Welcome to Watkins ...The city of Watkins is located in Meeker County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Watkins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Watkins has a population of 951 people<2> (see below for details). Watkins is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Watkins lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Watkins: 320 The ZIP code for Watkins: 55389<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Watkins had an population of 951 people. This is a decrease of 1.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.07% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Watkins had a population of 962 people. This makes Watkins the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Watkins represents 0.02% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 371st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 962 people, the population of Watkins increased 9.32% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 880 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Watkins. Communities Also Named Watkins ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Watkins - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado (2), Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Virginia and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Watkins. Communities near Watkins ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Watkins.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Watkins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watkins. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Watkins. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Watkins. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Watkins. See our Newspapers Page for Watkins. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watkins ...Looking for more information about Watkins? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Watkins, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Watkins. Adding Watkins to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Watkins in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Watkins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Watkins. Footnotes ...
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