Watson is a village in Nishnabotna Township, Atchison County, Missouri, United States.

[4] It is the westernmost settlement in the state of Missouri, about 120 miles northwest of Kansas City.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2), all land.

25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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.

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.

Current Missouri Supreme Court Judge Zel Fischer grew up in Watson.