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Alaska Airlines Flight 261
The Sundial Memorial of Alsaka Airlines Flight 261.
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a flight route operated by Alaska Airlines that provided service between Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle, Washington.
On January 31, 2000, after experiencing problems with the horizontal stabilizer, the flight was diverted to Los Angeles International Airport. During the diversion, the plane inverted and crashed at high speed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Port Hueneme near Anacapa Island on January 31, 2000. Of the 83 passengers and 5 crew members on board at the time of the crash, there were no survivors.
A report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) attributed the crash to insufficient lubrication of the jackscrew that moves the horizontal stabilizer up and down on the MD-80 aircraft. After the crash, Alaska Airlines retired flight number 261. The route is now known as flight 289.
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, this is all I found.Alaska Airlines Flight 261
The Sundial Memorial of Alsaka Airlines Flight 261.
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a flight route operated by Alaska Airlines that provided service between Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle, Washington.
On January 31, 2000, after experiencing problems with the horizontal stabilizer, the flight was diverted to Los Angeles International Airport. During the diversion, the plane inverted and crashed at high speed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Port Hueneme near Anacapa Island on January 31, 2000. Of the 83 passengers and 5 crew members on board at the time of the crash, there were no survivors.
A report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) attributed the crash to insufficient lubrication of the jackscrew that moves the horizontal stabilizer up and down on the MD-80 aircraft. After the crash, Alaska Airlines retired flight number 261. The route is now known as flight 289.
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Colorado Springs is a large city located just east of the geographic center of the U.S. state of Colorado. It has a population of 360,890 (according to the 2000 census) making it the second largest city in Colorado and the 49th largest city in the United States. It is also a large part of the metropolitan area of the Front Range. In July 2006, Money magazine ranked Colorado Springs the best place to live in the big city category, which includes cities with 300,000 or more people. [1] The capital of Colorado, Denver, is 68 miles to the north. At an elevation of 6,035 feet, Colorado Springs is over a mile above sea level, though some areas of the city are significantly higher. The city itself is situated near the base of one of the most famous American peaks, Pikes Peak, on the east side of the Rocky Mountains. The city is the county seat of El Paso CountyGR1.
Today, Colorado Springs has many features of a modern urban area, such as parks, bike trails, urban open-area spaces, business and commerce, theatres and other entertainment. It was first established as a posh resort community and the tourist industry has remained strong and offers many activities and attractions.
Colorado Springs is also home to a large number of military installations and important national defense agencies. It is also home to the United States Air Force Academy, one of only five military academies in the entire country
History
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General William Palmer, City Founder
Garden of the Gods, a public park famous for its towering red rock formations.Colorado Springs was founded in August 1871 by General William Palmer, with the intention of creating a high quality resort community, and was soon nicknamed "Little London" because of the many English tourists who came. Nearby Pikes Peak and the Garden of the Gods made the city's location a natural.
Within two years his flagship resort the Antlers Hotel opened, welcoming U.S. and international travelers as well as health-seekers looking for the high altitude and dry climate, and Palmer's visions of a thriving, quality resort town were coming true. Soon after he founded and owned the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, a critical regional railroad. Afterwards he maintained his presence in the city's early days by making many grants or sales of land to many important civic institutions in the community. Palmer and his wife saw Colorado Springs develop into one of the most popular travel destinations in the United States.
The town of Palmer Lake and a geographic feature called the Palmer Divide (and other more minor features) are named after him, and a bronze sculpture of Palmer on his horse is prominently displayed downtown in the center of a busy intersection.
America the Beautiful was written by visiting English professor Katharine Lee Bates in August 1893, while she stayed at the Antlers Hotel after visiting the top of nearby Pikes Peak.
Old Colorado City and the Colorado Gold Rush
Colorado Springs' present downtown location, where General Palmer first founded the city, is due to Palmer's dislike of nearby rough-and-ready Colorado City and its many saloons; Palmer ensured his new city stayed alcohol free by buying a huge tract of land to the east of Colorado City and in fact, Colorado Springs stayed dry until the end of Prohibition in 1933.
