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{{About|the city|the nearby town|Watertown (town), New York|other uses|Watertown}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Watertown
| utc_offset               = &minus;5
| established_date3        = {{start date and age|1869}}
| area_total_km2           = 24.31
| area_total_sq_mi         = 9.39
| area_land_km2            = 23.39
| area_land_sq_mi          = 9.03
| area_water_km2           = 0.92
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.35
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="2020Census" />
| population_total         = 24685
| population_density_sq_mi = 2733.7
| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| established_date2        = {{start date and age|1816}}
| utc_offset_DST           = &minus;4
| elevation_m              = 142
| elevation_ft             = 466
| website                  = {{URL|www.watertown-ny.gov}}
| area_code                = [[Area code 315|315]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 36-78608
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| map_alt                  = The city is located next north of Adams Center, south-west of Fort Drum, east of Sackets Harbor and Lake Ontario, and directly south of Alexandria Bay
| established_title3       = Incorporated (city)
| established_title2       = Incorporated (village)
| settlement_type          = <!-- [[Administrative divisions of New York#City|City]] -->
| subdivision_type         = Country
| nickname                 = The Garland City
| motto                    = 
| population_demonym       = Watertownian
| postal_code_type         = Zip Codes
| postal_code              = 13601, 13602
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| alt1                         = A grassy, thin oval-shaped garden surrounded by roads
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| alt2                         = A flowing river with a small waterfall at the end
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| alt3                         = A castle-looking gray church
| image4                   = Emma Flower Taylor Mansion 052613 003.JPG
| alt4                         = A stone mansion surrounded by grass and bushes
| image5                   = Paddock Arcade.jpg
| alt5                         = A small, straightforward indoor mall
| image6                   = Downtown Watertown.jpg
| alt6                         = A group of brick buildings
| image7                   = Roswell P Flower Memorial.jpg
| alt7                         = A white stone library with a green dome on top and two lions in front surrounded by grass and bushes
| image8                   = Paddock Mansion.jpg
| alt8                         = A brick mansion
| image9                   = Jefferson County, New York Courthouse.jpg
| alt9                         = A tall, brick tower
| footer                     = Clockwise from top: the Public Square; the [[Black River (New York)|Black River]]; the [[St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Watertown, New York)|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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| subdivision_name         = United States
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| subdivision_name1        = New York
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Central New York]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Jefferson County, New York|Jefferson]]
| government_type          = [[council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
| leader_title             = [[City manager]]
| leader_name              = Jeffrey M. Smith
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|1           = • Stephen A. Jennings
|2           = • Mark C. Walczyk
|3           = • Cody J. Horbacz
|4           = • Teresa R. Macaluso
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| established_title        = Settled
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'''Watertown''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#City|city]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York (state)|New York]] and the [[county seat]] of [[Jefferson County, New York|Jefferson County]]. It is about {{convert|25|mi}} [[south]] of the [[Thousand Islands]]. The [[Black River (New York)|Black River]] flows through the middle of the city. It is about five miles [[east]] of where it meets with [[Lake Ontario]].<ref name="history" /><ref name="sameair" /> The city of Watertown is surrounded by the [[Watertown (town), New York|town of Watertown]] to the [[north]], east, and [[west]]. The [[Public Square (Watertown, New York)|Public Square]] is in the middle of the city of Watertown. Watertown is 13 miles southwest of a [[United States Army|U.S Army]] base, [[Fort Drum]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], 24,685 people lived in Watertown. [[Thompson Park (Watertown, New York)|Thompson Park]] is a park in the city.<ref name="history" /> The [[Watertown City School District]] is the [[school district]] in the city.

