Watertown, South Dakota
Encyclopedia
Watertown is a city in and the county seat
of Codington County
, South Dakota
, United States
. The population was 21,482 at the 2010 census
. It is also the principal city of the Watertown Micropolitan Statistical Area
, which includes all of Codington and Hamlin
counties. Gary Williams is the current Mayor.
Watertown is home to the Redlin Art Center
which houses many of the original art works produced by Terry Redlin
, one of America's most popular wildlife artists. Watertown also is home to the Bramble Park Zoo
and the Watertown Regional Library. The Watertown Public Opinion
is a six-day daily newspaper published in Watertown.
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 23.1 square miles (59.8 km²), of which, 15.2 square miles (39.4 km²) of it is land and 7.9 square miles (20.5 km²) of it (34.04%) is water. Watertown sits on the Big Sioux River
and two major lakes, Lake Pelican and Lake Kampeska. Most of Watertown also sits upon a short plateau
. Elevation at Watertown Regional Airport is 1,745 feet.
Watertown has been assigned the ZIP code
57201 and the FIPS place code 69300.
During the 1880s, Watertown prospered as a transportation hub after the railroads had been extended further west. Along with several other cities, Watertown had been a candidate as capital of the new state of South Dakota, although it lost out to the more centrally located Pierre
. The city's current newspaper, the Watertown Public Opinion
, began publishing in 1887.
In the mid-20th century, Interstate 29
was constructed through eastern South Dakota. The route included a slight bend to bring the highway closer to Watertown. The interstate's construction has been a major economic benefit to the larger communities along its route, including Watertown.
of 2000, there were 20,237 people, 8,385 households, and 5,290 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,328.9 people per square mile (513.0/km²). There were 9,193 housing units at an average density of 603.7 per square mile (233.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.25% White, 0.14% African American, 1.65% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.71% from other races
, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population. 47.1% were of German
, 19.8% Norwegian
and 5.9% Irish
ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.5% spoke English
, 1.7% Spanish
and 1.1% German
as their first language.
There were 8,385 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples
living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,348, and the median income for a family was $44,944. Males had a median income of $30,436 versus $19,712 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $18,994. About 5.7% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
is a public vocational school offering degrees in areas such as Agriculture, Nursing, and Welding. There is also a satellite campus of Mount Marty College
, a private Catholic school based in Yankton, South Dakota
.
Watertown has one public high school, Watertown High School, and one private boarding school, Great Plains Lutheran High School
.
Watertown Middle School is the only public middle school in Watertown.
There are multiple elementary schools in Watertown. The five public elementary schools include: Lincoln Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, McKinnely Elementary, and Mellette Elementary. Immaculate Conception School is a private Catholic elementary school. St. Martin's Lutheran School is a private Lutheran elementary school. Watertown Christian School is a private non-denominational Christian elementary school.
, running west and east; and Interstate 29
, running north and south.
Watertown also has one airport
, Watertown Regional Airport
, served by Mesaba Airlines
, and local bus service provided by the Watertown Area Transit Corporation.
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Codington County
Codington County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,897 people, 10,357 households, and 6,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 11,324 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...
, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 21,482 at the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
The Twenty-third United States Census, known as Census 2010 or the 2010 Census, is the current national census of the United States. National Census Day was April 1, 2010 and is the reference date used in enumerating individuals...
. It is also the principal city of the Watertown Micropolitan Statistical Area
Watertown micropolitan area
The Watertown Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in South Dakota, anchored by the city of Watertown...
, which includes all of Codington and Hamlin
Hamlin County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,540 people, 2,048 households, and 1,452 families residing in the county. The population density was 11 people per square mile . There were 2,626 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile...
counties. Gary Williams is the current Mayor.
Watertown is home to the Redlin Art Center
Redlin Art Center
The Redlin Art Center is an art gallery located in Watertown, South Dakota where over 150 of artist Terry Redlin's original paintings are displayed. The center was opened on June 6, 1997 and has welcomed over two million visitors. This brick building was designed by Terry Redlin's son, Charles...
which houses many of the original art works produced by Terry Redlin
Terry Redlin
Terry Avon Redlin is an American artist popular for painting outdoor themes and wildlife, often pictured in twilight, as widely collected as prints. For eight consecutive years, 1991 through 1998, Redlin was named America's Most Popular Artist in annual gallery surveys conducted by U.S...
, one of America's most popular wildlife artists. Watertown also is home to the Bramble Park Zoo
Bramble Park Zoo
Bramble Park Zoo is located in Watertown, South Dakota. Open since 1912, the zoo comprises with approximately 500 animals representing 130 different species....
and the Watertown Regional Library. The Watertown Public Opinion
Watertown Public Opinion
The Watertown Public Opinion is a six-day daily newspaper published in Watertown, South Dakota, USA, serving eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota...
is a six-day daily newspaper published in Watertown.
