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mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uotervil" title="Uotervil – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Uotervil" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%8C_%D9%85%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%86" title="واترویل، مئین – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="واترویل، مئین" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(Maine)" title="Waterville (Maine) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Waterville (Maine)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(Maine)" title="Waterville (Maine) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Waterville (Maine)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(lungsod_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Maine)" title="Waterville (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Maine) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Waterville (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Maine)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville,_Maine" title="Waterville, Maine – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Waterville, Maine" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville" title="Waterville – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Waterville" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(Maine)" title="Waterville (Maine) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Waterville (Maine)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(Maine)" title="Waterville (Maine) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Waterville (Maine)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(Majno)" title="Waterville (Majno) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Waterville (Majno)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(Maine)" title="Waterville (Maine) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Waterville (Maine)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%8C_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86" title="واترویل، مین – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="واترویل، مین" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(Maine)" title="Waterville (Maine) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Waterville (Maine)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84_(%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86)" title="واترويل (مین) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="واترويل (مین)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9B%8C%ED%84%B0%EB%B9%8C_(%EB%A9%94%EC%9D%B8%EC%A3%BC)" title="워터빌 (메인주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="워터빌 (메인주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(Maine)" title="Waterville (Maine) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Waterville (Maine)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BB_(%D0%9C%D1%8D%D0%BD)" title="Ватэрвилл (Мэн) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Ватэрвилл (Мэн)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BB_(%D0%9C%D1%8D%D0%BD)" title="Ватэрвилл (Мэн) – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Ватэрвилл (Мэн)" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(Maine)" title="Waterville (Maine) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Waterville (Maine)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville,_Maine" title="Waterville, Maine – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Waterville, Maine" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84" title="ووترفيل – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ووترفيل" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84_(%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86)" title="واترویل (مین) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="واترویل (مین)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(Maine)" title="Waterville (Maine) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Waterville (Maine)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%83%AB_(%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E5%B7%9E)" title="ウォータービル (メイン州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ウォータービル (メイン州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C_(%D0%9C%D1%8D%D0%BD)" title="Вотервиль (Мэн) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Вотервиль (Мэн)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(Maine)" title="Waterville (Maine) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Waterville (Maine)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_(Maine)" title="Waterville (Maine) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Waterville (Maine)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BB_(%D0%9C%D1%8D%D0%BD)" title="Уотервилл (Мэн) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Уотервилл (Мэн)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville,_Maine" title="Waterville, Maine – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Waterville, Maine" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB_(%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%98%D0%BD)" title="Вотервил (Мејн) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Вотервил (Мејн)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville,_Maine" title="Waterville, Maine – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Waterville, Maine" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville,_Maine" title="Waterville, Maine – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Waterville, Maine" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C_(%D0%9C%D1%8D%D0%BD)" title="Вотервиль (Мэн) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/City_Hall_%26_Opera_House%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg/375px-City_Hall_%26_Opera_House%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/City_Hall_%26_Opera_House%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg/500px-City_Hall_%26_Opera_House%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="355" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">City Hall and Opera House in 1905</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Waterville,_Maine.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Waterville, Maine"><img alt="Official seal of Waterville, Maine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3d/Seal_of_Waterville%2C_Maine.png/98px-Seal_of_Waterville%2C_Maine.png" decoding="async" width="98" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3d/Seal_of_Waterville%2C_Maine.png/148px-Seal_of_Waterville%2C_Maine.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3d/Seal_of_Waterville%2C_Maine.png/197px-Seal_of_Waterville%2C_Maine.png 2x" data-file-width="248" data-file-height="252" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">Elm City</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kennebec_County_Maine_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Waterville_highlighted.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in Kennebec County and the state of Maine."><img alt="Location in Kennebec County and the state of Maine." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Kennebec_County_Maine_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Waterville_highlighted.svg/300px-Kennebec_County_Maine_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Waterville_highlighted.