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Watson, Illinois

Watseka
(Iroquois County)

Wauconda
(Lake County)

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The village of Watson is located in Effingham County.

Watson is 160 feet [48.77 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Watson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Watson can be found in:

	Alabama	Missouri
	Arkansas	Montana (historic ^<2>)
	British Columbia	New York
	California	North Carolina
	Florida	Ohio
	Indiana	Oklahoma
	Iowa	Oregon (historic)
	Kansas	Saskatchewan
	Kentucky	Tennessee
	Louisiana	Texas
	Maine	Utah
	Massachusetts	Virginia
	Michigan	West Virginia
	Minnesota	Yukon
	Mississippi

At the time of the 2000 Census, Watson had a population of 729 people ^<3> (or 2.13% of the total population of Effingham County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Watson had a population of 743 people. This is an increase of 1.92% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Watson.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	743	+1.92%
2007	743	+1.92%	-0.67% since 2006
2006	748	+2.61%	-0.8% since 2005
2005	754	+3.43%
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2000	729	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Altamont	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	2,254	1.27% decrease
Beecher City	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	487	1.22% decrease
Dieterich	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	595	0.68% increase
Edgewood	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	520	1.33% decrease
Effingham	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	12,489	0.85% increase
Farina	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	552	1.08% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Watson.

The Commemorative
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Illinois ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Watson - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Watson, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Watson. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Watson and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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