Geography
Watertown is located at 44°54′12"N 97°7′14"W (44.903433, -97.120437), along the Big Sioux RiverBig Sioux River
The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River, long, in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Big Sioux River" as the stream's name in 1961....
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 23.1 square miles (59.8 km²), of which, 15.2 square miles (39.4 km²) of it is land and 7.9 square miles (20.5 km²) of it (34.04%) is water. Watertown sits on the Big Sioux River
Big Sioux River
The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River, long, in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Big Sioux River" as the stream's name in 1961....
and two major lakes, Lake Pelican and Lake Kampeska. Most of Watertown also sits upon a short plateau
Plateau
In geology and earth science, a plateau , also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain. A highly eroded plateau is called a dissected plateau...
. Elevation at Watertown Regional Airport is 1,745 feet.
Watertown has been assigned the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
57201 and the FIPS place code 69300.
History
Watertown was founded in 1879 as a rail terminus when the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad reactivated part of a line it had constructed to Lake Kampeska. The city was named after Watertown, New York, the hometown of John E. Kemp, one of the city's founders.During the 1880s, Watertown prospered as a transportation hub after the railroads had been extended further west. Along with several other cities, Watertown had been a candidate as capital of the new state of South Dakota, although it lost out to the more centrally located Pierre
Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre is the capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. The population was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second least populous state capital after Montpelier, Vermont...
. The city's current newspaper, the Watertown Public Opinion
Watertown Public Opinion
The Watertown Public Opinion is a six-day daily newspaper published in Watertown, South Dakota, USA, serving eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota...
, began publishing in 1887.
In the mid-20th century, Interstate 29
Interstate 29
Interstate 29 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern United States. I-29 runs from Kansas City, Missouri, at a junction with Interstate 35 and Interstate 70 to the Canadian border near Pembina, North Dakota, where it connects with Manitoba Highway 75 via the short Manitoba Highway 29.-Route...
was constructed through eastern South Dakota. The route included a slight bend to bring the highway closer to Watertown. The interstate's construction has been a major economic benefit to the larger communities along its route, including Watertown.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 20,237 people, 8,385 households, and 5,290 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,328.9 people per square mile (513.0/km²). There were 9,193 housing units at an average density of 603.7 per square mile (233.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.25% White, 0.14% African American, 1.65% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.71% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population. 47.1% were of German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
, 19.8% Norwegian
Norwegians
Norwegians constitute both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in United States, Canada and Brazil.-History:Towards the end of the 3rd...
and 5.9% Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.5% spoke English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, 1.7% Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and 1.1% German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
as their first language.
There were 8,385 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,348, and the median income for a family was $44,944. Males had a median income of $30,436 versus $19,712 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $18,994. About 5.7% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Watertown has two institutions providing post-secondary education. Lake Area Technical InstituteLake Area Technical Institute
Lake Area Technical Institute is a technical school located in Watertown, South Dakota. The campus covers and serves an area of 18,000 square miles...
is a public vocational school offering degrees in areas such as Agriculture, Nursing, and Welding. There is also a satellite campus of Mount Marty College
Mount Marty College
Mount Marty College, an academic community in the Roman Catholic Benedictine liberal arts tradition, is located in Yankton, South Dakota. Mount Marty is a private, Roman Catholic, Benedictine co-educational liberal arts college...
, a private Catholic school based in Yankton, South Dakota
Yankton, South Dakota
Yankton is a city in, and the county seat of, Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 14,454 at the 2010 census. Yankton was the original capital of Dakota Territory. It is named for the Yankton tribe of Nakota Native Americans...
.
Watertown has one public high school, Watertown High School, and one private boarding school, Great Plains Lutheran High School
Great Plains Lutheran High School
Great Plains Lutheran High School is Christian High School located in Watertown. It is owned and operated by 48 congregations belonging to the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod ....
.
Watertown Middle School is the only public middle school in Watertown.
There are multiple elementary schools in Watertown. The five public elementary schools include: Lincoln Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, McKinnely Elementary, and Mellette Elementary. Immaculate Conception School is a private Catholic elementary school. St. Martin's Lutheran School is a private Lutheran elementary school. Watertown Christian School is a private non-denominational Christian elementary school.
Points of interest
- Redlin Art CenterRedlin Art CenterThe Redlin Art Center is an art gallery located in Watertown, South Dakota where over 150 of artist Terry Redlin's original paintings are displayed. The center was opened on June 6, 1997 and has welcomed over two million visitors. This brick building was designed by Terry Redlin's son, Charles...
