Watterson Park

Geography

Watterson Park is located in central Jefferson County. Interstate 264 runs just north of the city limits, while Newburg Road forms the northeast border and Poplar Level Road (Kentucky Route 864) forms parts of the southwest border. Downtown Louisville is to the northwest. Watterson Park is bordered to the east by West Buechel, and Poplar Hills touches a small length of the southwest boundary. According to the United States Census Bureau, Watterson Park has a total area of , of which , or 0.21%, are water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  32,384
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  29,564
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23,442
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  22,756
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  22,366
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  21,441
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  20,916
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  20,258

Largest nearby schools

• Marion C. Moore School
  High · Louisville · 2,320 students · 18.3:1 ratio
• Eastern High
  High · Middletown · 2,036 students · 18.2:1 ratio
• Pathfinder School of Innovation
  Other · Louisville · 2,030 students · 28.2:1 ratio
• Ballard High
  High · Louisville · 2,014 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Louisville Male High
  High · Louisville · 1,991 students · 21.2:1 ratio
• duPont Manual High
  High · Louisville · 1,929 students · 18.2:1 ratio
• Fern Creek High
  High · Louisville · 1,688 students · 15.6:1 ratio
• Atherton High
  High · Louisville · 1,461 students · 18.3:1 ratio