Waterville is a town in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,868 at the 2010 census. It is close to Sakatah Lake State Park on the Cannon River.
Waterville has a yearly celebration called “Bullhead Days,” and it is held in early June; the residents of the town get together for food, fun, a parade, a carnival, and fireworks.
Waterville houses many attractions, such as a ‘Bar ‘n Grill’ known as ‘The Corner Bar’, as well as its own Waterpark, Kamp Dells.
Name: | Waterville city |
---|---|
LSAD Code: | 25 |
LSAD Description: | city (suffix) |
State: | Minnesota |
County: | Le Sueur County |
Elevation: | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
Total Area: | 2.06 sq mi (5.35 km²) |
Land Area: | 1.69 sq mi (4.37 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.38 sq mi (0.98 km²) |
Total Population: | 1,750 |
Population Density: | 1,037.96/sq mi (400.74/km²) |
ZIP code: | 56096 |
Area code: | 507 |
FIPS code: | 2768584 |
GNISfeature ID: | 0653836 |
Website: | cityofwaterville.com |
Online Interactive Map
Click on to view map in "full screen" mode.
Waterville location map. Where is Waterville city?
History
Waterville was platted in 1856 by nine New England natives. The name “Waterville” comes from, Waterville, Maine, E.I. Wright’s, a member of the group, hometown. It is also mixed with the fact that it is positioned between Lake Tetonka and Lake Sakatah. A post office has been in operation at Waterville since 1856. Waterville was incorporated as a city in 1898.
Waterville Road Map
Waterville city Satellite Map
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.34 square miles (6.06 km), of which 1.70 square miles (4.40 km) is land and 0.64 square miles (1.66 km) is water.
Minnesota State Highways 13 and 60 are two of the main routes in the city.
See also
Map of Minnesota State and its subdivision:- Aitkin
- Anoka
- Becker
- Beltrami
- Benton
- Big Stone
- Blue Earth
- Brown
- Carlton
- Carver
- Cass
- Chippewa
- Chisago
- Clay
- Clearwater
- Cook
- Cottonwood
- Crow Wing
- Dakota
- Dodge
- Douglas
- Faribault
- Fillmore
- Freeborn
- Goodhue
- Grant
- Hennepin
- Houston
- Hubbard
- Isanti
- Itasca
- Jackson
- Kanabec
- Kandiyohi
- Kittson
- Koochiching
- Lac qui Parle
- Lake
- Lake of the Woods
- Lake Superior
- Le Sueur
- Lincoln
- Lyon
- Mahnomen
- Marshall
- Martin
- McLeod
- Meeker
- Mille Lacs
- Morrison
- Mower
- Murray
- Nicollet
- Nobles
- Norman
- Olmsted
- Otter Tail
- Pennington
- Pine
- Pipestone
- Polk
- Pope
- Ramsey
- Red Lake
- Redwood
- Renville
- Rice
- Rock
- Roseau
- Saint Louis
- Scott
- Sherburne
- Sibley
- Stearns
- Steele
- Stevens
- Swift
- Todd
- Traverse
- Wabasha
- Wadena
- Waseca
- Washington
- Watonwan
- Wilkin
- Winona
- Wright
- Yellow Medicine
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming