Waterville is a city in
Kennebec County, Maine
Kennebec County is a county located in the South-central portion of the U.S. state of Maine. At the 2020 census, the population was 123,642. Its county seat is Augusta, the state capital. The county was established on February 20, 1799, from ...
, United States, on the west bank of the
Kennebec River
The Kennebec River (Abenaki language, Abenaki: ''Kinəpékʷihtəkʷ'') is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed June 30, 2011 natural river within the U.S. state of Ma ...
. A college town, the city is home to
Colby College, a
NESCAC college, and
Thomas College.
As of the
2020 census the population was 15,828.
Along with
Augusta, Waterville is one of the principal cities of the
Augusta-Waterville, ME Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The area now known as Waterville was once inhabited by the
Canibas tribe of the
Abenaki
The Abenaki ( Abenaki: ''Wαpánahki'') are Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the United States. They are an Algonquian-speaking people and part of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The Eastern Abenaki language was pred ...
people. Called "Taconnet" after Chief Taconnet, the main village was located on the east bank of the Kennebec River at its confluence with the
Sebasticook River
The Sebasticook River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 30, 2011 river in the central part of Maine, in the United States. From its source () in Dexter, the uppe ...
at what is now
Winslow. Known as "Ticonic" by
English settlers, it was burned in 1692 during
King William's War, after which the Canibas tribe abandoned the area.
Fort Halifax was built by General
John Winslow in 1754, and the last skirmish with indigenous peoples occurred on May 18, 1757.
The township would be organized as Kingfield Plantation, then incorporated as
Winslow in 1771. When residents on the west side of the Kennebec found themselves unable to cross the river to attend
town meeting
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s, Waterville was founded from the western parts of Winslow and incorporated on June 23, 1802. In 1824 a bridge was built joining the communities. Early industries included
fishing
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,
lumbering,
agriculture
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and
ship building, with larger boats launched in spring during
freshets. By the early 1900s, there were five shipyards in the community.
Ticonic Falls blocked navigation farther upriver, so Waterville developed as the terminus for trade and shipping. The Kennebec River and Messalonskee Stream provided
water power
Hydropower (from Ancient Greek -, "water"), also known as water power or water energy, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved by converting the gravitational potential or kin ...
for mills, including several
sawmill
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s, a
gristmill
A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ...
, a
sash and
blind factory, a furniture factory, and a shovel handle factory. There was also a carriage and sleigh factory, boot shop,
brickyard, and
tannery. On September 27, 1849, the
Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad opened to Waterville. It would become part of the
Maine Central Railroad
The Maine Central Railroad was a United States, U. S. class 1 railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. By 1884, Maine Central was the longest railroad in New England. Maine Central had expand ...
, which in 1870 established
locomotive
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and car repair shops in the thriving
mill town
A mill town, also known as factory town or mill village, is typically a settlement that developed around one or more List of types of mill#Manufacturing facilities, mills or factories, often cotton mills or factories producing textiles.
Europe
...
. West Waterville (renamed
Oakland
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) was set off as a town in 1873. Waterville was incorporated as a city on January 12, 1888.
The Ticonic Water Power & Manufacturing Company was formed in 1866 and soon built a dam across the Kennebec. After a change of ownership in 1873, the company began construction on what would become the Lockwood Manufacturing Company, a
cotton
Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...
textile plant. A second mill was added, and by 1900 the firm dominated the riverfront and employed 1,300 workers. Lockwood Mills survived until the mid-1950s. The iron
Waterville-Winslow Footbridge opened in 1901, as a means for Waterville residents to commute to Winslow for work in the
Hollingsworth & Whitney Co. and Wyandotte Worsted Co. mills, but in less than a year was carried away by the highest river level since 1832. Rebuilt in 1903, it would be called the Two Cent Bridge because of its
toll.
In 1902, the
Beaux-Arts style City Hall and Opera House designed by George Gilman Adams was dedicated. In 2002, the
C.F. Hathaway Company, one of the last remaining factories in the United States producing high-end
dress shirt
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s, was purchased by Warren Buffett's
Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. () is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate starting in 1965 under the management of c ...
company and was closed after over 160 years of operation in the city.
Waterville also developed as an educational center. In 1813, the
Maine Literary and Theological Institution was established. It would be renamed Waterville College in 1821, then
Colby College in 1867.
Thomas College was established in 1894. The Latin School was founded in 1820 to prepare students to attend Colby and other colleges, and was subsequently named Waterville Academy, Waterville Classical Institute, and Coburn Classical Institute; the Institute merged with the Oak Grove School in
Vassalboro in 1970, and remained open until 1989. The first public high school was built in 1877, while the current Waterville Senior High School was built in 1961.
Geography
Waterville is in northern Kennebec County, in central Maine, at .
Its northern boundary is the
Somerset County line.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has an area of , of which is land and , or 3.36%, is water.
