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history
population
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which county is Watertown in?
Middlesex county
100
where did Watertown get its name?
the Charles river running through it
100
how many schools does Watertown have?
5
100
Watertown's zip code?
02472
200
is Watertown considered a city or a town?
city
200
what was the original spelling of Watertown when it was first founded
waterton
200
how big is the population as of 2020?
35,329
200
Watertown area code? (2)
617 or 857
300
what towns are bordering Watertown (3)
Belmont, Newton, Brighton
300
what year was Watertown founded?
1630
300
what is the majority demographic
white 91.42%
(1.73% African American, 0.16% Native American, 3.87% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 1.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.68% of the population.)
300
what is Watertown motto
In pace condita (Latin)
"Founded in peace"
400
what river is Watertown bordered by
Charles river
400
Which tribes of Native Americans inhabited Watertown before it was colonized?
Pequossette and the Nonantum
400
what is the median income for households
$59,764
400
what does Watertown's seal depict?
500
how large is Watertown (square miles)
4.12 sq mi (10.68 km2)
500
what was Watertown originally known to settlers as
Saltonstall Plantation
500
Watertown has the 3rd largest community of what ethnicity
Armenian 8,000+
500
what notable place in Watertown had the first major engineering testing laboratory in the United States.
Watertown Arsenal