The area was [[Surveying|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 [[Hydropower|water power]] that the Black River gave. Watertown [[Law|legally]] became a [[Human settlement|settlement]] on March 14, 1800. The city became the county seat of Jefferson County in 1805. Watertown was [[Municipality|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 {{Convert|30|mi|km|abbr=off}} away from the [[Canada–United States border|border of Canada]]. [[Watertown, South Dakota]] was named after the city.<ref name="South Dakota" />

== History ==

=== Name ===
Watertown was named because of the [[Black River (New York)|Black River]], which flows through the city.{{Sfn|Hungerford|1945|p=136}} It is not known who chose the name of Watertown, but most people think that the early settlers had an agreement. The name was chosen so that [[Factory|mills]] would be built. By 1850, Watertown and places next to Watertown had a lot of mills in them.<ref name="name" />

=== 1700s and 1800s ===
[[File:Old Baptist Church (Public Square, Watertown, NY - ca 1865).jpg|left|thumb|Watertown in 1865|175x175px]]
[[File:New York - Watertown - NARA - 68145269 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Watertown in 1917|left|176x176px]][[Alexander Macomb (merchant)|Alexander Macomb]] [[Macomb's purchase|purchased the land]] of Jefferson, [[Lewis County, New York|Lewis]], [[St. Lawrence County, New York|St. Lawrence]], and [[Oswego County, New York|Oswego county]] in 1791.{{sfn|Skinner|1876|pp=|p=58}} Alexander Macomb sent surveyors to sell the land to settlers who passed by. The area was [[Surveying|surveyed]] for the first time by [[Benjamin Wright]] in 1796.<ref name="Town Supervisors" /><ref name="Discovering Watertown" /> After returning, Benjamin Wright said:{{sfn|Skinner|1876|pp=|p=13}} {{Blockquote|Along the river there is some good land and some that is broken and rocky. The river is amazing rapid and rocky; some falls along the river which may be made good mill seats, and some excellent pine timber along the river. On the east line is a fine country. The west line is of good quality. There are some fine mill seats in this town which on the map are marked 'falls' and 'rapids.' To speak generally I think this to be an excellent town-ship, and scarcely any poor land upon it. Will settle very fast, if laid in lots and sold to settlers.}}

The first people to live in Watertown, Hart Massey, Henry Coffeen, and Zachariah Butterfield, built [[Log cabin|cabins]] on the area that is now the [[Public Square (Watertown, New York)|public square]] in 1798 while migrating from [[New England]] after the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. When the settlers first surveyed Watertown, the land in the area was rocky and uncleared. The western end of the Public Square was about {{Convert|12|ft|m|abbr=off}} higher than the western end. The middle of the square had a [[Depression (geology)|depression]] that was said to be big enough for a big skating rink.{{sfn|Dutton|September 25, 2001|p=5}} The settlers chose to live in Watertown because of the [[Hydropower|water power]] that the Black River gave.<ref name="Discovering Watertown" />{{sfn|Dutton|September 25, 2001|p=6}} The area of Watertown was taken from the nearby town of [[Mexico, New York|Mexico]] on March 14, 1800.<ref name="historyjeffersoncounty" /> On March 1, 1801, Hart Massey moved his wife and three children into the cabins.{{Sfn|Monroe|1912|p=7}}{{sfn|Hungerford|1912|pp=|p=13}} In 1805, settlers cleared out the center of the town to create the public square.<ref name="history" /><ref name="Discovering Watertown" />{{sfn|Dutton|September 25, 2001|p=6}} Many buildings were built next to the public square in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the public square was made a [[historic district]] on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on September 7, 1984.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> The city became the county seat of Jefferson County in March 1805 when part of [[Oneida County, New York|Oneida County]] became Jefferson County.{{Sfn|Hough|1854|26}}<ref name="Discovering Watertown" /> When Watertown became the county seat, it was one of the smallest places in the county.<ref name="Discovering Watertown" /> Watertown was [[Municipality|incorporated]] as a [[village]] in 1816,{{sfn|Skinner|1876|pp=|p=58}} and became a [[city]] in 1869.<ref name="Downtown Revitalization Plan" />{{sfn|Dutton|September 25, 2001|p=6}}

