Hawleyville, Connecticut

Hawleyville, Connecticut
Census-designated place
The Hawleyville Deli lies along Route 25 where it crosses the Housatonic Railroad.
The Hawleyville Deli lies along Route 25 where it crosses the Housatonic Railroad.
Location within the Western Connecticut Planning Region and the state of Connecticut
Location within the Western Connecticut Planning Region and the state of Connecticut
Hawleyville is located in Connecticut
Hawleyville
Hawleyville
Hawleyville is located in the United States
Hawleyville
Hawleyville
Coordinates: 41°25′33″N 73°21′20″W / 41.42583°N 73.35556°W / 41.42583; -73.35556
Country United States
U.S. state Connecticut
CountyFairfield
Metropolitan areaBridgeport-Stamford
TownNewtown
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (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

  1. ^ "Hawleyville Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ H. Roger Grant, Railroads and the American People, p. 251, Indiana University Press, 2012 ISBN 0253006376.
  3. ^ Ronald Dale Karr (1995). The Rail Lines of Southern New England, A Handbook of Railroad History. Branch Line Press. ISBN 0-942147-02-2.
  4. ^ "Freight market analysis report" (PDF). www.dotdata.ct.gov. 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Developer Challenges Proposed Water Pollution Control Plan". www.newtownbee.com.
  6. ^ "Top of the Mountain". www.newtownbee.com.