In its earliest days of 1859-1860, Colorado City was a major supply route of supplies for miners in the South Park, where a major strike in the Colorado Gold Rush was found. Routes further north from present-day Denver's area proved more effective, and as only a few very minor gold finds were made in the Pikes Peak region, commerce instead shifted towards serving the agriculture of Colorado's eastern plains. (Eventually General Palmer's Denver & Rio Grande Railroad would snake from Denver into the South Park.)
Colorado City was the county seat of El Paso County until 1873, when the courthouse moved to Colorado Springs.
Colorado City also briefly (and unofficially) served as Colorado's territorial capital starting on July 7, 1862. By this time the town's fortunes were already waning. The territorial legislature met in a log cabin on Colorado Avenue, and on August 14, 1862 the legislature approved an act which named Golden as the territorial capital. Colorado City was never recognized by the Federal government as the territorial capital.
In 1891, major gold strikes were made in Cripple Creek and Victor, on the other side of Pike's Peak from Colorado City, and suddenly supplies were needed for this last major phase of the Colorado Gold Rush and the town's big boom was on. Eventually Colorado City was processing much of the gold ore as Palmer's railroads connected the areas.
Latter 20th century military boom
Downtown Colorado Springs during the 1950s.Colorado Springs saw its first military base in 1942 shortly after Pearl Harbor was attacked. It was during this time the U.S. Army established Camp Carson near the southern borders of the city in order to train and house troops in preparation for the Second World War. It was also during this time that the Army began using at what was then and still is the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport. It was renamed Peterson Field and used as a training base for heavy bombers.
The Army then began expanding Camp Carson, a venture that increased growth in Colorado Springs and provided a significant area of industry for the city. After World War II the military stepped away from the Springs and it seemed the city's military boom was over, Camp Carson was declining and the military was activating and deactivating Peterson Field irregularly. That all changed when the Korean War erupted and the declining Camp Carson of 600 was revitalized, along with many other parts of the Springs.
After the Korean War, Peterson Field was renamed Peterson Air Force Base and was permanently activated. In 1954 Camp Carson became Fort Carson, Colorado Spring's first Army post. Later that same year, President Dwight D. Eisenhower chose, out of 300 other sites around the nation, Colorado Springs to be the site of the Air Force's military academy. With a new and growing Army post, an Air Force Base, and the Air Force's military academy, Colorado Springs' growth was jump-started.
The military boom continued and in 1963, NORAD's main facility was built in Cheyenne Mountain. It placed NORAD directly next to Colorado Springs and permanently secured the city's military presence. During the Cold War the city greatly expanded due to increased revenue from various industries and the prevailing military presence in the city. This presence was further increased in 1983 with the founding of Schriever Air Force Base, a base primarily tasked with missile defense and satellite control. Fort Carson and Peterson are still growing and continue to contribute to the city's growth. Headquarters, Air Force Space Command, is located on Peterson AFB.
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Geography and climate
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Geography
The sign greeting travelers into Colorado Springs on Interstate 25 southbound from Denver.Colorado Springs is located at 38°51′48″N, 104°47′31″W (38.863443, -104.791914)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 482.1 km² (186.1 mi²). 481.1 km² (185.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (0.21%) is water.
