Hawleyville, Connecticut
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Hawleyville, Connecticut | |
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Coordinates: 41°25′33″N 73°21′20″W | |
Country | United States |
U.S. state | Connecticut |
County | Fairfield |
Metropolitan area | Bridgeport-Stamford |
Town | Newtown |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 06440-9992 |
Area code(s) | 203/475 |
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]
The area is served by Hawleyville Volunteer Fire and Rescue.[6]
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