Census Data for Watson
As far as we can tell, Watson has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Watson, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- White Sulphur Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Townsend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Helena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Meagher County ...
Watson is located in Meagher County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Meagher County.
Miscellaneous Information for Watson ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Meagher County or the community of Watson:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Watson:
- GNIS ID for Watson: 792883
- GNIS ID for Meagher County: 1719600
- GNIS ID for State of Montana: 767982
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 30 (Montana)
- County Code: 059 (Meagher County)
- Place Code: 78530 (Watson)
- State & County Code: 30/059 (Montana / Meagher County)
- State & Place Code: 30/78530 (Montana / Watson)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Watson is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #8 (the Mountain Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Watson.
Footnotes ...
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<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Meagher, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |