Watson Township
Watson Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,188 and it contained 1,298 housing units.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 3,190 residents
- Description: township in Effingham County, Illinois
- Also known as: “Township of Watson” and “Watson Township, Effingham County, Illinois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Effingham County Memorial Airport and Percival Springs Airport.
Effingham County Memorial Airport
Aerodrome
Effingham County Memorial Airport is a public airport located three miles south of the central business district of Effingham, a city in Effingham County, Illinois, United States.
Percival Springs Airport
Aerodrome
Percival Springs Airport is a public-use airport located one-mile southeast of Watson, Illinois, United States. It is privately owned. Camping is a major attraction at the airport. Percival Springs Airport is situated 2½ miles south of Watson Township.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Watson.
Watson
Village
Watson is a village in Effingham County, Illinois, United States. The population was 668 at the 2020 census. Watson is part of the Effingham, Illinois Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village was named after George Watson, a railroad official. Watson is situated 3 miles southwest of Watson Township.
Watson Township
- Category: township of Illinois
- Location: Effingham, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Watson Township” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Watson udalerria, Effingham konderria (Illinois)”
- Basque: “Watson udalerria, Effingham konderria”
- Chinese: “沃森鎮區 (伊利諾伊州埃芬漢縣)”
- Chinese: “沃森鎮區”
- French: “Watson Township”
- German: “Watson Township”
- Persian: “ناحیه واتسون، شهرستان افینگهام، ایلینوی”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Watson”
- Urdu: “واٹسن ٹاؤن شپ، ایفنگہیم کاؤنٹی، الینوائے”
- Urdu: “واٹسن ٹاؤن شپ”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Watson, Quận Effingham, Illinois”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Watson”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Loy Cemetery and Loy Chapel Cemetery.
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