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="244" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Kennebec_County_Maine_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Waterville_highlighted.svg/450px-Kennebec_County_Maine_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Waterville_highlighted.svg.png 1.5x, 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width="250" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Usa_edcp_location_map.svg/375px-Usa_edcp_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Usa_edcp_location_map.svg/500px-Usa_edcp_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:19.756%;left:90.351%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Waterville, Maine"><img alt="Waterville, Maine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div>Waterville, Maine</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in the United States</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Waterville,_Maine&params=44_33_7_N_69_38_45_W_region:US-ME_type:city(15828)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">44°33′7″N</span> <span class="longitude">69°38′45″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">44.55194°N 69.64583°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">44.55194; -69.64583</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Maine" title="List of counties in Maine">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kennebec_County,_Maine" title="Kennebec County, Maine">Kennebec</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated (town)</th><td class="infobox-data">June 23, 1802</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated</th><td class="infobox-data">January 12, 1888</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mayor_and_council-manager" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor and council-manager">Mayor and council-manager</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Waterville City Council</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Waterville,_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor of Waterville, Maine">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Jay Coelho</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • City Manager</th><td class="infobox-data">Stephen J. Daly</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">14.01 sq mi (36.28 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">13.53 sq mi (35.05 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.47 sq mi (1.23 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">108 ft (33 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">15,828</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,169.67/sq mi (451.60/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">Eastern (EST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (EDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">04901</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_207" title="Area code 207">207</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">23-80740</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">0577893</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.waterville-me.gov">www<wbr />.waterville-me<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:One_Post_Office_Square_in_Waterville,_ME_IMG_2630.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/One_Post_Office_Square_in_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2630.JPG/220px-One_Post_Office_Square_in_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2630.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/One_Post_Office_Square_in_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2630.JPG/330px-One_Post_Office_Square_in_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2630.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/One_Post_Office_Square_in_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2630.JPG/440px-One_Post_Office_Square_in_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2630.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>One Post Office Square, a multiple-use facility, in downtown Waterville</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtown_Waterville,_ME_IMG_2639.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Downtown_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2639.JPG/220px-Downtown_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2639.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Downtown_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2639.JPG/330px-Downtown_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2639.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Downtown_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2639.JPG/440px-Downtown_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2639.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>View of downtown Waterville (2014)</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Waterville</b> is a city in <a href="/wiki/Kennebec_County,_Maine" title="Kennebec County, Maine">Kennebec County, Maine</a>, United States, on the west bank of the <a href="/wiki/Kennebec_River" title="Kennebec River">Kennebec River</a>. A college town, the city is home to <a href="/wiki/Colby_College" title="Colby College">Colby College</a>, a <a href="/wiki/New_England_Small_College_Athletic_Conference" title="New England Small College Athletic Conference">NESCAC</a> college, and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_College" title="Thomas College">Thomas College</a>. </p><p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 census</a> the population was 15,828.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2020_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2020-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Along with <a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Maine" title="Augusta, Maine">Augusta</a>, Waterville is one of the principal cities of the <a href="/wiki/Augusta-Waterville,_ME_Micropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Augusta-Waterville, ME Micropolitan Statistical Area">Augusta-Waterville, ME Micropolitan Statistical Area</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterville,_Maine&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area now known as Waterville was once inhabited by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Canibas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Canibas (page does not exist)">Canibas</a> tribe of the <a href="/wiki/Abenaki" title="Abenaki">Abenaki</a> people. Called "Taconnet" after Chief Taconnet, the main village was located on the east bank of the Kennebec River at its confluence with the <a href="/wiki/Sebasticook_River" title="Sebasticook River">Sebasticook River</a> at what is now <a href="/wiki/Winslow,_Maine" title="Winslow, Maine">Winslow</a>. Known as "Ticonic" by <a href="/wiki/British_colonization_of_the_Americas" title="British colonization of the Americas">English settlers</a>, it was burned in 1692 during <a href="/wiki/King_William%27s_War" title="King William's War">King William's War</a>, after which the Canibas tribe abandoned the area. <a href="/wiki/Fort_Halifax_(Maine)" title="Fort Halifax (Maine)">Fort Halifax</a> was built by General <a href="/wiki/John_Winslow_(British_Army_officer)" title="John Winslow (British Army officer)">John Winslow</a> in 1754, and the last skirmish with indigenous peoples occurred on May 18, 1757.<sup id="cite_ref-Events_in_Waterville_History_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Events_in_Waterville_History-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The township would be organized as Kingfield Plantation, then incorporated as <a href="/wiki/Winslow,_Maine" title="Winslow, Maine">Winslow</a> in 1771. When residents on the west side of the Kennebec found themselves unable to cross the river to attend <a href="/wiki/Town_meeting" title="Town meeting">town meetings</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/Fishing" title="Fishing">fishing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lumbering" class="mw-redirect" title="Lumbering">lumbering</a>, <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">agriculture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ship_building" class="mw-redirect" title="Ship building">ship building</a>, with larger boats launched in spring during <a href="/wiki/Freshet" title="Freshet">freshets</a>. By the early 1900s, there were five shipyards in the community.