Waterville (Waterbury)

For other settlements called Waterville, see Waterville.

41°35′24″N 73°03′05″W﻿ / ﻿41.5899°N 73.0514°W﻿ / 41.5899; -73.0514 Waterville is a neighborhood of the city of Waterbury, Connecticut. 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

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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.[1]

Waterville is 290 feet (88 m) above sea level and lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT), observing daylight saving time. In addition, Waterville is located two miles (3.2 km) to the north of downtown Waterbury, 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, five miles (8 km) to the south southeast of Thomaston, and 22 miles (35 km) to the west southwest of Hartford.

## 1962 tornado

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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. Overall the storm, left one dead and 50 injured.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

## Notable people

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* Johnny Moore, (1902–1991) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs.

## References

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1. ^ Nolan, Eric. "Waterville Waterbury Demographics". Point 2. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
2. ^ "Storm Data Publication | IPS | National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)". www.ncdc.noaa.gov. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
3. ^ "Connecticut F3". Tornado History Project. Storm Prediction Center. Archived from the original on January 24, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
4. ^ Connecticut Event Report: F3 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). National Center for Environmental Information. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
5. ^ Connecticut Event Report: F3 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). National Center for Environmental Information. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
6. ^ American, Republican. "The Day of the Tornado | Republican American Archives". Retrieved September 23, 2020.
7. ^ "Florence T Crowell's Historic Watertown Connecticut Photo Gallery". www.facebook.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
8. ^ "News". web.tapr.org. Retrieved September 23, 2020.

## External links

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Waterbury, Connecticut

Areas|

* Brooklyn
* Bunker Hill
* Downtown Waterbury Historic District
* East End
* Hillside Historic District
* North End
* South End
* Town Plot Hill
* Waterville

Landmarks|

* Waterbury Union Station

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* George S. Abbott Building
* Bank Street Historic District
* Benedict-Miller House
* Beth El Synagogue
* Bishop School
* Downtown Waterbury Historic District
* Elton Hotel
* Enoch Hibbard House and George Granniss House
* Hamilton Park
* Lewis Fulton Memorial Park
* Riverside Cemetery

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Transportation|

* Waterbury station (Train Service)
* Northeast Transportation Company (Waterbury Local Bus Service)
* Waterbury–Oxford Airport (in Oxford)
* Waterbury Airport (in Plymouth)

Education|

* Waterbury Public Schools
* Crosby HS
* John F. Kennedy HS
* Waterbury Career Academy
* Waterbury Arts Magnet School
* Holy Cross HS
* Post University

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* Chase Collegiate School
* Sacred Heart HS
* Waterbury Catholic HS

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Media|

* Republican-American

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