Town guide

Watertown Township, Minnesota

Watertown Township is a township in Carver County, Minnesota, home to about 988 people across 30 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55328, 55360, 55387 and 55388.

Homes sold for a median of $195 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population98832 per sq mi
Median home value$484,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$195Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking34%Median of 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Watertown Township

4 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Watertown Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Watertown Township

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)31 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN28 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL376 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Watertown Township; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Watertown Township

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Watertown Township had 1,188 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.

It’s the 597th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Carver County grew from 17,544 residents in 1900 to 106,922 in 2020.

Watertown Township population by census2000: 1,432, 2010: 1,204, 2020: 1,1881,43220001,20420101,1882020

Carver County, 1900–2020

Carver County population, 1900 to 20201900: 17,544, 1910: 17,455, 1920: 16,946, 1930: 16,936, 1940: 17,606, 1950: 18,155, 1960: 21,358, 1970: 28,310, 1980: 37,046, 1990: 47,915, 2000: 70,205, 2010: 91,042, 2020: 106,92218K’00’1017K’20’3018K’40’5021K’60’7037K’80’9070K’00’10107K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 34.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 52 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Watertown TownshipJan: high 23°F, low 4°F, 0.9 in; Feb: high 27°F, low 7°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 40°F, low 19°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 33°F, 3.2 in; May: high 68°F, low 44°F, 4.4 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 56°F, 5.3 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 60°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 58°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 50°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 58°F, low 36°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 41°F, low 24°F, 1.7 in; Dec: high 28°F, low 12°F, 1.3 in23°4°Jan0.927°7°Feb0.940°19°Mar1.756°33°Apr3.268°44°May4.478°56°Jun5.383°60°Jul4.180°58°Aug4.673°50°Sep3.358°36°Oct2.841°24°Nov1.728°12°Dec1.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chaska 2nw, MN weather station (14 miles away).

Jobs in Carver County

39,280 jobs at 2,714 businesses in Carver County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Carver CountyManufacturing: 8,332 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 5,411 jobs; Retail trade: 4,528 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,728 jobs; Professional services: 2,780 jobs; Construction: 2,360 jobs; Wholesale trade: 2,335 jobs; Other services: 1,886 jobsManufacturing 21% Health care and social assistance 14% Retail trade 12% Hotels and restaurants 10% Professional services 7% Construction 6% Wholesale trade 6% Other services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

504 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Watertown Township’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ridgeview Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Waconia7.9 miles
  • Buffalo HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Buffalo16.8 miles
  • Glencoe Regional HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · Glencoe19.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors62
Specialist doctors84
Dentists18
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants76
Mental health providers101
Physical and occupational therapists129
Optometrists5
Chiropractors29
Pharmacies12

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Watertown Township

Parks (9 nearby)

  • Rick Johnson Park · 10 acres1.1 mi
  • Kings Highland Park · 9 acres0.2 mi
  • Highland Park · 8 acres0.9 mi
  • Kings Meadows Park · 7 acres0.5 mi
  • Rapid Waters Park · 2 acres0.9 mi
  • Sugarbush Park · 2 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Marketplace Foods0.7 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Watertown Library0.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Rieder Homestead6.7 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Watertown Township

Public schools here are run by Delano Public School District, Waconia Public School District, Watertown-Mayer Public School Dist. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (18)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Delano ElementaryDelanoPre-K–3744Public7.5 mi
Early Childhood Special EducationWaconiaPre-K67Special Education8.1 mi
Waconia Early Learning CenterWaconiaPre-K53Public8.1 mi
Watertown-Mayer Cmty Learning CntrWatertownPre-K24Public1.1 mi
Bayview ElementaryWaconiaK–5530Public7.3 mi
Laketown ElementaryWaconiaK–5530Public8.2 mi
Southview ElementaryWaconiaK–5544Public7.8 mi
Watertown-Mayer Elementary SchoolWatertownK–4482Public1.1 mi
Delano Intermediate SchoolDelano4–6555Public7.5 mi
Watertown-Mayer MiddleWatertown5–8418Public1.6 mi
Waconia Middle SchoolWaconia6–8885Public8.1 mi
Delano High SchoolDelano7–121,158Public7.3 mi
Waconia High SchoolWaconia9–121,335Public8.0 mi
Waconia Learning CenterWaconia9–1225Alternative Education8.0 mi
Waconia Learning Center SS/ASWaconia9–124Alternative Education8.0 mi
Watertown Mayer HighWatertown9–12516Public1.6 mi
WM - ConnectionsWatertown9–12—Alternative Education1.6 mi
Transitions 110Waconia1211Special Education7.8 mi
Private schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Christ Community Lutheran SchoolWatertownPre-K–8141Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod0.4 mi
Mt Olive Lutheran SchoolDelanoPre-K–839Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod6.9 mi
St Maximilian KolbeDelanoPre-K–876Roman Catholic6.6 mi
Trinity Lutheran SchoolWaconiaPre-K–8262Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod7.8 mi
Zion Lutheran SchoolMayerPre-K–8133Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod5.0 mi
Mayer Lutheran High SchoolMayer9–12190Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod4.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Waconia, Delano, Watertown City, Mayer, Franklin, Laketown, Minnetrista, Waconia Township, Hollywood, Rockford Township, Independence, Camden and Woodland Township.

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