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Watertown is a city in, and the county seat of, Jefferson County, New York, United States. It is approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of the Thousand Islands, and situated along the Black River about 5 miles (8 km) east of its mouth into Lake Ontario. The city is bordered by the town of Watertown to the south, east, and west, and is served by the Watertown International Airport and Watertown Daily Times. In the middle of the city lies the Public Square Historic District, which was built in 1805 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1984, encompassing 58 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and three contributing objects. Watertown is located 13 miles (21 kilometres) southwest of Fort Drum, and is the service and shopping destination for the fort's personnel. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city has 24,685 residents.
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Watertown
City of Watertown | |
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Clockwise from top: the Public Square; the Black River; the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the Emma Flower Taylor Mansion; the Paddock Arcade; a set of buildings including the Paddock Arcade; the Roswell P. Flower Memorial Library; the Paddock Mansion; the Jefferson County Courthouse Complex. | |
Nickname: The Garland City | |
Coordinates: 43°58′32.2″N 75°54′23.0″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Region | The Thousand Islands (New York) |
County | Jefferson |
Settled | 1800; 224 years ago (1800) |
Incorporated (village) | 1816; 208 years ago (1816) |
Incorporated (city) | 1869; 155 years ago (1869) |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Jeffrey M. Smith |
• City Council | Members' List
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Area | |
• Total | 9.39 sq mi (24.31 km2) |
• Land | 9.03 sq mi (23.39 km2) |
• Water | 0.35 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
Elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 24,685 |
• Density | 2,733.7/sq mi (1,055.5/km2) |
Demonym | Watertownian |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Zip Codes | 13601, 13602 |
Area code | 315 |
FIPS code | 36-78608[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 0968914[4] |
Website | www |
The area was first surveyed in 1796, and was settled in March 1800 due to the abundant Hydropower the Black River provided. The city was designated as the county seat of Jefferson County after it was split off from Oneida County in 1805. The city was incorporated as a village in 1816, and incorporated as a city in 1869. In the late 19th century, the city began to boom as an industrial center for Upstate New York. By the early 20th century the city was said to have more millionaires per capita than any other city in the nation. During the mid 1960s, Chicago boomed as the industrial center of the United States, and attracted many of the younger residents from the area along with their businesses, leading to many historic buildings being demolished which began a steady decline in population. By 2000, the city had lost over 7,000 residents.
Today the city serves as the commercial and financial center for a large rural area. Since the city is located just 30 miles (48 km) from the international boundary with Canada via the Thousand Islands Bridge, shopping by Canadian visitors is an important part of the local economy. It also is part of an area receiving numerous tourists and summer residents annually. Watertown, South Dakota, was named in the city's honor.