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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:

  • Happy Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Milwaukie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Maywood Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Damascus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Damascus is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • The population in 2017 was estimated at 11,155 people. This represents a 5.84% increase since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 10,539 people.
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <1>
  • Gladstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gresham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Portland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Oswego
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Linn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wood Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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    • Oregon City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rivergrove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
    • Troutdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

Multnomah County ...

Watson is located in Multnomah County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Multnomah 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 Multnomah 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: 1128735
    • GNIS ID for Multnomah County: 1135861
    • GNIS ID for State of Oregon: 1155107
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 41 (Oregon)
    • County Code: 051 (Multnomah County)
    • Place Code: 79160 (Watson)
    • State & County Code: 41/051 (Oregon / Multnomah County)
    • State & Place Code: 41/79160 (Oregon / Watson)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Watson is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #9 (the Pacific Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Watson.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Multnomah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.