<sup id="cite_ref-Coolidge_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coolidge-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ticonic Falls blocked navigation farther upriver, so Waterville developed as the terminus for trade and shipping. The Kennebec River and Messalonskee Stream provided <a href="/wiki/Water_power" class="mw-redirect" title="Water power">water power</a> for mills, including several <a href="/wiki/Sawmill" title="Sawmill">sawmills</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Gristmill" title="Gristmill">gristmill</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Window_sash" class="mw-redirect" title="Window sash">sash</a> and <a href="/wiki/Window_shutter" title="Window shutter">blind</a> factory, a furniture factory, and a shovel handle factory. There was also a carriage and sleigh factory, boot shop, <a href="/wiki/Brickmaking" class="mw-redirect" title="Brickmaking">brickyard</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tanning_(leather)" title="Tanning (leather)">tannery</a>. On September 27, 1849, the <a href="/wiki/Androscoggin_and_Kennebec_Railroad" title="Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad">Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad</a> opened to Waterville. It would become part of the <a href="/wiki/Maine_Central_Railroad" title="Maine Central Railroad">Maine Central Railroad</a>, which in 1870 established <a href="/wiki/Locomotive" title="Locomotive">locomotive</a> and car repair shops in the thriving <a href="/wiki/Mill_town" title="Mill town">mill town</a>. West Waterville (renamed <a href="/wiki/Oakland,_Maine" title="Oakland, Maine">Oakland</a>) was set off as a town in 1873. Waterville was incorporated as a city on January 12, 1888.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Cotton" title="Cotton">cotton</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Two_Cent_Bridge" title="Two Cent Bridge">Waterville-Winslow Footbridge</a> opened in 1901, as a means for Waterville residents to commute to Winslow for work in the <a href="/wiki/Hollingsworth_%26_Whitney_Company" title="Hollingsworth & Whitney Company">Hollingsworth & Whitney Co.</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Toll_road" title="Toll road">toll</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Plocher_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Plocher-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1902, the <a href="/wiki/Beaux-Arts_architecture" title="Beaux-Arts architecture">Beaux-Arts</a> style City Hall and Opera House designed by George Gilman Adams was dedicated. In 2002, the <a href="/wiki/C.F._Hathaway_Company" title="C.F. Hathaway Company">C.F. Hathaway Company</a>, one of the last remaining factories in the United States producing high-end <a href="/wiki/Dress_shirt" title="Dress shirt">dress shirts</a>, was purchased by Warren Buffett's <a href="/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway" title="Berkshire Hathaway">Berkshire Hathaway</a> company and was closed after over 160 years of operation in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-Plocher_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Plocher-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Waterville also developed as an educational center. In 1813, the <a href="/wiki/Maine_Literary_and_Theological_Institution" class="mw-redirect" title="Maine Literary and Theological Institution">Maine Literary and Theological Institution</a> was established. It would be renamed Waterville College in 1821, then <a href="/wiki/Colby_College" title="Colby College">Colby College</a> in 1867. <a href="/wiki/Thomas_College" title="Thomas College">Thomas College</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Vassalboro,_Maine" title="Vassalboro, Maine">Vassalboro</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-Events_in_Waterville_History_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Events_in_Waterville_History-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterville,_Maine&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Waterville is in northern Kennebec County, in central Maine, at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Waterville,_Maine&params=44.552051_N_69.645839_W_type:city_region:US-ME"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">44°33′07″N</span> <span class="longitude">69°38′45″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">44.552051°N 69.645839°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">44.552051; -69.645839</span></span></span></a></span></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its northern boundary is the <a href="/wiki/Somerset_County,_Maine" title="Somerset County, Maine">Somerset County</a> line. </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has an area of 14.05 square miles (36.39 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 13.58 square miles (35.17 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.47 square miles (1.22 km<sup>2</sup>), or 3.36%, is water.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazetteer_files_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazetteer_files-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Situated beside the <a href="/wiki/Kennebec_River" title="Kennebec River">Kennebec River</a>, Waterville is drained by the Messalonskee Stream. </p><p>Waterville is served by <a href="/wiki/Interstate_95_in_Maine" title="Interstate 95 in Maine">Interstate 95</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_201" title="U.S. Route 201">U.S. Route 201</a>, and Maine State Routes <a href="/wiki/Maine_State_Route_137" title="Maine State Route 137">137</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maine_State_Route_104" title="Maine State Route 104">104</a>. It is bordered by <a href="/wiki/Fairfield,_Maine" title="Fairfield, Maine">Fairfield</a> on the north in Somerset County, <a href="/wiki/Winslow,_Maine" title="Winslow, Maine">Winslow</a> on the east, <a href="/wiki/Sidney,_Maine" title="Sidney, Maine">Sidney</a> on the south and <a href="/wiki/Oakland,_Maine" title="Oakland, Maine">Oakland</a> on the west. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterville,_Maine&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This <a href="/wiki/Climate" title="Climate">climatic</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Classification" class="mw-redirect" title="Köppen Climate Classification">Köppen Climate Classification</a> system, Waterville has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_continental_climate" title="Humid continental climate">humid continental climate</a>, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Waterville, Maine </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFBD7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58<br />(14) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61<br />(16) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84<br />(29) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">98<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">101<br />(38) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84<br />(29) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73<br />(23) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67<br />(19) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">101<br />(38) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.8<br />(−1.2) </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.5<br />(0.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFF6ED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.5<br />(5.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFC58B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.2<br />(12.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF942A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.9<br />(19.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.4<br />(24.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81.3<br />(27.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80.1<br />(26.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF850C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.8<br />(22.