Watson, Missouri
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Watson is a village in Nishnabotna Township
Nishnabotna Township, Atchison County, Missouri
Nishnabotna Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 193.-Geography:Nishnabotna Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Watson. It contains two cemeteries: Addington and Sonora. The Nishnabotna...

, Atchison County
Atchison County, Missouri
Atchison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 5,685. Its county seat is Rock Port. The county was organized in 1845 and named for David Rice Atchison, U.S...

, Missouri
Missouri
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, United States
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. The population was 100 at the 2010 census. It is the westernmost settlement in the state of Missouri.

Geography

Watson is located at 40°28′44"N 95°37′26"W (40.478975, -95.623762).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census Watson had 100 residents. The population was 100% white.

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 121 people, 40 households, and 32 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,136.4 people per square mile (424.7/km²). There were 58 housing units at an average density of 544.7 per square mile (203.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.17% White, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.48% of the population.

There were 40 households out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 120.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,750, and the median income for a family was $28,500. Males had a median income of $28,594 versus $23,000 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $13,753. There were 9.4% of families and 7.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 15.2% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
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