 watonwan county is a county located in the u.s. state of minnesota. as of the 2010 census, the population was 11,211. its county seat is st. james. the county was organized in 1860, two years after minnesota was granted statehood. ==geography== according to the u.s. census bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (1.1%) is water. the county is drained by the watonwan river and its tributaries; the river flows eastwardly through the northern part of the county. thumb|right|native vegetation based on nrcs soils informationnelson, steven (2011). savanna soils of minnesota. minnesota: self. pp. 65 - 67. isbn 978-0-615-50320-2. ===major highways=== *20px minnesota state highway 4 *20px minnesota state highway 15 *20px minnesota state highway 30 *20px minnesota state highway 60 ==lakes== *bergdahl lake: in madelia township *bullhead lake: in rosendale township *butterfield lake: in butterfield township *case lake: in fieldon township *cottonwood lake: in adrian township *ewy lake: in [[butterfield township, minnesota|but
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