Waterbury

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Waterbury is a historic industrial city in western Connecticut known for its former prominence in brass manufacturing and its nickname "The Brass City."

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instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 203
475
climate humid continental to humid subtropical transition
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeatOf New Haven County
surface form: New Haven County (co-county seat, de facto)
elevation approximately 95 m above sea level
foundedIn 1674
governmentType mayor–board of aldermen
hasCampusOf University of Connecticut
surface form: University of Connecticut (UConn Waterbury)
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Waterbury Historic District
hasHospital Saint Mary’s Hospital
Waterbury Hospital
hasLandmark Holy Land USA
Mattatuck Museum
Palace Theater
Union Station clocktower
hasMayor Paul Pernerewski Jr.
hasPublicTransitAgency CTtransit Waterbury Division
hasRiver Naugatuck River NERFINISHED
hasSportsTeam Waterbury CT sports teams (various amateur and minor league)
hasUniversity Post University
highwayServedBy Connecticut Route 8 NERFINISHED
Interstate 84 NERFINISHED
historicalIndustry brass
clockmaking
metalworking
watchmaking
hostedCompany Chase Brass and Copper Company
Scovill Manufacturing Company
Waterbury Clock Company
incorporatedAsCityIn 1853
incorporatedAsTownIn 1686
knownFor brass manufacturing
industrial history
locatedIn Connecticut
New England
New Haven County NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion western Connecticut
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mergedTownAndCityIn 1902
namedAfter River in Lancashire, England (disputed etymology)
nickname The Brass City
partOfMetropolitanArea Waterbury metropolitan area
populationRankInConnecticut among largest cities in Connecticut
postalCode 06702
railServedBy Metro-North Railroad Waterbury Branch
traversedBy Naugatuck River NERFINISHED

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New Haven County containsCity Waterbury
Connecticut hasMajorCity Waterbury
New Haven County hasMajorCity Waterbury