Watson, MN

Watson is a city in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The 2020 census counted 182 residents. Lac qui Parle State Park is nearby. The city took its name from the Watson Farmers Elevator, a local grain elevator. Watson makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Watson is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. U.S. Route 59 and Minnesota State Highway 7 serves as a main route in the community. Watson is known as "The Goose Capitol of the USA" due to the large number of Canada geese which migrate through and inhabit nearby Lac Qui Parle every fall.