Waterville, Maine

Waterville, Maine
City
City Hall and Opera House in 1905
Seal
Nickname(s): Elm City
Location in Kennebec County and the state of Maine.
Waterville, Maine Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°33′7″N 69°38′45″W / 44.55194°N 69.64583°W / 44.55194; -69.64583Coordinates: 44°33′7″N 69°38′45″W / 44.55194°N 69.64583°W / 44.55194; -69.64583
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Kennebec
Incorporated (town)	June 23, 1802
Incorporated	January 12, 1888
Government
• Type	Mayor and council-manager
• Body	Waterville City Council
• Mayor	Nicholas Isgro
• City Manager	Mike Roy
Area
• Total	14.05 sq mi (36.39 km2)
• Land	13.58 sq mi (35.17 km2)
• Water	0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2)
Elevation	108 ft (33 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	15,722
• Estimate (2015)	16,261
• Density	1,157.7/sq mi (447.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	04901
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-80740
GNIS feature ID	0577893
Website	www.waterville-me.gov

Waterville is a city in Kennebec County of the U.S. state of Maine, United States, on the west bank of the Kennebec River. Home to Colby College and Thomas College, the population was 15,722 at the 2010 census. Waterville is also the second city which makes up the Augusta-Waterville, ME Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Waterville has a Mayor and council-manager 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. The city is also home to Fox affiliate WPFO and Daystar rebroadcaster WFYW-LP both serving the Portland market and to several radio stations including Colby's WMHB, country WEBB, adult standards WTVL and MPBN on 91.3 FM. The film Wet Hot American Summer is set in Waterville.

The area now known as Waterville was once inhabited by the Canibas tribe of Abenaki Indians. Called Taconnet after Chief Taconnet, the main village was located on the east bank of the Kennebec River at its confluence with the Sebasticook River at what is now Winslow. Known as Ticonic by English settlers, it was burned in 1692 during King William's War, after which the Canibas tribe abandoned the area. Fort Halifax was built by General John Winslow in 1754, and the last skirmish with Indians occurred on May 18, 1757.