Situated beside the
Kennebec River
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, Waterville is drained by the Messalonskee Stream.
Waterville is served by
Interstate 95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the ...
,
U.S. Route 201, and Maine State Routes
137 and
104. It is bordered by
Fairfield on the north in Somerset County,
Winslow on the east,
Sidney on the south and
Oakland
Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat and most populous city in Alameda County, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. A major West Coast port, Oakland is ...
on the west.
Climate
This
climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Waterville has a
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 15,722 people, 6,370 households, and 3,274 families living in the city. The
population density
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was . There were 7,065 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.9%
White
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, 1.1%
African American
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, 0.6%
Native American, 1.2%
Asian, 0.1%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.8% from
other races, and 2.4% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.
There were 6,370 households, of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.9% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.6% were non-families. Of all households 38.9% were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.80.
The median age in the city was 36.8 years. 17.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 18.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 16.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.8% male and 53.2% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 15,605 people, 6,218 households, and 3,370 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 6,819 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.81%
White
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, 0.78%
African American
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...
, 0.56%
Native American, 1.03%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.42% from
other races, and 1.36% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population. 32% reported French and French Canadian ancestry, 18% English, 11% Irish, and 6% German.
There were 6,218
household
A household consists of one or more persons who live in the same dwelling. It may be of a single family or another type of person group. The household is the basic unit of analysis in many social, microeconomic and government models, and is im ...
s, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were
married couples
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living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.8% were non-families. Of all households 38.6% were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 18.5% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,816, and the median income for a family was $38,052. Males had a median income of $30,086 versus $22,037 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.
In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the city was $16,430. 19.2% of the population and 15.1% of families were below the federal
poverty
Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a basic standard of living. Poverty can have diverse Biophysical environmen ...
level. Statewide, 10.9% of the population was below the poverty level. In Kennebec County, 11.1% of the population was below the federal poverty level. Thus, although the county poverty rate was close to the state poverty rate, the poverty rate for Waterville was higher—typical for a regional center whose suburbs had grown in population.
Out of the total population, 29.7% of those under the age of 18 and 14.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Economy and redevelopment
Like many other towns in Maine and in the United States, Waterville has seen development in the suburbs and the decline of the downtown area. There have been new businesses and new facilities built by Inland Hospital on Kennedy Memorial Drive.
Walmart
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,
Home Depot
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, and a small strip mall of other stores have been built in the northern part of the city as part of an open-air shopping center. Because of this growth, the existing and now-neighboring Elm Plaza shopping center has recently had its exterior renovated and filled most or all of its previous vacancies.
In contrast, the downtown area has had its share of hardships due to chain store growth in the city. Stores that had a long history in the downtown area have closed in recent decades, including Levine's, Butlers, Sterns, Dunhams, Alvina and Delias, and LaVerdieres. The large vacancy in The Concourse shopping center that once housed the
Ames,
Zayre department store, as well as
Brooks Pharmacy is struggling to find tenants; as is the now vacant Main Street location of a
CVS pharmacy (it moved to a brand new building on Kennedy Memorial Drive). Organizations like Waterville Main St continue their efforts to revitalize downtown. Colby College has built a new dormitory for students on Main Street, and the boutique Lockwood Hotel opened in August 2022. The Paul J. Schupf Art Center is currently under construction.
Developer Paul Boghossian has converted the old Hathaway Mill to retail, office, and residential use. MaineGeneral Health agreed at the end of June 2007 to become the first tenant.
Waterville's top employers include MaineGeneral Medical Center, Colby College, HealthReach Community Health Centers, Northern Light Inland Hospital,
Hannaford Supermarket,
Shaw's Supermarket,
Wal-Mart
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, Mount St. Joseph Nursing Home, Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, Thomas College, City of Waterville, The Woodlands Residential Care, and
Central Maine Newspapers.
Government
Local government
Waterville has a
mayor
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and
council-manager form of government, led by a mayor and a seven-member city council. The city council is the governing board, and the city manager is the chief administrative officer of the city, responsible for the management of all city affairs.
Waterville adopted a
city charter
A city charter or town charter (generically, municipal charter) is a legal document (''charter'') establishing a municipality such as a city or town. The concept developed in Europe during the Middle Ages.
Traditionally, the granting of a charter ...
in the 1970s.
[Rachel Ohm]
Waterville city manager responds to criticism about idea of eliminating wards
''Morning Sentinel'' (December 13, 2018). For some 40 years, the city had a "
strong mayor
Strong may refer to:
Education
* The Strong, an educational institution in Rochester, New York, United States
* Strong Hall (Lawrence, Kansas), an administrative hall of the University of Kansas
* Strong School, New Haven, Connecticut, United ...
" system in which the mayor enjoyed broad executive powers, including the power to veto measures passed by the city council and to
line-item veto budget items passed by the council.