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Climate
Colorado Springs averages 250 days of sunshine per year, and receives 15.42 inches of annual precipitation. Average snowfall for the area (included in the previous annual precipitation calculation) is 5.5" in November, 5.7" in December, 5.0" in January, 5.1" in February, 9.4" in March, and 6.3" in April. Due to unusually low precipitation for the past few years before 2006, Colorado Springs has had to enact lawn water restrictions. Average January low and high temperatures are 14°F/ 42°F (-10°C/ 5.5°C) and average July low and high temperatures are 55°F/ 85°F (12.7°C/ 29.4°C). Traditionally, Colorado Springs has winters known as Indian Summers, where the winters are mild (except the occasional sub-zero cold snap around October 31 and March/April blizzards). The hottest temperature ever recorded in Colorado Springs was 101°F (38.3°C) on June 7, 1874 and the coldest temperature ever recorded was -32°F (-35.5°C) on January 20, 1883. Colorado Springs is also one of the most active lightning strike areas in the United States. This natural phenomenon led Nicola Tesla to select Colorado Springs as the preferred location to build his lab and study electricity.
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Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 360,890 people, 141,516 households, and 93,117 families residing in the city. The population density was 750.2/km² (1,942.9/mi²). There were 148,690 housing units at an average density of 309.1/km² (800.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.66% White, 6.56% Black or African American, 0.88% Native American, 2.82% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 5.01% from other races, and 3.85% from two or more races. 12.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 141,516 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,081, and the median income for a family was $53,478. Males had a median income of $36,786 versus $26,427 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,496. About 6.1% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
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Attractions and entertainment
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Tourism and attractions
Downtown Colorado Springs today.Much of the Springs tourism comes from the area it was built around, most famously Pikes Peak. The city is host to numerous trails and parks due to its close proximity to the Rocky Mountains, making the city a popular destination for its scenery. With the mountains as close as they are the Springs has also gained notority for its rock formations and other geological features. There are many attractions in the area, including:
American Numismatic Association
The Broadmoor Hotel, a luxury hotel/resort rated Five-Star by Mobil and Five-Diamond by AAA, every year.[3]
Cave of the Winds
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, billed as the nation's only 'mountain zoo,' is situated, essentially, on the side of Cheyenne Mountain.
The Citadel Mall [4]
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Flying W Ranch, a cowboy ranch.
Focus on the Family visitor center and tours of facilities
Garden of the Gods, a collection of large red sandstone formations
Glen Eyrie, home to William Jackson Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs, now owned by The Navigators - tours available
Lon Chaney Theater
Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway - ascends to the summit of 14,115 foot tall Pikes Peak
Manitou Cliff Dwellings
Michelle's, a 50+ year old ice cream parlor featured in Life Magazine
Old Colorado City district
Pikes Peak Center
Pioneer's Museum
ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy
Security Service Field, home of the baseball club Colorado Springs Sky Sox, AAA affiliate of the Colorado Rockies
Seven Falls
United States Air Force Academy
United States Olympic Training Center [5]
The Van Briggle Pottery, founded in 1899 and still operating, specializing in art nouveau vases and decorative tiles.
The World Arena
According to the Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau, the area attracts some six million visitors yearly.
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Orchestras
Colorado Springs Philharmonic
Colorado Springs Youth Symphony
Pikes Peak Philharmonic
Chamber Orchestra of the Springs
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Choirs
Colorado Springs Children's Chorale
Sports teams
Name Sport Founded League Venue
Colorado Springs Sky Sox Baseball 1950 Minor league; Pacific Coast League Security Service Field
Colorado Springs Blizzard Soccer 2004 United Soccer Leagues; USL Premier Development League Security Service Field
Colorado Springs Cricket Club Cricket 1999 Colorado Cricket League
The local colleges feature many sports teams. Notable among them are the following nationally-competitive NCAA Division I teams: United States Air Force Academy (Fighting Falcons) Football, Basketball and Hockey, Colorado College (Tigers) Hockey, and Women's Soccer.
Colorado Springs hosted the 1962 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships (together with Denver).
This nullifies a popular Canadian claim that the 2008 IIHF World Championships in Quebec City, PQ and Halifax, NS will mark the first time this event is organized on the American continent.