- Bramble Park ZooBramble Park ZooBramble Park Zoo is located in Watertown, South Dakota. Open since 1912, the zoo comprises with approximately 500 animals representing 130 different species....
- Codington County Heritage MuseumCodington County Heritage MuseumThe Codington County Heritage Museum is located in the county seat of Watertown, South Dakota. It has occupied the Carnegie Library building in Watertown since it opened in 1974....
- Mellette House
- Watertown Family Aquatic Center
- Watertown StadiumWatertown StadiumWatertown Stadium is a stadium in Watertown, South Dakota. It was primarily used for baseball and American football and was the home of minor-league professional baseball including, most recently , the Watertown Expos of the Northern League...
- Lake Kampeska
- Watertown Regional Library
Local media
- Newspaper
- The Watertown Public OpinionWatertown Public OpinionThe Watertown Public Opinion is a six-day daily newspaper published in Watertown, South Dakota, USA, serving eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota...
is the local daily newspaper.
- The Watertown Public Opinion
AM Radio
| AM radio stations | |||||
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| Frequency | Call sign | Name | Format | Owner | City |
| 950 AM | KWAT KWAT KWAT is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format serving the Watertown, South Dakota area. The station is currently owned by Three Eagles Communications.KWAT is an ag based radio station... |
News/Talk | Three Eagles Communications | Watertown | |
| 1480 AM | KSDR KSDR (AM) KSDR is a radio station serving Watertown, South Dakota. The station is owned by Three Eagles Communications and licensed to Three Eagles Communications. It airs a Talk radio format. Jeff Anderson is the morning talk show host... |
1480 Talk Radio | News/Talk | Three Eagles Communications | Watertown |
FM Radio
| FM radio stations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Call sign | Name | Format | Owner | Target city/market Media market A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content... | City of license City of license A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.... |
| 89.1 FM | KJBB KJBB KJBB is a radio station broadcasting a religious format. Licensed to Watertown, South Dakota, USA, the station serves the Watertown area... |
Religious | Church Planters of America | Watertown | Watertown | |
| 90.1 FM | K211EC | Christian Christian radio Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering... WJFM-FM translator |
Jimmy Swaggart Ministries | Watertown | Watertown | |
| 91.9 FM | K220IT WJRF WJRF is a regional Christian radio network based in Duluth, Minnesota. The network is made up of flagship station WJRF in Duluth, and several translators in cities of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Michigan.Most programming on Refuge Radio is upbeat contemporary Christian music... |
The Refuge | Contemporary Christian Contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith... |
Refuge Media Group | Watertown | Watertown |
| 92.9 FM | KSDR-FM KSDR-FM KSDR-FM is a country music formatted radio station broadcasting to the Watertown, South Dakota area. The station is owned and operated by Three Eagles Communications. Announcers are John Wik and Randy Grimes.-External links:... |
KS93 | Country Country A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously... |
Three Eagles Communications | Watertown | Watertown |
| 96.1 FM | KIXX KIXX KIXX is a radio station broadcasting a Hot AC format serving the Watertown, South Dakota, USA area. The station is currently owned by Three Eagles Communications.-External links:*... |
Kicks 96 | Hot AC | Three Eagles Communications | Watertown | Watertown |
| 96.9 FM | KDLO-FM KDLO-FM KDLO-FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format serving Watertown, South Dakota, USA. The station is currently owned by Three Eagles Communications. The 100,000 kilowatt 1600 ft tower is located in Garden City, South Dakota.... |
Big Country 96.9 | Country Country A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously... |
Three Eagles Communications | Watertown | Watertown |
| 99.1 FM | KXLG | Classic Hits Classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format... /News/Talk |
Dakota Communications | Watertown | Milbank | |
| 104.3 FM | KKSD KKSD KKSD is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Milbank, South Dakota, USA, the station serves the Watertown, South Dakota area. The station is currently owned by Three Eagles Communications.-History:... |
104.3 The Fox | Classic Hits Classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format... |
Three Eagles Communications | Watertown | Milbank |
| 106.3 FM | KPHR KPHR KPHR is a radio station licensed to Ortonville, Minnesota serving the Watertown, South Dakota area. The station airs a mainstream rock format and is owned by Armada Media.- Programming :... |
Power 106.3 | Classic Rock Classic rock Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the... |
Armada Media | Watertown | Ortonville |
Transportation
The City of Watertown is connected to three major thoroughfares: Highway 81, running north and south; Highway 212U.S. Route 212
U.S. Route 212 is a spur of U.S. Route 12. Though it currently never intersects U.S. 12, it once had an eastern terminus at U.S. 12 in St. Paul, Minnesota. It runs for 949 miles from Minnesota Highway 62 at Edina, Minnesota to Yellowstone National Park.U.S. 212 passes through the states of...