==== The Great Fire ====
On May 13, 1849, [[The Great Fire (Watertown, New York)|a fire]] destroyed most of public square and three surrounding streets, and a lot of the square had to be rebuilt.<ref name="Jefferson County Gazetteer 1890" /> The fire killed one person, and destroyed almost all of the [[Business|businesses]] in the city. The fire destroyed three [[Bank|banks]], a [[post office]], three [[Printer (publishing)|printing offices]], two [[Hotel|hotels]], and thirty [[Shop|shops]].<ref name="Destructive Fires" /> It costed $250,000, about $7,529,000 today, to fix the damage.<ref name="Great Fire" /> While rebuilding in 1853, the city made two parks in the middle of the square, with a fountain in the middle.{{sfn|Dutton|September 25, 2001|p=8}}

=== 20th century ===
[[Little Trees]] were invented in Watertown in 1951, and the headquarters of Little Trees is also in Watertown.<ref name="littletrees" /> In the 1960s through the 1990s, New York destroyed many historic buildings, like the Woodruff Hotel and the old courthouse.<ref name="Discovering Watertown" /> In the 1980s, unemployment in the area went up by 20%.<ref name="Discovering Watertown" />

In the [[21st century]], the city is an important part of a large area. In 2006, the city spent $7.4 million dollars to [[Building restoration|restore]] multiple buildings and also fixing roads and walkways. The city completed the project in 2008, but more fixes are planned.<ref name="DRP" /><ref name="DRI" /> In early 2019, Watertown was said to be the "Least Politically Prejudiced Place in America" by [[Amanda Ripley]].<ref name="The Least Politically Prejudiced Place in America" /><ref name="Watertown is the most politically tolerant place in America" />

== Geography ==
[[File:Watertown, NY 1918 Map.jpg|thumb|179x179px|The town of Watertown compared to the city of Watertown]]
[[File:Whitewater Park - Watertown, New York - 6194924270.jpg|thumb|The Black River|left]]

Watertown is in [[upstate New York]].<ref name="City & Town" /> The city of Watertown is about {{convert|25|mi}} south of the Thousand Islands, {{convert|180|mi|km|-1}} [[northwest]] of [[Albany, New York|Albany]], and {{convert|328|mi|km|-1}} northwest of [[New York City]].<ref name="Economic Decisions of the Civil Aeronautics Board" /><ref name="Watertown is pure North Country" /> The area of Watertown was taken from the nearby town of [[Mexico, New York|Mexico]] on March 14, 1800.<ref name="historyjeffersoncounty" /> The town of Watertown is a lot bigger than the city. The town of Watertown is {{Convert|35.93|sqmi|sqkm|abbr=off}} large, and the city is {{Convert|9.39|sqmi|sqkm|abbr=off}} large.<ref name="Town and City of Watertown US Census, Land Area" /> 