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Economy
Colorado Springs' economy is driven primarily by the military, the high-tech industry, and tourism, in that order. While the main force behind the city's economy is the military, the city is not completely dependent on it. The city is currently experiencing growth and has been identified as one of the nation's top ten fastest growing economies.[8]
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Defense industry
The defense industry is the largest portion of Colorado Springs' economy with several of the largest employers coming from this sector.[9] A large portion of this industry is dedicated to the development and operation of various projects of the missile defense agency. The aerospace industry also has had an influence on the Colorado Springs economy. The defense sector has planned several changes, moving in and out personnel, building and shutting down, in the next few years. Still, they are the largest employers in the city and is increasing in the long run.
Defense corporations with ties to the city include:
Northrop Grumman, one of the largest employers in the city
Lockheed Martin
Boeing
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High-tech industry
A large percentage of Colorado Springs' economy is based on high tech and manufacturing. The high tech sector of Colorado Springs is also increasing its overall percentage in the Springs' economy, notably in biotech and semiconductor manufacturing. [citation needed] Due to the slowdown in tourism, the high tech sector now ranks second to the military in terms of total revenue generated and employment. [citation needed]It is projected that this employment ratio will stay constant for the near future. [citation needed] Besides the high tech sector, there are also several research and development firms located in Colorado Springs. [citation needed]
Because of Colorado Springs’ central U.S. location, availability of educated workers, and business climate, several companies have plans either to expand their current operations in Colorado Springs or have considered Colorado Springs as a competitive area for relocating or opening a business. On Oct 04, 2006, Steve Fehl of the Pikes Peak Workforce Center announced that the growing high tech sector in Colorado Springs has recovered around a quarter of the 10,000 IT jobs lost in the last 2000-2001 High-tech unemployment cycle in Colorado Springs.[citation needed] Also, in Sept 2006, Steve Fehl of the PPWFC announced that the availability of well educated high tech workers in Colorado Springs, is 12th out of 25 cities in the USA.[citation needed]
High tech corporations with connections to the city include:
Verizon– Software development - Formally WorldCom and MCI, has a fairly large engineering presence
Hewlett-Packard – Computing – large sales, support, and SAN storage engineering center. The location was built by Digital Equipment Corporation, renamed Compaq in the 1998 acquisition of Digital, and finally renamed Hewlett-Packard after the 2002 merger.
SNIA – Computing - home of the SNIA Technology Center
Agilent – Manufacturing - HP operated a larger facility in the area that was later renamed Agilent in a spinoff.
Intel – Chip fabrication, built in 2000, plans to complete their facility and possibly expand[citation needed]
Atmel – Chip fabrication. Formally Honeywell
Cypress Semiconductor Colorado Design Center – Chip fabrication R&D site
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Olympic Sports
Colorado Springs is home to the United States Olympic Training Center and the headquarters of the United States Olympic Committee. In addition, a number of United States national federations for individual Olympic sports have their headquarters in Colorado Springs, including:
United States Fencing Association
United States Figure Skating Association
USA Basketball
USA Cycling
USA Hockey
USA Swimming
The city has a particularly long association with the sport of figure skating, having hosted the U.S. Figure Skating Championships 6 times and the World Figure Skating Championships 5 times. It is home to the World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame and the Broadmoor Skating Club, a notable training center for the sport. In recent years, the World Arena has hosted skating events such as Skate America and the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
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Military
The United States Military plays a very important role in the city. Colorado Springs is home to both Army and Air Force bases and their numerous support bases around the county. Fort Carson, the city's biggest military base, was home to the 3rd ACR and will be home to 4th Infantry, boosting the city's population. The city is host to many various training grounds for infantry, armor, and attack helicopters (specifically the AH-64 Apache). Fort Carson is also the headquarters of the 10th Special Forces Group's second and third battalion, two of the three battalions of the 10th.
