{"id":9962,"count":1,"description":"Watsontown is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,255 at the 2000 census. It was named for John Watson, a local landowner.\nWatsontown is located at 41\u00b05\u20327\u2033N 76\u00b051\u203248\u2033W\ufeff \/ \ufeff41.08528\u00b0N 76.86333\u00b0W\ufeff \/ 41.08528; -76.86333 (41.085319, -76.863325).\nAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3\u00a0km), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.8\u00a0km) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52\u00a0km) of it (24.47%) is water.\nWatsontown has a rich history dating back to the late 16th century. Watsontown was an important part of a transportation network that included roads, railroads, and canals along the Susquehanna River. Many businesses were located here because of this. Part of the old canal and the tow path used by mules at the time is still visible along the river.\nAs of the census of 2000, there were 2,255 people, 967 households, and 591 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,161.9...","link":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/tag\/watsontown\/","name":"Watsontown","slug":"watsontown","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/9962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=9962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}