Profile for Waterville, Maine, ME

Waterville is on the Kennebec River.

Early lumber mills harnessed the power of the Kennebec's Ticonic Falls.

The Hathaway Shirt Company closed the last shirtmaking plant in America here in 2002.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 15. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 2005 HBO movie, "Empire Falls"

Local festivals include:

• Maine International Film Festival - July 13-22, 2007
• Harvest Fest - Oct. 20, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Colby College Museum of Art, Redington Museum & Apothecary, Waterville-Winslow Two-Cent Bridge

Colleges and universities: Colby College, Thomas College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Cemeteries (30)

Colleges (3)

Communities (7)

Hotels (7)

Libraries (5)

Museums (1)

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6% of Waterville residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Waterville ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• Kennebec County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - ME data
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• County history catalog
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Waterville was $16,430, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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21% of Waterville residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Waterville festival dates:

• Maine International Film Festival - July 13-22, 2007
• Harvest Fest - Oct. 20, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Waterville festival web sites:

• Maine International Film Festival

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• Maine county fairs
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Median rent in Waterville, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $375.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $822.

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Libraries in Waterville include Waterville Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Waterville include Morning Sentinel

TV stations in Waterville include WPFO.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WMEW.

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The average commute time for Waterville workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 4 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Waterville between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Waterville include Best Western, Budget Host Airport Inn, Comfort Inn & Suites, Econo Lodge, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn-Waterville.

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