The Air Force has a few critical aspects of their service based at Colorado Springs which carry on missile defense operations and development. The Air Force bases a large section of the nation's national missile defense operations, with many parts such as NORAD and Peterson set to operate large sections of the program. Peterson AFB is currently the headquarters of the Air Force's major command Air Force Space Command, the highest level of command in the Air Force. Also, Schriever AFB operates two global positioning system satellites used by the Air Force to direct and command various operations. Schriever is also devolping parts of national missile defense and runs parts of the annual wargames used by the nations military.
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NORAD
Colorado Springs is the site of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a component of America's missile defense system. When it was built, at the height of the Cold War era, it caused much anxiety for the residents of Colorado Springs. Many believed that if World War III started, theirs would be the first city hit. [citation needed] NORAD still operates but is somewhat less vital to American defense than in previous years. Today it is primarily tasked with the tracking of ICBMs, but the military has recently decided to put Cheyenne Mountain on standby and move operations to nearby Peterson Air Force Base. [9]
Military installations in and around the city include:
United States Air Force Academy – Tasked primarily with training Air Force officers.
Cheyenne Mountain Air Station – Air Force: a major military center, home of NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command), it is housed in Cheyenne Mountain, south of Pikes Peak.
Peterson Air Force Base – Headquarters of Air Force Space Command
Schriever Air Force Base – Air Force
Fort Carson – Army
Colorado Springs in fiction
Clive Cussler sets a chapter of his thriller "Cyclops" in Colorado Springs, featuring an action scene between the President's personal investigator and a man supposedly involved in a top secret colony on the moon.
Robert A. Heinlein, noted sci-fi writer during the genre's Golden Age, lived in Colorado Springs during part of his career. His novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress featured at one point the rebel moon government raining rock-filled grain canisters down on NORAD's headquarters inside Cheyenne Mountain, incidentally destroying Colorado Springs because of the great amount of kinetic energy released on impact.
Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz lived briefly in Colorado Springs in 1951, on North Franklin Street. Linus and Lucy Van Pelt were neighbors of his, for whom he named characters. He painted a wall of his home with some Peanuts characters. The wall was removed from the home in 2001 and donated to the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California.
Several scenes of Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987) were filmed at the Broadmoor Hotel. Several courtroom scenes in the Perry Mason movie series were filmed in the courtroom exhibit at the Pioneer's Museum (formerly the El Paso County Courthouse).
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, an Emmy Award-winning dramatic television series starring Jane Seymour, was set in this town. Though there was some historical accuracy, the majority of the events and settings were fictional, and actual filming was done at the Paramount Ranch near Agoura Hills, California.
The TV series Stargate SG-1 has several episodes which at least partially take place in Colorado Springs; additionally SGC is based out of nearby Cheyenne Mountain, and most of the team members are shown to reside in Colorado Springs.
The movie Independence Day makes reference to the destruction of NORAD.
In the movie The Sum Of All Fears the Russian president asks a military advisor how many people live in Colorado Springs, as he weighs the ramifications in the use of nuclear weapons against the city. This highlights the strategic importance of the military-centered city.
The film WarGames featured the NORAD facility quite prominently, even though only exterior shots were actually filmed on location.
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Trivia
Lon Chaney was born in Colorado Springs on April 1, 1883. The Lon Chaney Theatre is named for him.
Cassandra Peterson (also known as Elvira, Mistress of the Night) attended General William J. Palmer High School in downtown Colorado Springs. She graduated in the class of 1969.
Leeann Tweeden worked briefly as a waitress at a local Hooters in the 1991-1992 timeframe.
Bobby Unser was born in Colorado Springs on February 20, 1934.
Actors Michael Boatman and Chase Masterson are from Colorado Springs.
Serbian-born American physicist Nikola Tesla built a laboratory in Colorado Springs in 1899 for his experiments in the wireless transmission of electrical power. Reportedly he shot lightning from his lab back into the sky during a lightning storm. The site of the lab is now a residential area. The address is the intersection of Foote and Kiowa streets.
Professional kickboxer, wrestler and actor Bob "The Beast" Sapp was born in Colorado Springs and attended Mitchel High School.
