Watertown, New York

Watertown City of Watertown
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.
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Nickname:  The Garland City
Watertown Location of Watertown in New York
Coordinates: 43°58′32.2″N 75°54′23.0″W / 43.975611°N 75.906389°W / 43.975611; -75.906389
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Central 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
• City manager	Jeffrey M. Smith
• City council	Members' List • Stephen A. Jennings • Mark C. Walczyk • Cody J. Horbacz • Teresa R. Macaluso
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  (2020)[1]
• 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
GNIS feature ID	0968914
Website	www.watertown-ny.gov

Watertown is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is about 25 miles (40 km) south of the Thousand Islands. The Black River flows through the middle of the city. It is about five miles east of where it meets with Lake Ontario.^[2][3] The city of Watertown is surrounded by the town of Watertown to the north, east, and west. The Public Square is in the middle of the city of Watertown. Watertown is 13 miles southwest of a U.S Army base, Fort Drum. As of the 2020 census, 24,685 people lived in Watertown. Thompson Park is a park in the city.^[2] The Watertown City School District is the school district in the city.

The area was surveyed for the first time by Benjamin Wright in 1796. Watertown had its first residents in 1798. The first people to live in Watertown chose Watertown because of the water power that the Black River gave. Watertown legally became a settlement on March 14, 1800. The city became the county seat of Jefferson County in 1805. Watertown was incorporated as a village in 1816, and became a city in 1869.

In the 21st century, Watertown is a big part of upstate New York. Watertown has a lot of business with visitors from Canada, because the city is only 30 miles (48 kilometres) away from the border of Canada. Watertown, South Dakota was named after the city.^[4]

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