Waterville is a neighborhood of the city of
Waterbury, Connecticut
Waterbury is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut on the Naugatuck River, southwest of Hartford and northeast of New York City. Waterbury is the second-largest city in New Haven County, Connecticut. According to the 2020 US Census, in 20 ...
. It was formerly known as Pine Hole and Haydensville. It has been home to industrial and manufacturing facilities from the 1960s onward. The ethnic makeup of Waterville consists of Italian, Irish, French and Latin American. This section of Waterbury contains two parks and the main office of the city's Department of Transportation.
Population
Waterville makes up 25,220 of Waterbury's 110,189 population. Of that number, 11,445 are male and 13,765 are female. Waterville has 9,528 households with an average household income of $45,983.
Waterville is above sea level and lies in the
Eastern Time Zone
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(EST/EDT), observing
daylight saving time
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. In addition, Waterville is located two miles (3.2 km) to the north of downtown
Waterbury
Waterbury is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut on the Naugatuck River, southwest of Hartford and northeast of New York City. Waterbury is the second-largest city in New Haven County, Connecticut. According to the 2020 US Census, in 202 ...
, three miles (4.8 km) to the east southeast of
Watertown, four miles (6.4 km) to the west of
Wolcott, five miles (8 km) to the northeast of
Middlebury, five miles (8 km) to the south southwest of
Plymouth
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, five miles (8 km) to the south southeast of
Thomaston, and to the west southwest of
Hartford
Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since t ...
.
1962 tornado
On May 24, 1962, the area was heavily damaged by a
high-end F3 tornado. Part of the residential area and the most of industrial area was completely destroyed, half of the Waterville Bible Church was destroyed, the roof of the Sprague School gym was blown off, and a lumber company and a corrugated cardboard manufacturer were obliterated with pieces of the buildings being tossed into the
Naugatuck River
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. Overall the storm, left one dead and 50 injured.
Notable people
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Johnny Moore, (1902–1991) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs.
References
External links
Waterville
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Populated places in New Haven County, Connecticut
Neighborhoods in Connecticut
Waterbury, Connecticut