WWE Superstar Bobby Lashley is from Colorado Springs.
Kelsey Grammer's sister was murdered after leaving a Red Lobster in Colorado Springs, Colorado [10].
Today, Colorado Springs has many features of a modern urban area, such as parks, bike trails, urban open-area spaces, business and commerce, theatres and other entertainment. It was first established as a posh resort community and the tourist industry has remained strong and offers many activities and attractions.
Colorado Springs is also home to a large number of military installations and important national defense agencies. It is also home to the United States Air Force Academy, one of only five military academies in the entire country
History
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General William Palmer, City Founder
Garden of the Gods, a public park famous for its towering red rock formations.Colorado Springs was founded in August 1871 by General William Palmer, with the intention of creating a high quality resort community, and was soon nicknamed "Little London" because of the many English tourists who came. Nearby Pikes Peak and the Garden of the Gods made the city's location a natural.
Within two years his flagship resort the Antlers Hotel opened, welcoming U.S. and international travelers as well as health-seekers looking for the high altitude and dry climate, and Palmer's visions of a thriving, quality resort town were coming true. Soon after he founded and owned the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, a critical regional railroad. Afterwards he maintained his presence in the city's early days by making many grants or sales of land to many important civic institutions in the community. Palmer and his wife saw Colorado Springs develop into one of the most popular travel destinations in the United States.
The town of Palmer Lake and a geographic feature called the Palmer Divide (and other more minor features) are named after him, and a bronze sculpture of Palmer on his horse is prominently displayed downtown in the center of a busy intersection.
America the Beautiful was written by visiting English professor Katharine Lee Bates in August 1893, while she stayed at the Antlers Hotel after visiting the top of nearby Pikes Peak.
Old Colorado City and the Colorado Gold Rush
Colorado Springs' present downtown location, where General Palmer first founded the city, is due to Palmer's dislike of nearby rough-and-ready Colorado City and its many saloons; Palmer ensured his new city stayed alcohol free by buying a huge tract of land to the east of Colorado City and in fact, Colorado Springs stayed dry until the end of Prohibition in 1933.
In its earliest days of 1859-1860, Colorado City was a major supply route of supplies for miners in the South Park, where a major strike in the Colorado Gold Rush was found. Routes further north from present-day Denver's area proved more effective, and as only a few very minor gold finds were made in the Pikes Peak region, commerce instead shifted towards serving the agriculture of Colorado's eastern plains. (Eventually General Palmer's Denver & Rio Grande Railroad would snake from Denver into the South Park.)
Colorado City was the county seat of El Paso County until 1873, when the courthouse moved to Colorado Springs.
Colorado City also briefly (and unofficially) served as Colorado's territorial capital starting on July 7, 1862. By this time the town's fortunes were already waning. The territorial legislature met in a log cabin on Colorado Avenue, and on August 14, 1862 the legislature approved an act which named Golden as the territorial capital. Colorado City was never recognized by the Federal government as the territorial capital.
In 1891, major gold strikes were made in Cripple Creek and Victor, on the other side of Pike's Peak from Colorado City, and suddenly supplies were needed for this last major phase of the Colorado Gold Rush and the town's big boom was on. Eventually Colorado City was processing much of the gold ore as Palmer's railroads connected the areas.
Latter 20th century military boom
Downtown Colorado Springs during the 1950s.Colorado Springs saw its first military base in 1942 shortly after Pearl Harbor was attacked. It was during this time the U.S. Army established Camp Carson near the southern borders of the city in order to train and house troops in preparation for the Second World War. It was also during this time that the Army began using at what was then and still is the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport. It was renamed Peterson Field and used as a training base for heavy bombers.
The Army then began expanding Camp Carson, a venture that increased growth in Colorado Springs and provided a significant area of industry for the city. After World War II the military stepped away from the Springs and it seemed the city's military boom was over, Camp Carson was declining and the military was activating and deactivating Peterson Field irregularly. That all changed when the Korean War erupted and the declining Camp Carson of 600 was revitalized, along with many other parts of the Springs.
