Watertown (city), New York
Watertown is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is situated approximately 25 miles south of the Thousand Islands, and along the Black River about 5 miles east of its mouth at Lake Ontario. It lies 180 miles northwest of Albany, the state capital, and 328 miles northwest of New York City. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 27,023, an increase of 1.2% since 2000. The U.S. Army post Fort Drum is... Show more near the city. Named after the many falls on the Black River, the city developed early in the 19th century as an industrial and manufacturing center. From years of generating industrial wealth, by the early 20th century the city was said to have more millionaires per capita than any other city in the nation. Geographically, Watertown is located in the central part of Jefferson County. It lies 70 miles north of Syracuse and 31 miles south of the...