Watertown
Sign in to savecity in and county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Dakota
- County
- Codington
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Body
- Watertown City Council
- Mayor
- Ried Holien
- City
- 26.34 sq mi (68.23 km )
- Land
- 18.37 sq mi (47.57 km )
- Water
- 7.98 sq mi (20.66 km )
- Elevation
- 1,729 ft (527 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 23,501
- Density
- 1,233.5/sq mi (476.25/km )
- Metro
- 28,325 (US: 451st )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 46-69300
- Website
- watertownsd.us
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Watertown is a city in and the county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States. Watertown is home to the Redlin Art Center, which houses many of the works of Terry Redlin, one of the nation's most popular wildlife artists. Watertown is between Pelican Lake and Lake Kampeska, from which Redlin derived inspiration for his artwork.
The population was 22,655 at the 2020 census, making Watertown South Dakota's 5th-most populous city. It is also the principal city of the Watertown Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Codington County. It is home to the Bramble Park Zoo. Watertown's residential real estate is considered the most expensive in South Dakota for cities of its size; the median price for a home in Watertown was approximately $200,000 as of 2013.