After the Korean War, Peterson Field was renamed Peterson Air Force Base and was permanently activated. In 1954 Camp Carson became Fort Carson, Colorado Spring's first Army post. Later that same year, President Dwight D. Eisenhower chose, out of 300 other sites around the nation, Colorado Springs to be the site of the Air Force's military academy. With a new and growing Army post, an Air Force Base, and the Air Force's military academy, Colorado Springs' growth was jump-started.
The military boom continued and in 1963, NORAD's main facility was built in Cheyenne Mountain. It placed NORAD directly next to Colorado Springs and permanently secured the city's military presence. During the Cold War the city greatly expanded due to increased revenue from various industries and the prevailing military presence in the city. This presence was further increased in 1983 with the founding of Schriever Air Force Base, a base primarily tasked with missile defense and satellite control. Fort Carson and Peterson are still growing and continue to contribute to the city's growth. Headquarters, Air Force Space Command, is located on Peterson AFB.
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Geography and climate
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Geography
The sign greeting travelers into Colorado Springs on Interstate 25 southbound from Denver.Colorado Springs is located at 38°51′48″N, 104°47′31″W (38.863443, -104.791914)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 482.1 km² (186.1 mi²). 481.1 km² (185.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (0.21%) is water.
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Climate
Colorado Springs averages 250 days of sunshine per year, and receives 15.42 inches of annual precipitation. Average snowfall for the area (included in the previous annual precipitation calculation) is 5.5" in November, 5.7" in December, 5.0" in January, 5.1" in February, 9.4" in March, and 6.3" in April. Due to unusually low precipitation for the past few years before 2006, Colorado Springs has had to enact lawn water restrictions. Average January low and high temperatures are 14°F/ 42°F (-10°C/ 5.5°C) and average July low and high temperatures are 55°F/ 85°F (12.7°C/ 29.4°C). Traditionally, Colorado Springs has winters known as Indian Summers, where the winters are mild (except the occasional sub-zero cold snap around October 31 and March/April blizzards). The hottest temperature ever recorded in Colorado Springs was 101°F (38.3°C) on June 7, 1874 and the coldest temperature ever recorded was -32°F (-35.5°C) on January 20, 1883. Colorado Springs is also one of the most active lightning strike areas in the United States. This natural phenomenon led Nicola Tesla to select Colorado Springs as the preferred location to build his lab and study electricity.
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Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 360,890 people, 141,516 households, and 93,117 families residing in the city. The population density was 750.2/km² (1,942.9/mi²). There were 148,690 housing units at an average density of 309.1/km² (800.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.66% White, 6.56% Black or African American, 0.88% Native American, 2.82% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 5.01% from other races, and 3.85% from two or more races. 12.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 141,516 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,081, and the median income for a family was $53,478. Males had a median income of $36,786 versus $26,427 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,496. About 6.1% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
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Attractions and entertainment
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Tourism and attractions
Downtown Colorado Springs today.Much of the Springs tourism comes from the area it was built around, most famously Pikes Peak. The city is host to numerous trails and parks due to its close proximity to the Rocky Mountains, making the city a popular destination for its scenery. With the mountains as close as they are the Springs has also gained notority for its rock formations and other geological features. There are many attractions in the area, including:
American Numismatic Association
The Broadmoor Hotel, a luxury hotel/resort rated Five-Star by Mobil and Five-Diamond by AAA, every year.[3]
Cave of the Winds
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, billed as the nation's only 'mountain zoo,' is situated, essentially, on the side of Cheyenne Mountain.
The Citadel Mall [4]
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Flying W Ranch, a cowboy ranch.
