Watertown Township, Carver County, Minnesota

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Watertown Township is a rural township in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,188 as of the 2020 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Watertown Township was organized in 1858, and named from the numerous bodies of water within its borders.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89.3 kmTemplate:Sup), of which 32.5 square miles (84.3 kmTemplate:Sup) is land and 1.9 square miles (5.0 kmTemplate:Sup) (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

• File:MN-7.svg Minnesota State Highway 7
• File:MN-25.svg Minnesota State Highway 25

Demographics

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,432 people, 478 households, and 393 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 485 housing units at an average density of 14.9/sq mi (5.8/kmTemplate:Sup). The racial makeup of the township was 98.88% White, 0.28% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.56% Asian, and 0.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 478 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.1% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the township the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $61,083, and the median income for a family was $67,679. Males had a median income of $42,250 versus $30,724 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,005. About 3.4% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Precinct General Election Results<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2020	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|67.9% 583	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|30.8% 265	1.3% 11
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2016	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|66.9% 522	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|26.8% 209	6.3% 49
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2012	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|64.0% 501	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|34.4% 269	1.6% 13
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2008	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|60.9% 485	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|36.8% 293	2.3% 18
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2004	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|63.4% 524	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|34.9% 288	1.7% 14
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2000	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|60.3% 480	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|32.3% 257	7.4% 59
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1996	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|44.3% 302	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|39.0% 266	16.7% 114
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|1992	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|34.0% 240	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|35.6% 251	30.4% 214
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1988	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|56.4% 354	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|43.6% 274	0.0% 0
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1984	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|58.8% 371	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|41.2% 260	0.0% 0
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1980	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|54.6% 364	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|36.9% 246	8.5% 57
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|1976	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|43.2% 267	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|51.5% 318	5.3% 33
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1968	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|53.1% 257	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|43.2% 209	3.7% 18
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|1964	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|49.4% 201	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|50.6% 206	0.0% 0
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|1960	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|66.0% 274	style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|33.7% 140	0.2% 1

References

• United States National Atlas
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

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