, running west and east; and Interstate 29
Interstate 29
Interstate 29 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern United States. I-29 runs from Kansas City, Missouri, at a junction with Interstate 35 and Interstate 70 to the Canadian border near Pembina, North Dakota, where it connects with Manitoba Highway 75 via the short Manitoba Highway 29.-Route...
, running north and south.
Watertown also has one airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
, Watertown Regional Airport
Watertown Regional Airport
- History :During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force. Used as a Second Air Force cold weather bomber training base as an auxiliary to Sioux Falls Army Air Field, and by Air Proving Ground Command.-References:...
, served by Mesaba Airlines
Mesaba Airlines
Mesaba Airlines is an American regional airline based in Eagan, Minnesota. The airline operates under Mesaba Aviation, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corporation...
, and local bus service provided by the Watertown Area Transit Corporation.
Notable natives and residents
- Cleveland L. AbbottCleveland L. AbbottCleveland Leigh "Cleve" Abbott was an African-American football player, coach and educator.-Life:Abbott was born in Yankton, South Dakota in 1892...
, (b. 1892, d. 1955) Outstanding coach and educator at Tuskegee Institute - Stephen Foster BriggsStephen Foster BriggsStephen Foster Briggs was an American engineer, co-founder of the company manufacturing Briggs & Stratton small internal-combustion engines and founder of Outboard Marine Corporation....
, (born 1885, died 1976), Inventor, founder Briggs & Stratton Corporation - Robert J. Fox, Roman Catholic priest
- Richard Gaikowski, (alias Dick Gyke), highly considered to be the suspect of the Zodiac MurdersZodiac KillerThe Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The killer's identity remains unknown. The Zodiac murdered victims in Benicia, Vallejo, Lake Berryessa and San Francisco between December 1968 and October 1969. Four men and three women...
- Fred H. HildebrandtFred H. HildebrandtFred Herman Hildebrandt was a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota, serving three consecutive terms...
, 3-term US Congressman - George R. MatherGeorge R. MatherGeorge Robinson Mather was a United States Army four star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Southern Command from 1969 to 1971.-Military career:...
, General in the U.S. Army, Commander in Chief, United States Southern CommandUnited States Southern CommandThe United States Southern Command , located in Miami, Florida, is one of nine Unified Combatant Commands in the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for providing contingency planning and operations in Central and South America, the Caribbean The United States Southern Command...
(USCINCSO) from 1969 to 1971 - Arthur C. MelletteArthur C. MelletteArthur Calvin Mellette was the last Governor of the Dakota Territory and was the first Governor of the State of South Dakota.-Biography:...
, (b. 1842 - d. 1896), last Dakota Territorial Governor and first Governor of the State of South Dakota. - Lee RaymondLee RaymondLee R. Raymond was the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of ExxonMobil from 1999 to 2005. He had previously been the CEO of Exxon since 1993. He joined the company in 1963 and has been president since 1987 and a director since 1984....
, (born 1938), chemical engineer and long-term Chairman and CEO, Exxon Corporation and ExxonMobile, born and attended primary and secondary school in Watertown - Terry RedlinTerry RedlinTerry Avon Redlin is an American artist popular for painting outdoor themes and wildlife, often pictured in twilight, as widely collected as prints. For eight consecutive years, 1991 through 1998, Redlin was named America's Most Popular Artist in annual gallery surveys conducted by U.S...
, (b. 1937) wildlife artist - Timmy WilliamsTimmy WilliamsTimmy Williams is an American actor, comedian, writer and one of the 5 members that make up the New York-based sketch-comedy group and TV series "The Whitest Kids U'Know." He and Darren Trumeter are the only members not to attend New York's School of Visual Arts...
, (b. 1981) member comedy troupe Whitest Kids U' Know
Major employers
International Manufacturers with at least 50 Employees- ESCO Manufacturing, Inc.
- Benchmark Foam, Inc.
- AMPI, Inc.
- Minnesota Rubber
- Angus-Palm, Employee Owned
- Persona, Inc.
- Smith Equipment Manufacturing Company
- Terex UtilitiesTerexTerex Corporation is an American-based diversified global manufacturer of a broad range of heavy equipment for a variety of industries, including construction, infrastructure, quarrying, recycling, surface mining, shipping, transportation, refining, utility and maintenance...
- Tower Systems, Inc.
- Twin City Die Castings