Watonwan County, established in the year 1860 was named in the honor of a Dakota word, "watanwan" meaning "fish bait" or "where fish bait abounds". It has the county seat and the largest city in St. James. With a total area of 439.92 sq mi, it is home to over 11.2K people with an excellent admixture of White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others with more than 4.6K households and 3.1K families.

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