== People ==
[[File:Watertown, NY Population Line chart 1870-2020.svg|left|thumb|[[Line graph]] of the population of the city of Watertown over time]]The [[North Country (New York)|North Country]] has a lot of  [[Amish|Amish people]] because there is a lot of [[Expense|cheap]] [[rural area]].<ref name="sameair2">{{Cite journal|last1=Widdis|first1=Randy William|date=July 3, 1987|title=We Breathe The Same Air": Eastern Ontarian Migration to Watertown, New York In The Late Nineteenth Century|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43460228|journal=New York History|volume=68|issue=3|pages=261–280|jstor=43460228}}</ref><ref name="amish">{{Cite web|last=Mende|first=Susan|title=North country's Amish population continues to grow|url=https://www.nny360.com/news/north-country-s-amish-population-continues-to-grow/article_1b199cc8-c7ff-5360-b9c1-760ef5f697d7.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221211922/https://www.nny360.com/news/north-country-s-amish-population-continues-to-grow/article_1b199cc8-c7ff-5360-b9c1-760ef5f697d7.html|archive-date=February 21, 2022|access-date=2022-02-21|website=NNY360|language=en}}</ref>{{US Census population|1870=9336|1960=33306|2020=24685|2010=27023|2000=26705|1990=29429|1980=27861|1970=30787|1950=34350|1880=10697|1940=33385|1930=32205|1920=31285|1910=26730|1900=21696|1890=14725|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus" />
2020<ref name="2020Census" />|align=left}}
=== 2000 Census ===
In [[2000 United States Census|2000]], there were 26,705 people living in the city of Watertown. 89.13% of the people were [[White people|White]], 4.95% of the people were [[Black people|Black]] or [[African American]], 3.59% of the people were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]], 0.54% of the people were [[Native American]], 1.16% of the people were [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.11% of the people were [[Pacific Islander]], 1.67% of the people were from other races, and 2.45% from two or more races. 11,036 households, and 6,500 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2981.3|pd/sqmi}}. There were 12,450 housing units at an average density of {{cvt|1,389.9|/sqmi}}.

=== 2010 Census ===
In [[2010 United States Census|2010]], there were 27,023 people living in the city. 86.25% of the people were White, 6.04% of the people were African American, 5.59% of the people were Hispanic or Latino, 0.58% of the people were Native American, 1.83% of the people were Asian, 0.18% of the people were Pacific Islander, 1.33% of the people were from other races, and 3.79% from two or more races.

=== 2020 Census ===
In [[2000 United States Census|2020]], there were 24,685 people living in the city of Watertown. There were 10,867 houses with 43.3% of the houses having people living in them. The [[population density]] was 2,996.0 people per square mile (4821.5/km<sup>2</sup>). 83.8% of the people were [[White Americans|White]], 8.5% were [[African American|Black]] or African American, 1.0% were Native American, 1.5% were [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 7.8% were Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% were [[Pacific Islander]], and 4.4% were [[Multiracial American|two or more races]].<ref name="2020Census" />

8.7% of the people were under 5 years old. 23.6% of the people were under 18 years old; 53.8% of the people were between 18 and 64 years old. 13.9% were 65 or older. 50.2% of the people were men, and 49.8% of the people were women. 20.9% of the people had a [[Bachelor's degree]] or higher.<ref name="2020Census" />

== Economy ==
In [[2020 United States Census|2020]], the [[Median|average]] price of a house was $133,400, and the average [[Household income in the United States|income for a household]] being $40,253. 21.6% of the people who lived in Watertown were in [[poverty]].<ref name="2020Census" /> Much of Watertown's [[economy]] is from visitors from Canada, because it is only around {{Convert|30|mi|km|abbr=off}} away from the border of Canada.<ref name="tourism" /> In the 1980s, [[unemployment]] in Watertown grew 20%, and [[Land value|property values]] started to drop very fast.<ref name="Discovering Watertown" /> When Fort Drum started, Watertown started to make [[Consumer goods|consumer products]] instead of [[Industrial|industrial products]].<ref name="Discovering Watertown" />

=== Factories ===
Factory Square is {{Convert|80|acre|ha|abbr=off}} of abandoned factories above the black river that used [[hydropower]]. The factories were built in the 1880s and 1890s, which made the [[population]] and economy [[Economic boom|boom]]. In the year 1900, 3,760 people were hired to work in the factories. There was a [[district]] with a lot of [[Bar (business)|saloons]] next to Factory Square. The district had a lot of [[fraud]] from factory workers going to the saloons after work. The [[Watertown Daily Times]] sometimes wrote about factory workers being scammed by "tin-horn gamblers and short-card men".<ref name="sameair" />

