Hawleyville, Connecticut
Hawleyville, Connecticut | |
|---|---|
EDT) | |
| ZIP code | 06440-9992 |
| Area code(s) | 203/475 |
Hawleyville is an unincorporated community in Fairfield County in the town of Newtown, Connecticut, about 1 mile outside the borough of Newtown. It was listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.[1]
History
Hawleyville is named after the family of Glover Hawley. This was a condition Hawley included in the sale of land to the
Housatonic Railroad Company in the nineteenth century.[2] Hawleyville briefly emerged as a railroad center, causing Newtown's population to grow to over 4,000 circa 1881.[3] The railroads included the New York and New England Railroad and the Hawleyville Branch of the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad. As of 2018, the Housatonic Railroad Company owns a lumber distribution and bulk transfer facility in Hawleyville.[4]
Hawleyville gained a sewer system in 2001, which was subsequently expanded upon in 2016. It utilizes the nearby Danbury, Connecticut, sewage plant.[5]
Emergency services
The area is served by Hawleyville Volunteer Fire and Rescue.[6]
References
- ^ "Hawleyville Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ISBN 0253006376.
- ISBN 0-942147-02-2.
- ^ "Freight market analysis report" (PDF). www.dotdata.ct.gov. 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ "Developer Challenges Proposed Water Pollution Control Plan". www.newtownbee.com.
- ^ "Top of the Mountain". www.newtownbee.com.
