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WatsonMO

A town of 51.

Photo: US Army Corps of Engineers · Public domain
Population
51
residents
Median home value
$27K
Census ACS
Median age
57.8
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town

51 people, and everyone knows the way

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63°
Chance Rain Showers
H 79° · L 66°

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar.

The data

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Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
3
paid flood claims since 2011
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Watson has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

30″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–38°
Spring41–64°
Summer64–85°
Fall42–66°
Oct 10
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Watson is

Watson beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Missouri
0 better23 too close to call9 worse
What stands outWatsonMO
More older adults who have lost all their teeth21.9%15.8%
More adults with heart disease9.3%6.8%
More adults with COPD10.8%8%
George C Grape Community Hospital
9.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

About Watson

Village in Missouri, U.S.

Watson is a village in Nishnabotna Township, Atchison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 61 at the 2020 census. It is the westernmost settlement in the state of Missouri, about 120 miles northwest of Kansas City.

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Population
61
Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
899 ft
ZIP code
64496
Area code
660

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