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| image2 = Industries of War - Knitted Goods - MANUFACTURE OF KNITTED GOODS for Government; Plant of Shaughnessy Knitting Co., Watertown, New York Factory - NARA - 31489339 (cropped).jpg
| image3 = Shaughnessy Knitting Mill.jpg
| alt1 = Three factories on elevated ground above the Black River
| caption1 = 1909 Panorama of Factory Square above the Black River
| caption2 = The Shaughnessy Knitting Mill inside of Factory Square (c. 1918)
| alt2 = A brick factory with smoke coming out of the chimney
| caption3 = Workers inside the Shaughnessy Knitting Mill inside Factory Square (c. 1910s)
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== Government ==
[[File:Watertown Mayor Recognizes Arsenal Street Crash Responders.jpg|left|thumb|The [[city council]] in 2021]]
The city's government was made after Watertown became a village in 1816. The [[fire department]] was also made. In 1852, the [[Border|borders]] of the village grew.{{sfn|Skinner|1876|pp=58-59}} The police departments in the city are the Watertown Police Department and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.<ref name="Sheriff's Office" /><ref name="Police Department" />

== Buildings and Transport ==
[[File:Dulles State Office Building.jpg|left|thumb|The Dulles State Office Building, the tallest building in Watertown]]The tallest building in Watertown is the ''Dulles State Office Building''.<ref name="Tallest buildings in Watertown, New York" /> The city of Watertown and the town of Watertown both use [[Watertown International Airport]].<ref name="FAA" />

=== Historic buildings ===
Some buildings on the National Register of Historic Places are the [[Paddock Mansion]] (added on December 11, 1979),<ref name="PaddockNRHP" /> the [[Watertown Masonic Temple]] (added on January 23, 1980),<ref name="TempleNRHP" /> and the [[Emerson Place]] (added on April 18, 2003).<ref name="EmersonNRHP" /> There are 58 buildings inside the {{Convert|16|acre|ha|abbr=none|adj=on}} [[Public Square (Watertown, New York)|Public Square]] (added on September 7, 1984).<ref name="SquareNRHP" />

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<ref name="Great Fire">{{Cite news|date=May 19, 1849|title=Great Fire in Watertown, N.Y.|volume=12|page=7|work=Boston Pilot|issue=20|url=https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bpilott18490519-01.2.34&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------|access-date=February 19, 2022|archive-date=February 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220033157/https://newspapers.bc.edu/?a=d&d=bpilott18490519-01.2.34&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Destructive Fires">{{Cite journal|date=May 23, 1849|title=Destructive Fires|journal=Niles National Register|pages=321|url=https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?men_tab=srchresults&handle=hein.journals/nilesreg77&id=344&size=2&collection=journals|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528150105/https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?men_tab=srchresults&handle=hein.journals%2Fnilesreg77&id=344&size=2&collection=journals|access-date=May 26, 2022|archive-date=May 28, 2022|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

<ref name="Jefferson County Gazetteer 1890">{{cite web|title=Hamilton Child's Jefferson County Gazetteer 1890|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~twigs2000/water732.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020083401/https://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~twigs2000/water732.html|archive-date=20 October 2015|work=Child's Gazetteer|publisher=Rootsweb|accessdate=2008-07-04}}</ref>

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<ref name="City & Town">{{Cite web|title=City & Town of Watertown, New York|url=https://www.visitwatertown.com/cityofwatertown|access-date=2022-05-17|website=visitwatertown|language=en|archive-date=2022-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219123630/https://www.visitwatertown.com/cityofwatertown|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Economic Decisions of the Civil Aeronautics Board">{{cite book| last = Board| first = United States Civil Aeronautics| title = Economic Decisions of the Civil Aeronautics Board| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=P6Y7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1018| date = April 1979| publisher = U.S. Government Printing Office| language = en| access-date = February 25, 2022 }}</ref>

