Watertown Township is a rural township in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,188 as of the 2020 census.
History
Watertown Township was organized in 1858, and named from the numerous bodies of water within its borders.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89.3 km), of which 32.5 square miles (84.3 km) is land and 1.9 square miles (5.0 km) (5.62%) is water.
The entire city of Watertown and a portion of the city of Mayer are located within the township geographically but are separate entities.
Township 117 North, Range 25 West, Fifth Principal Meridian of the Public Land Survey System.
Lakes
- Buck Lake
- Goose Lake (north quarter)
- Lippert Lake (east quarter)
- Mud Lake
- Oak Lake
- Rice Lake
- Swede Lake
Adjacent townships
- Franklin Township, Wright County (north)
- Laketown Township (southeast)
- Waconia Township (south)
- Hollywood Township (west)
- Woodland Township, Wright County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains the following cemeteries: Saint Paul's Catholic and Zion.
Major highways
- 20px Minnesota State Highway 7
- 20px Minnesota State Highway 25
Demographics
As of the census
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! Year
! Republican
! Democratic
! Third parties
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| style="text-align:center;" |2020
| style="text-align:center;" |67.9% 583
| style="text-align:center;" |30.8% 265
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% 11
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2016
| style="text-align:center;" |66.9% 522
| style="text-align:center;" |26.8% 209
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.3% 49
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2012
| style="text-align:center;" |64.0% 501
| style="text-align:center;" |34.4% 269
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% 13
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2008
| style="text-align:center;" |60.9% 485
| style="text-align:center;" |36.8% 293
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% 18
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2004
| style="text-align:center;" |63.4% 524
| style="text-align:center;" |34.9% 288
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% 14
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2000
| style="text-align:center;" |60.3% 480
| style="text-align:center;" |32.3% 257
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.4% 59
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1996
| style="text-align:center;" |44.3% 302
| style="text-align:center;" |39.0% 266
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.7% 114
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1992
| style="text-align:center;" |34.0% 240
| style="text-align:center;" |35.6% 251
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|30.4% 214
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1988
| style="text-align:center;" |56.4% 354
| style="text-align:center;" |43.6% 274
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1984
| style="text-align:center;" |58.8% 371
| style="text-align:center;" |41.2% 260
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1980
| style="text-align:center;" |54.6% 364
| style="text-align:center;" |36.9% 246
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.5% 57
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1976
| style="text-align:center;" |43.2% 267
| style="text-align:center;" |51.5% 318
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.3% 33
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1968
| style="text-align:center;" |53.1% 257
| style="text-align:center;" |43.2% 209
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.7% 18
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| style="text-align:center;" |1964
| style="text-align:center;" |49.4% 201
| style="text-align:center;" |50.6% 206
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% 0
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| style="text-align:center;" |1960
| style="text-align:center;" |66.0% 274
| style="text-align:center;" |33.7% 140
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% 1
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References
- United States National Atlas
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)