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFB368; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59.8<br />(15.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE5CC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.7<br />(8.2) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.3<br />(1.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFBF80; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">56.6<br />(13.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #9E9EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.8<br />(−13.4) </td> <td style="background: #A3A3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.7<br />(−12.4) </td> <td style="background: #C5C5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.8<br />(−6.2) </td> <td style="background: #E5E5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.7<br />(−0.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFF6EE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.3<br />(5.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.1<br />(11.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC79; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.6<br />(14.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC184; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.1<br />(13.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE1C3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.9<br />(8.8) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.5<br />(3.1) </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.7<br />(−1.8) </td> <td style="background: #B4B4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.2<br />(−9.3) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">33.9<br />(1.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #2424FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−32<br />(−36) </td> <td style="background: #2929FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−31<br />(−35) </td> <td style="background: #5555FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−17<br />(−27) </td> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8<br />(−13) </td> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21<br />(−6) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34<br />(1) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39<br />(4) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35<br />(2) </td> <td style="background: #CBCBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23<br />(−5) </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17<br />(−8) </td> <td style="background: #8585FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1<br />(−18) </td> <td style="background: #3434FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−27<br />(−33) </td> <td style="background: #2424FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−32<br />(−36) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #9292FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.87<br />(73) </td> <td style="background: #9494FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.54<br />(65) </td> <td style="background: #8484FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.23<br />(82) </td> <td style="background: #7575FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.49<br />(89) </td> <td style="background: #7A7AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.51<br />(89) </td> <td style="background: #6F6FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">3.65<br />(93) </td> <td style="background: #7B7BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.45<br />(88) </td> <td style="background: #7878FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.53<br />(90) </td> <td style="background: #7272FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">3.57<br />(91) </td> <td style="background: #5F5FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">4.21<br />(107) </td> <td style="background: #5B5BFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">4.17<br />(106) </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.58<br />(91) </td> <td style="background: #7878FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">41.8<br />(1,064) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Waterville Pump Stn, Maine – Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary (7/1/1958 to 9/30/2012)<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <p>Waterville Pump Stn, Maine – Period of Record General Climate Summary – Temperature (1958 to 2012)<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterville,_Maine&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_census" title="1810 United States census">1810</a></th><td>1,314</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td>1,719</td><td></td><td>30.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>2,216</td><td></td><td>28.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td>2,971</td><td></td><td>34.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>3,964</td><td></td><td>33.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>4,390</td><td></td><td>10.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>4,852</td><td></td><td>10.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>4,672</td><td></td><td>−3.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>7,107</td><td></td><td>52.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>9,477</td><td></td><td>33.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>11,458</td><td></td><td>20.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>13,351</td><td></td><td>16.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>15,454</td><td></td><td>15.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>16,688</td><td></td><td>8.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>18,287</td><td></td><td>9.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>18,695</td><td></td><td>2.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>18,192</td><td></td><td>−2.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>17,779</td><td></td><td>−2.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>17,173</td><td></td><td>−3.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>15,605</td><td></td><td>−9.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>15,722</td><td></td><td>0.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>15,828</td><td></td><td>0.7%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Junction_of_Silver_%26_Elm_Streets,_Waterville,_ME.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Junction_of_Silver_%26_Elm_Streets%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg/200px-Junction_of_Silver_%26_Elm_Streets%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Junction_of_Silver_%26_Elm_Streets%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg/300px-Junction_of_Silver_%26_Elm_Streets%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Junction_of_Silver_%26_Elm_Streets%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg/400px-Junction_of_Silver_%26_Elm_Streets%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg 2x" data-file-width="639" data-file-height="401" /></a><figcaption>Silver and Elm streets (1910), showing the <a href="/wiki/Universalist-Unitarian_Church" title="Universalist-Unitarian Church">Universalist Church</a>, which was established in 1832</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Waterville,_ME_population,_since_2000.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Waterville%2C_ME_population%2C_since_2000.jpeg/220px-Waterville%2C_ME_population%2C_since_2000.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Waterville%2C_ME_population%2C_since_2000.jpeg/330px-Waterville%2C_ME_population%2C_since_2000.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Waterville%2C_ME_population%2C_since_2000.jpeg/440px-Waterville%2C_ME_population%2C_since_2000.