Watertown (town), New York
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1820	2,766	—
1830	4,768	72.4%
1840	5,027	5.4%
1850	7,201	43.2%
1860	7,567	5.1%
1870	1,373	−81.9%
1880	1,264	−7.9%
1890	1,215	−3.9%
1900	1,159	−4.6%
1910	1,097	−5.3%
1920	1,116	1.7%
1930	1,270	13.8%
1940	1,399	10.2%
1950	1,752	25.2%
1960	2,492	42.2%
1970	3,026	21.4%
1980	3,098	2.4%
1990	4,341	40.1%
2000	4,482	3.2%
2010	4,470	−0.3%
2014 (est.)	4,601	[5]	2.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

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