rising Star Location in Codington County and the state of South Dakota Location in Codington County and the state of South Dakota State South Dakota Body Watertown City Council Watertown is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Codington County, South Dakota, United States. The populace was 21,482 at the 2010 census.
It is the fifth biggest city in South Dakota.
It is also the principal town/city of the Watertown Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Codington and Hamlin counties.
Watertown is home to the Redlin Art Center which homes many of the initial art works produced by Terry Redlin, one of America's most prominent wildlife artists.
Watertown also is home to the Bramble Park Zoo and the Watertown Regional Library.
The Watertown Public Opinion is a six-day daily journal presented in Watertown.
Watertown's residentiary real estate is considered the most expensive in South Dakota for metros/cities of its size; the median price for a home in Watertown is around $200,000. Watertown is positioned at 44 54 12 N 97 7 14 W (44.903433, -97.120437), along the Big Sioux River. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 25.04 square miles (64.85 km2), of which, 17.45 square miles (45.20 km2) is territory and 7.59 square miles (19.66 km2) is water. Watertown sits on the Big Sioux River and two primary lakes, Lake Pelican and Lake Kampeska.
Most of Watertown also sits upon a short plateau.
Elevation at Watertown Regional Airport is 1,745 feet.
Watertown has been assigned the ZIP code 57201 and the FIPS place code 69300.
An 1883 bird's eye illustration of Watertown Watertown was established in 1879 as a rail end when the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad reactivated part of a line it had constructed to Lake Kampeska. Even with the eminence of rivers and lakes in the area, the town/city was titled after Watertown, New York, the hometown of brothers John E.
During the 1880s, Watertown prospered as a transit hub after the barns s had been extended further west.
Along with a several other cities, Watertown had been a candidate as capital of the new state of South Dakota, although it lost out to the more centrally positioned Pierre.
The city's current newspaper, the Watertown Public Opinion, began publishing in 1887. In the mid-20th century, Interstate 29 was constructed through easterly South Dakota. The route encompassed a slight bend to bring the interstate closer to Watertown. The interstate's assembly has been a primary economic benefit to the larger communities along its route, including Watertown. Climate data for Watertown, SD In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
Watertown has two establishments providing post-secondary education.
Lake Area Technical Institute is a enhance technical school classified as a improve college, offering degrees in areas such as Agriculture, Nursing, and Welding.
There is also a satellite ground of Mount Marty College, a private Catholic school based in Yankton, South Dakota.
Watertown has one enhance high school, Watertown High School, and one private boarding school, Great Plains Lutheran High School.
Watertown is considered one of the best metros/cities for secondary education inside the state and is considered above-average for post-secondary education inside the state.[according to whom?] Watertown Middle School is the only enhance middle school in Watertown.
The Watertown School Board voted to build a new middle school a several blocks north of the current middle school, and the new school was instead of in August 2015.
There are multiple elementary schools in Watertown.
The five enhance elementary schools include: Lincoln Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, Mc - Kinnely Elementary, and Mellette Elementary.
Immaculate Conception School is a private Catholic elementary school.
Watertown Christian School is a private non-denominational Christian elementary school.
Harmony Hill High School was a catholic girls boarding school in Watertown from 1967 to 1974.
Watertown Family Aquatic Center Watertown Stadium Watertown Regional Library The Watertown Public Opinion is the small-town daily newspaper.
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Watertown also has one airport, Watertown Regional Airport, and small-town bus service provided by the Watertown Area Transit Corporation.
Representative from South Dakota Kornmann (born 1937), federal judge on United States District Court for the District of South Dakota Jake Krull (1938-2016), South Dakota state senator Mellette, (1842-1896), last Dakota Territorial Governor and first Governor of the State of South Dakota.
Representative of South Dakota's at-large district.
Lee Raymond, (born 1938), chemical engineer and long-time Chairman and CEO, Exxon Corporation and Exxon - Mobile, born and attended major and secondary school in Watertown Watertown School District 910 City of Watertown 336 South Dakota State Historical Society.
"South Dakota Homes For Sale By City".
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Watertown Government Website Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce Watertown Public Opinion - small-town journal Watertown Regional Library Website Municipalities and communities of Codington County, South Dakota, United States State of South Dakota
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