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1404" /></a><figcaption>Population of Waterville from 2000 to 2015</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterville,_Maine&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-wwwcensusgov_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwwcensusgov-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2010, there were 15,722 people, 6,370 households, and 3,274 families living in the city. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 1,157.7 inhabitants per square mile (447.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 7,065 housing units at an average density of 520.3 per square mile (200.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 93.9% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 1.1% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.6% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 1.2% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.1% <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 0.8% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (U.S. Census)">other races</a>, and 2.4% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 2.4% of the population. </p><p>There were 6,370 households, of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.9% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> 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. </p><p>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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterville,_Maine&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 15,605 people, 6,218 households, and 3,370 families living in the city. The population density was 1,148.7 inhabitants per square mile (443.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 6,819 housing units at an average density of 501.9 per square mile (193.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 95.81% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 0.78% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.56% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 1.03% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.03% <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 0.42% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 1.36% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 1.10% of the population. 32% reported French and French Canadian ancestry, 18% English, 11% Irish, and 6% German. </p><p>There were 6,218 <a href="/wiki/Household" title="Household">households</a>, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> 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. </p><p>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. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coburn_Classical_Institute,_Waterville,_ME.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Coburn_Classical_Institute%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg/220px-Coburn_Classical_Institute%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Coburn_Classical_Institute%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg/330px-Coburn_Classical_Institute%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Coburn_Classical_Institute%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg/440px-Coburn_Classical_Institute%2C_Waterville%2C_ME.jpg 2x" data-file-width="649" data-file-height="421" /></a><figcaption>Coburn Hall at Coburn Classical Institute (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1910</span>), burned in 1955</figcaption></figure> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $16,430. 19.2% of the population and 15.1% of families were below the federal <a href="/wiki/Poverty" title="Poverty">poverty</a> level. Statewide, 10.9% of the population was below the poverty level.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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. </p><p>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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy_and_redevelopment">Economy and redevelopment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterville,_Maine&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Economy and redevelopment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There have been new businesses and new facilities built by Inland Hospital on Kennedy Memorial Drive. <a href="/wiki/Walmart" title="Walmart">Walmart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Home_Depot" title="Home Depot">Home Depot</a>, 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. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Ames_Department_Stores_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Ames Department Stores Inc.">Ames</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zayre" title="Zayre">Zayre</a> department store, as well as <a href="/wiki/Brooks_Pharmacy" title="Brooks Pharmacy">Brooks Pharmacy</a> is struggling to find tenants; as is the now vacant Main Street location of a <a href="/wiki/CVS_Caremark_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="CVS Caremark Corporation">CVS</a> pharmacy (it moved to a brand new building on Kennedy Memorial Drive).<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Developer Paul Boghossian has converted the old Hathaway Mill to retail, office, and residential use.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MaineGeneral Health agreed at the end of June 2007 to become the first tenant.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Waterville's top employers include MaineGeneral Medical Center, Colby College, HealthReach Community Health Centers, Northern Light Inland Hospital, <a href="/wiki/Hannaford_Brothers_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Hannaford Brothers Company">Hannaford Supermarket</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shaw%27s_Supermarket" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaw's Supermarket">Shaw's Supermarket</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walmart" title="Walmart">Wal-Mart</a>, Mount St. Joseph Nursing Home, Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, Thomas College, City of Waterville, The Woodlands Residential Care, and <a href="/wiki/Morning_Sentinel" title="Morning Sentinel">Central Maine Newspapers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterville,_Maine&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_government">Local government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterville,_Maine&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Local government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Waterville,_ME_City_Hall_(2014)_IMG_2652.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Waterville%2C_ME_City_Hall_%282014%29_IMG_2652.JPG/200px-Waterville%2C_ME_City_Hall_%282014%29_IMG_2652.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Waterville%2C_ME_City_Hall_%282014%29_IMG_2652.JPG/300px-Waterville%2C_ME_City_Hall_%282014%29_IMG_2652.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Waterville%2C_ME_City_Hall_%282014%29_IMG_2652.JPG/400px-Waterville%2C_ME_City_Hall_%282014%29_IMG_2652.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>Waterville City Hall (2014)</figcaption></figure> <p>Waterville has a <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">mayor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Council-manager" class="mw-redirect" title="Council-manager">council-manager</a> 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. </p><p>Waterville adopted a <a href="/wiki/City_charter" class="mw-redirect" title="City charter">city charter</a> in the 1970s.<sup id="cite_ref-WardEliminating_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WardEliminating-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For some 40 years, the city had a "<a href="/wiki/Strong_mayor" class="mw-redirect" title="Strong mayor">strong mayor</a>" system in which the mayor enjoyed broad executive powers, including the power to veto measures passed by the city council and to <a href="/wiki/Line-item_veto" title="Line-item veto">line-item veto</a> budget items passed by the council.