Waterville (Maine)

Waterville
Nickname : Elm City
Location in Maine
Waterville
Basic data
Foundation :	June 23, 1802
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Kennebec County
Coordinates :	44 ° 33 ′  N , 69 ° 40 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 33 ′  N , 69 ° 40 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	15,722 (as of 2010)
Population density :	446.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	36.4 km 2  (approx. 14 mi 2 ) of which 35.2 km 2  (approx. 14 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	33 m
Postal code :	04901
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-80740
GNIS ID :	0577893
Website :	www.waterville-me.gov
Mayor :	Nick Isgro

Waterville is a city in Kennebec County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 15,722 people lived there in 6,370 households on an area of ​​36.4 km². After Augusta , Waterville is the second largest parish in Kennebec County.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Waterville has a total area of ​​36.4 km², of which 35.2 km² are land and 1.2 km² are water .

Geographical location

Waterville is located in the north of Kennebec County in southern Maine at the confluence of the Sebasticook River in the Kennebec River and borders on Somerset County . The Messalonskee Stream , which flows further south into the Kennebec, also flows through Waterville . The only smaller lake in Waterville is Johnson Pond in the northwest, near Colby College . The surface of the area is flat without any significant elevations.

Neighboring communities

All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• North: Fairfield , Somerset County 2.5 mi
• Northeast: Benton , 10 mi
• East: Winslow , 5.8 miles
• Southeast: Vassalboro , 2.9 mi
• South: Sidney , 7 miles
• West: Oakland , 5.5 mi

City structure

In Waterville there is only one settlement area with Waterville

climate

The mean mean temperature in Waterville ranges from −7.2 ° C (18 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 6 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. The snowfalls between October and May are up to two and a half meters, more than twice as high as the average snow depth in the USA; the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

Before white colonization, the area around Waterville was inhabited by Abenaki . In 1771 Winslow was founded, which also included the village of Ticonic Village on the west bank of the Kennebec. Since there was no bridge over the river at that time, the residents of the village decided to manage their settlement as an independent municipality. On 23 June 1802, the city (was from this village town ) Waterville founded. At that time, around 800 people lived in the city.

In February 1813 the Maine Literary and Theological Institution was founded, which became Waterville College in 1821 and Colby College in 1867, which is still in existence today . At that time the city lived mainly from fishing, shipbuilding, agriculture and the timber industry. The Kennebec River is only navigable from the coast as far as here, which made Waterville an important river port. The first Baptist church opened its doors in 1818 . A bridge to Winslow was not built until 1824. From 1832 Waterville was connected to the ports of the New England coast as far as Boston with ships of the line. The first railroad to Waterville, part of the Portland – Bangor line , opened in 1849.

In the middle of the 19th century, the city developed into an industrial location, benefiting from its geographical location and the early good transport connections. In 1873 the west of the city was spun off as an independent parish West Waterville , which was later renamed Oakland. The Maine Central Railroad , which had taken over both lines through Waterville, expanded the station into an important hub, and also built their main workshop here. The previously wooden railway bridge over the Kennebec River was replaced by a new steel structure in 1874. On January 12, 1888, Waterville was finally reorganized as the City of Waterville . In the same year, the Waterville tram went into operation, initially as a horse-drawn tram, but soon as an electric tram. It operated until 1937. Thomas College was founded in 1894 and is still in existence today.

Population development

Census Results - City of Waterville, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		1314	1719	2216	2971	3964	4390	4852	4672	7107
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	9477	11458	13351	15454	16688	18287	18695	18192	17779	17173
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	15605	15722

politics

Municipal council

The City Council in Waterville has seven members and Waterville has a Council Manager who reports to the Council.

mayor

Mayor of Waterville is Nick Isgro. He was elected in November 2014 and again in November 2017 for a three-year term of office.

Town twinning

•  Kotlas , since 1990

Culture and sights

Museums

Waterville is home to the Colby College Art Museum and the Waterville Historical Society's Redington Museum.

Buildings

In Waterville, two districts and a number of buildings have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

The following was placed under monument protection as a district:

• Lockwood Mill Historic District , incorporated in 2007, Register No. 07000412
• Waterville Main Street Historic District , recorded in 2012, Register No. 12001066

Other buildings:

• Two Cent Bridge , recorded in 1973, register no. 73000132
• First Baptist Church , recorded 1976, register no. 76000095
• Foster-Redington House , recorded 2014, register no. 14000138
• Heald House , recorded 2005, register no. 05000058
• Alvin O. Lombard House , recorded 1982, register no. 82000753
• Professional Building , incorporated in 1982, register no. 82000755
• Redington House , recorded 1978, register no. 78000180
• Elizabeth Ann Seton Hospital , admitted in 2016, Register No. 16000437
• Universalist-Unitarian Church , recorded 1978, register no. 78000181
• Waterville High School , incorporated in 2010, Register No. 10000807
• Waterville Opera House and City Hall , recorded 1976, register no. 76000097
• Waterville Post Office , incorporated in 1977, Register No. 77000074

Parks

The Perkins Arboretum is Colby College's 51.2 hectare arboretum.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

City Hall and Opera House, 1905.