[Kenneth T. Palmer, ''Maine Politics and Government'' (University of Nebraska Press, 2009), p. 205.] In 2005, the charter was substantially revised, changing the city government to a "
weak mayor"
council-manager system.
Under the present system, the
city manager
A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city in the council–manager form of city government. Local officials serving in this position are referred to as the chief executive officer (CEO) or chief administ ...
is the chief executive.
The charter revision was approved by city voters by a 4–1 margin.
The city is currently divided into seven geographic
wards, each of which elects one member of the Waterville City Council and one member of the Waterville School Board.
Since 1970, the following people have served as mayor of Waterville:
Richard "Spike" Carey (1970–1978), Paul Laverdiere (Republican, 1978–1982); Ann Gilbride Hill (Democrat, 1982–1986); Thomas Nale (1986–1987);
Judy C. Kany (Democrat, 1988–1989); David E. Bernier (1990–1993); Thomas J. Brazier (1994–1995); Nelson Megna (1995–1996); Ruth Joseph (Democrat, 1996–1998);
Nelson Madore (Democrat, 1999–2004);
Paul R. LePage (Republican, 2004–2011); Dana W. Sennett (Democrat, 2011);
Karen Heck (independent, 2012–2014); Nicholas Isgro (Republican, 2015–2020); Jay Coelho (2021–present).
In 2018, Isgro faced a
recall election
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after he made a
Twitter
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post insulting a gun control activist present during the
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
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in
Parkland, Florida
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. The recall effort was backed by former Mayor
Karen Heck, a Democrat who had previously endorsed Isgro. Isgro later made his Twitter feed private and said that he had deleted the post. During the recall effort, Isgro asserted that outside interests and the City Council were plotting to oust him over disputes over the city budget and taxation. After an acrimonious recall campaign, Waterville voters defeated the recall attempt, with 1,563 "no" votes (51%) to 1,472 "yes" votes (49%).
Political makeup
Waterville is considered a
Democratic stronghold in
Maine's 1st congressional district
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.
Barack Obama
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received 70% of Waterville's votes in the
2008 presidential election.
Voter registration
Transportation
*
Robert LaFleur Airport
*
Interstate 95
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*
US Route 201
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State Route 100A
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State Route 137
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State Route 32
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State Route 137 Business
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State Route 11
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State Route 104
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Pan Am Railways
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– Waterville Intermodal Facility
Education
Waterville Public Schools provides the city primary and secondary education. It was a part of
Kennebec Valley Consolidated Schools (AOS92) from 2009 to 2018.
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Kennebec Valley Community College
Kennebec Valley Community College is a Public college, public community college in Fairfield, Maine, Fairfield and Hinckley, Maine. It is one of the seven colleges in the Maine Community College System.
Overview
The college was organized in 1 ...
in
Fairfield is the local public
community college
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. Colby College and Thomas College are private 4-year colleges located in the city. Colby is the third highest ranked liberal arts college in Maine, according to
U.S. News.
Media
Waterville is home to one daily newspaper, the ''
Morning Sentinel'', and a weekly college newspaper, ''
The Colby Echo
''The Colby Echo'', established in 1877, is the weekly student newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine, Waterville, Maine.
''The Colby Echo'' staff currently consists of 20 editors, who are responsible for assigning and writing article ...
''. The city is also home to
Fox affiliate
WPFO and
Daystar rebroadcaster
WFYW-LP, both serving the
Portland market, and to several radio stations, including Colby's
WMHB,
country
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WEBB, and
MPBN on 91.3 FM.
The 2001 satirical comedy movie
Wet Hot American Summer is set in a fictional summer camp near Waterville, with some scenes taking place in the city. The movie was filmed in Pennsylvania, but signs displaying "Waterville Maine Est. 1802 Pop. 17,173" and "Waterville C.B. Radio Supply Inc." are shown in these scenes. Gary, a character played by
A. D. Miles, asks, "Hey, guys, how was Waterville?" after the group returns to camp from the city.
Sister cities
*
Kotlas
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Kotlas is the third-largest town of Arkhangelsk Oblast in terms of p ...
,
Arkhangelsk Oblast
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, Russia
Sites of interest
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Colby College
*
Colby College Museum of Art
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*
Thomas College
* Atlantic Music Festival
*
Maine International Film Festival
*
Old Waterville High School
*
Old Waterville Post Office
*
Perkins Arboretum
* Waterville Historical Society -
Redington Museum
*
Waterville Public Library
* Waterville Opera House
* Waterville Main Street
Waterville Main Street
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* Waterville – Winslow Footbridge ( Two Cent Bridge)
Notable people
See also
* List of mayors of Waterville, Maine
References
External links
City of Waterville official website
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Cities in Kennebec County, Maine
Cities in Maine
Micropolitan areas of Maine
Populated places established in 1802