<sup id="cite_ref-Palmer_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palmer-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005, the charter was substantially revised, changing the city government to a "<a href="/wiki/Weak_mayor" class="mw-redirect" title="Weak mayor">weak mayor</a>" <a href="/wiki/Council%E2%80%93manager_government" title="Council–manager government">council-manager system</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Palmer_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palmer-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under the present system, the <a href="/wiki/City_manager" title="City manager">city manager</a> is the chief executive.<sup id="cite_ref-Palmer_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palmer-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The charter revision was approved by city voters by a 4–1 margin.<sup id="cite_ref-Palmer_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palmer-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city is currently divided into seven geographic <a href="/wiki/Ward_(electoral_subdivision)" title="Ward (electoral subdivision)">wards</a>, each of which elects one member of the Waterville City Council and one member of the Waterville School Board.<sup id="cite_ref-WardEliminating_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WardEliminating-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 1970, the following people have served as mayor of Waterville: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Carey_(politician)" title="Richard Carey (politician)">Richard "Spike" Carey</a> (1970–1978), Paul Laverdiere (Republican, 1978–1982); Ann Gilbride Hill (Democrat, 1982–1986); Thomas Nale (1986–1987); <a href="/wiki/Judy_Kany" title="Judy Kany">Judy C. Kany</a> (Democrat, 1988–1989); David E. Bernier (1990–1993); Thomas J. Brazier (1994–1995); Nelson Megna (1995–1996); Ruth Joseph (Democrat, 1996–1998); <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Madore" title="Nelson Madore">Nelson Madore</a> (Democrat, 1999–2004); <a href="/wiki/Paul_R._LePage" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul R. LePage">Paul R. LePage</a> (Republican, 2004–2011); Dana W. Sennett (Democrat, 2011); <a href="/wiki/Karen_Heck" title="Karen Heck">Karen Heck</a> (independent, 2012–2014); Nicholas Isgro (Republican, 2015–2020); Jay Coelho (2021–present).<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, Isgro faced a <a href="/wiki/Recall_election" title="Recall election">recall election</a> after he made a <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> post insulting a gun control activist present during the <a href="/wiki/Stoneman_Douglas_High_School_shooting" class="mw-redirect" title="Stoneman Douglas High School shooting">Stoneman Douglas High School shooting</a> in <a href="/wiki/Parkland,_Florida" title="Parkland, Florida">Parkland, Florida</a>. The recall effort was backed by former Mayor <a href="/wiki/Karen_Heck" title="Karen Heck">Karen Heck</a>, a Democrat who had previously endorsed Isgro. Isgro later made his Twitter feed private and said that he had deleted the post.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After an acrimonious recall campaign,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Waterville voters defeated the recall attempt, with 1,563 "no" votes (51%) to 1,472 "yes" votes (49%).<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_makeup">Political makeup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterville,_Maine&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Political makeup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Waterville is considered a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> stronghold in <a href="/wiki/Maine%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Maine's 1st congressional district">Maine's 1st congressional district</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> received 70% of Waterville's votes in the <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election" title="2008 United States presidential election">2008 presidential election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Voter registration</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6">Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of June 2014<sup id="cite_ref-maine.gov_voters_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maine.gov_voters-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Total Voters </th> <th>Percentage </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#3333FF; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td align="center">4,562 </td> <td align="center">41.25% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#DDDDBB; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>Unenrolled </td> <td align="center">4,200 </td> <td align="center">37.98% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E81B23; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td align="center">1,940 </td> <td align="center">17.54% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#17aa5c; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maine_Green_Independent_Party" title="Maine Green Independent Party">Green Independent</a> </td> <td align="center">356 </td> <td align="center">3.21% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th align="center">11,058 </th> <th align="center">100% </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterville,_Maine&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Waterville_Robert_LaFleur_Airport" title="Waterville Robert LaFleur Airport">Robert LaFleur Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_95_in_Maine" title="Interstate 95 in Maine">Interstate 95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/US_Route_201" class="mw-redirect" title="US Route 201">US Route 201</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maine_State_Route_100A" class="mw-redirect" title="Maine State Route 100A">State Route 100A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maine_State_Route_137" title="Maine State Route 137">State Route 137</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maine_State_Route_32" title="Maine State Route 32">State Route 32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maine_State_Route_137_Business" class="mw-redirect" title="Maine State Route 137 Business">State Route 137 Business</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maine_State_Route_11" title="Maine State Route 11">State Route 11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maine_State_Route_104" title="Maine State Route 104">State Route 104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_Am_Railways" title="Pan Am Railways">Pan Am Railways</a> – Waterville Intermodal Facility<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fhwa_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fhwa-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterville,_Maine&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Waterville_Public_Schools" title="Waterville Public Schools">Waterville Public Schools</a> provides the city primary and secondary education. It was a part of <a href="/wiki/Kennebec_Valley_Consolidated_Schools" title="Kennebec Valley Consolidated Schools">Kennebec Valley Consolidated Schools</a> (AOS92) from 2009 to 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-Home20180905_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Home20180905-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Kennebec_Valley_Community_College" title="Kennebec Valley Community College">Kennebec Valley Community College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fairfield,_Maine" title="Fairfield, Maine">Fairfield</a> is the local public <a href="/wiki/Community_colleges_in_the_United_States" title="Community colleges in the United States">community college</a>. 