Tourist Information
Major tourist attractions in Waterbury include Brass Mill
Center, Carrie Welton Fountain, Cass Christopher Columbus Statue, Chief Two Moon
Laboratory, DD Sports Books and More for Cultural Attractions, Events &
Facilities, Gilbert Historic District, Harrub Pilgrim Memorial, Holy Land USA,
Macdermid Incorporated for Cultural Attractions, Events & Facilities, Mattatuck
Museum of Mattatuck Historical Society - Business Office, Soldiers' Monument, St
Lucy's Center for Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities, Palace Theatre,
The Apothecary Building, TIMEXpo Museum, Toon City Shakesperience Productions
Inc for Arcades & Amusements, Union Station Clock tower, Veterans' Monument, Ben
Franklin Statue, Waterbury Courthouse and Waterbury Clock Company.
Notable churches in Waterbury include Amazing Grace Baptist
Church, Pentecostal Assembly Church, Refuge Church of Christ, Rehoboth Church of
God, Sacred Heart Church, Saint Annes Church, Saint Cecilia Evangelization
Church, Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church and Saint Johns Episcopal
Church.
Notable hotels in Waterbury include American Motor Lodge,
Bentleys American Grill at the Sheraton Hotel Waterb, Connecticut Grand Hotel,
Hampton Inn, Kyle Enterprises Real Estate Investors, House On the Hill, Upper 8
Waterbury CT, Waterbury Motor Inn and Valley Hotel.
General Information
Waterbury is probably the most heavily Italian-American large
city of Connecticut. Probably, 6 out 10 voters in Waterbury are from Italian
decent. The city is home to communities like the Albanian, the French-Canadian,
the Lebanese, the Lithuanian and the Portuguese. Waterbury’s motto is Quid Aere
Perennius. Waterbury was the leading center of the United States for the
manufacture of brassware throughout the first half of the 20th century so, it is
nicknamed as the “Brass City”. The city is also famous for manufacture of
watches and clocks.
Demographic Information
Waterbury is a city situated in New Haven County,
Connecticut, United States. The city is nicknamed as the “Brass city”. The city
is located at 41°33′30″N 73°02′13″W at 269 feet above the sea level. According
to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.9 square
miles (74.9 km²). As of the census of 2000, there were 107,271 people, 42,622
households, and 26,894 families residing in the city. The population density was
3,754.7 people per square mile (1,449.7/km²).