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Watertown is a city in Jefferson County.
It is the county seat.
The community was named for its location by Black River Falls.
[NOTE: This is not the only community in New York named Watertown. For links to other places called Watertown, NY, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Watertown is 43.974N. The longitude is -75.911W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 466 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 26,782.
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$28,429National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Watertown demographic reports
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Frank W. Woolworth introduced the five-and-ten-cent store here in 1878
The local economy relies heavily on Fort Drum Army base
· James B. Liddy, inventor of the bedspring
· Mary-Margaret Humes, actress
· John Foster Dulles, secretary of state
· Viggo Mortensen, actor
· Richard Grieco, actor
- Jefferson County Fair - July 10-15, 2007
- Italian Festival - Sept. 7-8, 2007
Watertown was to her as invisible as her skin, and she no longer saw (if she ever had) the derelict storefronts and sagging porches. The grand downtown, once known as Garland City, its stone buildings and central plaza constructed on an imperial scale, impressed her only rarely as forelorn: mostly it seemed, as she drove through it to the high school or to the Price Chopper, of a blind and consoling familiarity.
-- The Emperor's Children
Claire Messud
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12% of Watertown residents report German ancestry, and 17% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Watertown ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Watertown was $16,354, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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17% of Watertown residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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- Jefferson County Fair - July 10-15, 2007
- Italian Festival - Sept. 7-8, 2007
Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.
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Historic districts in Watertown include Public Square Historic District ... View historic districts
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Median rent in Watertown, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $377. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $849.
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Libraries in Watertown include East Hounsfield Free Library, Roswell P. Flower Memorial Library ... View libraries
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Newspapers in Watertown include Watertown Daily Times
TV stations in Watertown include WPBS, WWTI.
National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WJNY., WRVJ., WSLJ.
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Jefferson County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Watertown political report.
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The average commute time for Watertown workers is 17 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
A total of 4 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Watertown between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is a rate of 1.5 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.
Hotels in Watertown include Best Western, Days Inn Watertown, Econo Lodge, Ramada Inn, Travelodge.
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