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 <a href="/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report_Best_Colleges_Ranking" title="U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking">U.S. News</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterville,_Maine&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Waterville is home to one daily newspaper, the <i><a href="/wiki/Morning_Sentinel" title="Morning Sentinel">Morning Sentinel</a></i>, and a weekly college newspaper, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Colby_Echo" title="The Colby Echo">The Colby Echo</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city is also home to <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Broadcasting Network">Fox</a> affiliate <a href="/wiki/WPFO" title="WPFO">WPFO</a> and <a href="/wiki/Daystar_Television_Network" title="Daystar Television Network">Daystar</a> rebroadcaster <a href="/wiki/WFYW-LP" class="mw-redirect" title="WFYW-LP">WFYW-LP</a>, both serving the <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Maine" title="Portland, Maine">Portland</a> market, and to several radio stations, including Colby's <a href="/wiki/WMHB" title="WMHB">WMHB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country</a> <a href="/wiki/WEBB" title="WEBB">WEBB</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Maine_Public_Broadcasting_Network" title="Maine Public Broadcasting Network">MPBN</a> on 91.3 FM. </p><p>The 2001 satirical comedy movie <a href="/wiki/Wet_Hot_American_Summer" title="Wet Hot American Summer">Wet Hot American Summer</a> is set in a fictional summer camp near Waterville, with some scenes taking place in the city. The movie was filmed in Pennsylvania,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 href="/wiki/A._D._Miles" title="A. D. Miles">A. D. Miles</a>, asks, "Hey, guys, how was Waterville?" after the group returns to camp from the city.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sister_cities">Sister cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterville,_Maine&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Sister cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Civil_War_Union_Army_monument%2C_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2641.JPG/200px-Civil_War_Union_Army_monument%2C_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2641.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Civil_War_Union_Army_monument%2C_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2641.JPG/300px-Civil_War_Union_Army_monument%2C_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2641.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Civil_War_Union_Army_monument%2C_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2641.JPG/400px-Civil_War_Union_Army_monument%2C_Waterville%2C_ME_IMG_2641.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>Monument to <a href="/wiki/Union_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Army">Union Army</a> soldiers in Waterville</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Waterville_CC_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Waterville_CC_02.jpg/200px-Waterville_CC_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Waterville_CC_02.jpg/300px-Waterville_CC_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Waterville_CC_02.jpg/400px-Waterville_CC_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3143" data-file-height="1503" /></a><figcaption>Waterville Country Club golf course</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colby_College" title="Colby College">Colby College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colby_College_Museum_of_Art" title="Colby College Museum of Art">Colby College Museum of Art</a><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_College" title="Thomas College">Thomas College</a><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Atlantic Music Festival<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maine_International_Film_Festival" title="Maine International Film Festival">Maine International Film Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Waterville_High_School" title="Old Waterville High School">Old Waterville High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Waterville_Post_Office" title="Old Waterville Post Office">Old Waterville Post Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perkins_Arboretum" title="Perkins Arboretum">Perkins Arboretum</a></li> <li>Waterville Historical Society - <a href="/wiki/Redington_Museum" title="Redington Museum">Redington Museum</a><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterville_Public_Library" title="Waterville Public Library">Waterville Public Library</a></li> <li>Waterville Opera House<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Waterville Main Street<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Waterville – Winslow Footbridge (<a href="/wiki/Two_Cent_Bridge" title="Two Cent Bridge">Two Cent Bridge</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waterville,_Maine&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link 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13em;"> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Portland,_Maine" title="Portland, Maine">Portland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewiston,_Maine" title="Lewiston, Maine">Lewiston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangor,_Maine" title="Bangor, Maine">Bangor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Portland,_Maine" title="South Portland, Maine">South Portland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Maine" title="Auburn, Maine">Auburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biddeford,_Maine" title="Biddeford, Maine">Biddeford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanford,_Maine" title="Sanford, Maine">Sanford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Maine" title="Augusta, Maine">Augusta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saco,_Maine" title="Saco, Maine">Saco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westbrook,_Maine" title="Westbrook, Maine">Westbrook</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Waterville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presque_Isle,_Maine" title="Presque Isle, Maine">Presque Isle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brewer,_Maine" title="Brewer, Maine">Brewer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bath,_Maine" title="Bath, Maine">Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caribou,_Maine" title="Caribou, Maine">Caribou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Town,_Maine" title="Old Town, Maine">Old Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellsworth,_Maine" title="Ellsworth, Maine">Ellsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockland,_Maine" title="Rockland, Maine">Rockland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belfast,_Maine" title="Belfast, Maine">Belfast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardiner,_Maine" title="Gardiner, Maine">Gardiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calais,_Maine" title="Calais, Maine">Calais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hallowell,_Maine" title="Hallowell, Maine">Hallowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastport,_Maine" title="Eastport, Maine">Eastport</a></li></ol> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Maine_Mountains" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Maine Mountains">Western Lakes and Mountains</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Maine_statistical_areas" title="Maine statistical areas">Metropolitan areas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Maine" title="Augusta, Maine">Augusta</a>-<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Waterville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangor,_Maine" title="Bangor, Maine">Bangor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewiston,_Maine" title="Lewiston, Maine">Lewiston</a>-<a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Maine" title="Auburn, Maine">Auburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland_metropolitan_area,_Maine" title="Portland