<ref name="Watertown is pure North Country">{{Cite web |date=February 26, 2022 |title=Watertown is pure North Country |url=https://www.discoverupstateny.com/packages/4249/watertown-is-pure-north-country-in-thousand-islands/ |access-date=February 26, 2022 |website=Discover Upstate NY |language=en-US |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226174119/https://www.discoverupstateny.com/packages/4249/watertown-is-pure-north-country-in-thousand-islands/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=ART|use=PU|own=PU|site=16367.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. effective November 8, 2018.</ref>

<ref name="Town and City of Watertown US Census, Land Area">{{cite United States census | url = https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/watertowncitynewyork,watertowntownjeffersoncountynewyork/LND110210| title = Town and City of Watertown US Census, Land Area| year = 2010, 2020| location = Town of Watertown, New York|accessdate = May 14, 2022}}</ref>

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<ref name="tourism">{{Cite web|last=Gaul|first=Alex|date=June 15, 2021|title=Summer tourism strengthens north country economy|url=https://www.nny360.com/magazines/nnybusiness/topstories/summer-tourism-strengthens-north-country-economy/article_49de56db-48f7-519d-8f8c-b6c0fab37241.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201042210/https://www.nny360.com/magazines/nnybusiness/topstories/summer-tourism-strengthens-north-country-economy/article_49de56db-48f7-519d-8f8c-b6c0fab37241.html|archive-date=December 1, 2021|access-date=2022-02-12|website=NNY360|language=en-US}}</ref>

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<ref name="2020Census">{{Cite web |title=Quickfacts - Watertown city, New York |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/watertowncitynewyork/PST045219 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511024216/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/watertowncitynewyork/PST045219 |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |access-date=August 14, 2021 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{Cite web |title=Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |archive-date=April 26, 2015 |access-date=June 4, 2015 |publisher=Census.gov}}</ref>

<!--Government-->

<ref name="Sheriff's Office">{{Cite web|title=Welcome to Jefferson County, New York - Sheriff's Office|url=https://co.jefferson.ny.us/departments/SheriffsOffice|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102234726/https://co.jefferson.ny.us/departments/SheriffsOffice|archive-date=November 2, 2021|access-date=2022-02-27|website=co.jefferson.ny.us}}</ref>

<ref name="Police Department">{{Cite web|title=City of Watertown, New York - Police Department|url=https://www.watertown-ny.gov/departments/PoliceDepartment|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228002050/https://www.watertown-ny.gov/departments/PoliceDepartment|archive-date=February 28, 2022|access-date=2022-02-27|website=www.watertown-ny.gov}}</ref>

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<ref name="PaddockNRHP">{{Cite web|title=NPGallery Asset Detail|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/79001587|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218223343/https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/79001587|archive-date=February 18, 2022|access-date=2022-02-18|website=npgallery.nps.gov|language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="TempleNRHP">{{Cite web|title=NPGallery Asset Detail|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/80002629|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218212758/https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/80002629|archive-date=February 18, 2022|access-date=2022-02-18|website=npgallery.nps.gov|language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="EmersonNRHP">{{Cite web|title=NPGallery Asset Detail|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/03000241|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218232740/https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/03000241|archive-date=February 18, 2022|access-date=2022-02-18|website=npgallery.nps.gov}}</ref>

<ref name="SquareNRHP">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

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<ref name="sameair">{{Cite journal|last1=Widdis|first1=Randy William|date=July 3, 1987|title=We Breathe The Same Air": Eastern Ontarian Migration to Watertown, New York In The Late Nineteenth Century|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43460228|journal=New York History|volume=68|issue=3|pages=261–280|jstor=43460228}}</ref>

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{{refend}}

== Further reading ==

* {{Cite journal|last=Dutton|date=September 25, 2001|title=Images of America: Watertown (NY)|journal=Images of America|isbn=0738509221}}
== Other websites ==

* {{Official website|watertown-ny.gov}}
* {{Official website|https://www.visitwatertown.com/|name=Official tourist website}}
* {{Official website|https://publicsquare.com/|name=The Public Square official website}}

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