Waterville is off Interstate 95 . Furthermore, the lead US Highway 201 and state highways 11, 100, 104 and 137 through the city. The Kennebec River is navigable south from Waterville. Rail lines run to Portland , Bangor and Augusta . The northern part of the Brunswick – Skowhegan to Skowhegan railway has been closed. The city had a tram service from 1888 to 1937 . Robert LaFleur Airport (KWVL) south of the city is available for air traffic .

media

The city's daily newspaper is the Morning Sentinel . The Colby College Echo is also published weekly . A local television station WPFO (in the FOX network) and several radio stations, including the WHMB , which is run voluntarily by students from Colby College, are also available.

Public facilities

There are several medical facilities and hospitals in Waterville that are also available to residents of the neighboring towns.

The Waterville Public Library is located in Waterville .

education

Waterville has partnered with Vassalboro and Winslow to form AOS92 , the Kennebec Valley Consolidated Schools . The schools in Waterville include:

• George J. Mitchell School, with classes from kindergarten through 3rd grade
• Albert S. Hall School, with classes from 4th to 5th grade
• Junior High School, with grades from 6th to 8th grade
• Senior High School, with grades from 8th to 12th grade

Waterville was expanded into an educational center early on. The Literary and Theological Institution was founded in 1813 and renamed Waterville College in 1821 and Colby College in 1867 , a college that belongs to the Little Ivies . The Thomas College is geared to economic College in Waterville. It was founded in 1894. A Latin school was established in 1820 to prepare students for attending Colby College or other colleges. Later renamed Waterville Academy, Waterville Classical Institute, and Coburn Classical Institute . It merged with Oak Grove School in Vassalboro in 1970 and closed in the 1980s.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Wyman BS Moor (1811–1869), politician
• Walter A. Burleigh (1820-1896), politician
• Edward Stevens Sheldon (1851–1925), Romanist, Frenchist, Italianist, Germanist, Medievalist and etymologist
• Marston Morse (1892–1977), mathematician
• Charles P. Nelson (1907–1962), politician
• Richard J. Dubord (1921–1970), politician
• George J. Mitchell (* 1933), politician
• Bill Flagg (born 1934), musician
• Donald E. Pelotte (1945-2010), Bishop of Gallup
• Dan Bolduc (born 1953), ice hockey player
• Bruce Poliquin (born 1953), politician
• David Lemoine (* 1957), politician
• Dan Gwadosky (1954–2011), politician
• David E. Kelley (* 1956), film producer
• Vaughn Meader (1936–2004), comedian, parodist, musician and actor
• Colin Woodard (* 1968), journalist and writer
• Mike Dechaine (* 1987), pool player

Personalities who have worked on site

• Warren F. Daniell (1826–1913), manufacturer and politician
• Cyrus W. Davis (1856–1917), politician, Mayor of Waterville
• Warren C. Philbrook (1857–1933), politician, Mayor of Waterville
• William Robinson Pattangall (1865–1942), politician, Mayor of Waterville
• Paul LePage (born 1948), politician, mayor of Waterville
• Raffael Scheck (* 1960), Professor at Colby College

Web links

Commons : Waterville, Maine  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Community website
• Weather and other data from the airport
• History of the city by Stephen Plocher (PDF; 2.3 MB)
• Waterville on City-Data.com
• Waterville on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Waterville in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed July 15, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ^ Waterville, Kennebec County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Accessed July 15, 2018 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Waterville, Maine (ME 04901) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. In: city-data.com. www.city-data.com, accessed on July 15, 2018 (English). 
6. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
7. ^ Waterville City Council | City of Waterville, Maine. In: waterville-me.gov. www.waterville-me.gov, accessed July 15, 2018 (Canadian English). 
8. ↑ http://rem1.org/kotlas-waterville-area-sister-city-connection/
9. ^ Waterville Public Library - Home. In: watervillelibrary.org. Accessed July 15, 2018 . 
10. ↑ Our Schools - AOS92 - Kennebec Valley Consolidated Schools. In: aos92.org. Retrieved July 15, 2018 .