metropolitan area, Maine">Portland-South Portland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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title="Oxford County, Maine">Oxford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penobscot_County,_Maine" title="Penobscot County, Maine">Penobscot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piscataquis_County,_Maine" title="Piscataquis County, Maine">Piscataquis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sagadahoc_County,_Maine" title="Sagadahoc County, Maine">Sagadahoc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_County,_Maine" title="Somerset County, Maine">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waldo_County,_Maine" title="Waldo County, Maine">Waldo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Maine" title="Washington County, Maine">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/York_County,_Maine" title="York County, Maine">York</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Maine.svg/32px-Flag_of_Maine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abagadasset_River" title="Abagadasset River">Abagadasset River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrabassett_River" title="Carrabassett River">Carrabassett River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dead_River_(Kennebec_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dead River (Kennebec River)">Dead River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Branch_Eastern_River" title="East Branch Eastern River">East Branch Eastern River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Branch_Moose_River_(Maine)" title="East Branch Moose River (Maine)">East Branch Moose River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Branch_Sebasticook_River" title="East Branch Sebasticook River">East Branch Sebasticook River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_River" title="Eastern River">Eastern River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lemon_Stream_(Sandy_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lemon Stream (Sandy River)">Lemon Stream</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_River_(Kennebec_River)" 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River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Branch_Carrabassett_River" title="West Branch Carrabassett River">West Branch Carrabassett River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Branch_Eastern_River" title="West Branch Eastern River">West Branch Eastern River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Branch_Moose_River_(Maine)" title="West Branch Moose River (Maine)">West Branch Moose River</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lakes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Annabessacook_Lake" title="Annabessacook Lake">Annabessacook Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attean_Pond" class="mw-redirect" title="Attean Pond">Attean Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brassua_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Brassua Lake">Brassua Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Lake_(Maine)" title="China Lake (Maine)">China Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cobbosseecontee_Lake" title="Cobbosseecontee Lake">Cobbosseecontee Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Pond_(Belgrade_Lakes)" class="mw-redirect" title="East Pond (Belgrade Lakes)">East Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embden_Pond" class="mw-redirect" title="Embden Pond">Embden Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enchanted_Pond" title="Enchanted Pond">Enchanted Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Roach_Pond" class="mw-redirect" title="First Roach Pond">First Roach Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flagstaff_Lake_(Maine)" title="Flagstaff Lake (Maine)">Flagstaff Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Moose_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Moose Lake">Great Moose Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Pond" title="Great Pond">Great Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Pond_(Maine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Pond (Maine)">Indian Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Pond_(Belgrade_Lakes)" class="mw-redirect" title="Long Pond (Belgrade Lakes)">Long Pond (<i>Belgrade Lakes</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Pond_(Moose_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Long Pond (Moose River)">Long Pond (<i>Moose River</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maranacook_Lake" title="Maranacook Lake">Maranacook Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messalonskee_Lake" title="Messalonskee Lake">Messalonskee Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moosehead_Lake" title="Moosehead Lake">Moosehead Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moxie_Pond" class="mw-redirect" title="Moxie Pond">Moxie Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narrows_Pond" title="Narrows Pond">Narrows Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Pond_(Belgrade_Lakes)" class="mw-redirect" title="North Pond (Belgrade Lakes)">North Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleasant_Pond" class="mw-redirect" title="Pleasant Pond">Pleasant Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sebasticook_Lake_Fishweir_Complex" title="Sebasticook Lake Fishweir Complex">Sebasticook Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Lake" title="Spencer Lake">Spencer Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staples_Pond" title="Staples Pond">Staples Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unity_Pond" title="Unity Pond">Unity Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wood_Pond" class="mw-redirect" title="Wood Pond">Wood Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyman_Dam" title="Wyman Dam">Wyman Dam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Towns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albion,_Maine" title="Albion, Maine">Albion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anson,_Maine" title="Anson, Maine">Anson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athens,_Maine" title="Athens, Maine">Athens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Maine" title="Augusta, Maine">Augusta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bath,_Maine" title="Bath, Maine">Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgrade,_Maine" title="Belgrade, Maine">Belgrade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benton,_Maine" title="Benton, Maine">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bingham,_Maine" title="Bingham, Maine">Bingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burnham,_Maine" title="Burnham, Maine">Burnham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caratunk,_Maine" title="Caratunk, Maine">Caratunk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chesterville,_Maine" title="Chesterville, Maine">Chesterville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China,_Maine" title="China, Maine">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Maine" title="Clinton, Maine">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corinna,_Maine" title="Corinna, Maine">Corinna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Maine" title="Detroit, Maine">Detroit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dexter,_Maine" title="Dexter, Maine">Dexter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embden,_Maine" title="Embden, Maine">Embden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairfield,_Maine" title="Fairfield, Maine">Fairfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farmingdale,_Maine" title="Farmingdale, Maine">Farmingdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farmington,_Maine" 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