For other settlements called Waterville, see Waterville.
41°35′24″N73°03′05″W / 41.5899°N 73.0514°W / 41.5899; -73.0514Waterville 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.
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 tornadoedit
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 peopleedit
Johnny Moore, (1902–1991) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs.
Referencesedit
^Nolan, Eric. "Waterville Waterbury Demographics". Point 2. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
^"Storm Data Publication | IPS | National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)". www.ncdc.noaa.gov. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
^"Connecticut F3". Tornado History Project. Storm Prediction Center. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^Connecticut Event Report: F3 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). National Center for Environmental Information. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^Connecticut Event Report: F3 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). National Center for Environmental Information. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^American, Republican. "The Day of the Tornado | Republican American Archives". Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^"Florence T Crowell's Historic Watertown Connecticut Photo Gallery". www.facebook.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^"News". web.tapr.org. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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Waterville
April 16, 2024
waterville, waterbury, other, settlements, called, waterville, waterville, 5899, 0514, 5899, 0514, waterville, neighborhood, city, waterbury, connecticut, formerly, known, pine, hole, haydensville, been, home, industrial, manufacturing, facilities, from, 1960s. 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 Contents 1 Population 2 1962 tornado 3 Notable people 4 References 5 External linksPopulation editWaterville 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 editOn 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 editJohnny Moore 1902 1991 was an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs References edit Nolan Eric Waterville Waterbury Demographics Point 2 Retrieved June 10 2013 Storm Data Publication IPS National Climatic Data Center NCDC www ncdc noaa gov Retrieved August 24 2020 Connecticut F3 Tornado History Project Storm Prediction Center Retrieved September 23 2020 Connecticut Event Report F3 Tornado National Weather Service Report National Center for Environmental Information Retrieved September 23 2020 Connecticut Event Report F3 Tornado National Weather Service Report National Center for Environmental Information Retrieved September 23 2020 American Republican The Day of the Tornado Republican American Archives Retrieved September 23 2020 Florence T Crowell s Historic Watertown Connecticut Photo Gallery www facebook com Retrieved September 23 2020 News web tapr org Retrieved September 23 2020 External links editWaterville Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waterville Waterbury amp oldid 1167837238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