Focus on the Family visitor center and tours of facilities
Garden of the Gods, a collection of large red sandstone formations
Glen Eyrie, home to William Jackson Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs, now owned by The Navigators - tours available
Lon Chaney Theater
Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway - ascends to the summit of 14,115 foot tall Pikes Peak
Manitou Cliff Dwellings
Michelle's, a 50+ year old ice cream parlor featured in Life Magazine
Old Colorado City district
Pikes Peak Center
Pioneer's Museum
ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy
Security Service Field, home of the baseball club Colorado Springs Sky Sox, AAA affiliate of the Colorado Rockies
Seven Falls
United States Air Force Academy
United States Olympic Training Center [5]
The Van Briggle Pottery, founded in 1899 and still operating, specializing in art nouveau vases and decorative tiles.
The World Arena
According to the Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau, the area attracts some six million visitors yearly.
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Orchestras
Colorado Springs Philharmonic
Colorado Springs Youth Symphony
Pikes Peak Philharmonic
Chamber Orchestra of the Springs
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Choirs
Colorado Springs Children's Chorale
Sports teams
Name Sport Founded League Venue
Colorado Springs Sky Sox Baseball 1950 Minor league; Pacific Coast League Security Service Field
Colorado Springs Blizzard Soccer 2004 United Soccer Leagues; USL Premier Development League Security Service Field
Colorado Springs Cricket Club Cricket 1999 Colorado Cricket League
The local colleges feature many sports teams. Notable among them are the following nationally-competitive NCAA Division I teams: United States Air Force Academy (Fighting Falcons) Football, Basketball and Hockey, Colorado College (Tigers) Hockey, and Women's Soccer.
Colorado Springs hosted the 1962 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships (together with Denver).
This nullifies a popular Canadian claim that the 2008 IIHF World Championships in Quebec City, PQ and Halifax, NS will mark the first time this event is organized on the American continent.
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Economy
Colorado Springs' economy is driven primarily by the military, the high-tech industry, and tourism, in that order. While the main force behind the city's economy is the military, the city is not completely dependent on it. The city is currently experiencing growth and has been identified as one of the nation's top ten fastest growing economies.[8]
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Defense industry
The defense industry is the largest portion of Colorado Springs' economy with several of the largest employers coming from this sector.[9] A large portion of this industry is dedicated to the development and operation of various projects of the missile defense agency. The aerospace industry also has had an influence on the Colorado Springs economy. The defense sector has planned several changes, moving in and out personnel, building and shutting down, in the next few years. Still, they are the largest employers in the city and is increasing in the long run.
Defense corporations with ties to the city include:
Northrop Grumman, one of the largest employers in the city
Lockheed Martin
Boeing
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High-tech industry
A large percentage of Colorado Springs' economy is based on high tech and manufacturing. The high tech sector of Colorado Springs is also increasing its overall percentage in the Springs' economy, notably in biotech and semiconductor manufacturing. [citation needed] Due to the slowdown in tourism, the high tech sector now ranks second to the military in terms of total revenue generated and employment. [citation needed]It is projected that this employment ratio will stay constant for the near future. [citation needed] Besides the high tech sector, there are also several research and development firms located in Colorado Springs. [citation needed]
Because of Colorado Springs’ central U.S. location, availability of educated workers, and business climate, several companies have plans either to expand their current operations in Colorado Springs or have considered Colorado Springs as a competitive area for relocating or opening a business. On Oct 04, 2006, Steve Fehl of the Pikes Peak Workforce Center announced that the growing high tech sector in Colorado Springs has recovered around a quarter of the 10,000 IT jobs lost in the last 2000-2001 High-tech unemployment cycle in Colorado Springs.[citation needed] Also, in Sept 2006, Steve Fehl of the PPWFC announced that the availability of well educated high tech workers in Colorado Springs, is 12th out of 25 cities in the USA.[citation needed]
High tech corporations with connections to the city include:
Verizon– Software development - Formally WorldCom and MCI, has a fairly large engineering presence
Hewlett-Packard – Computing – large sales, support, and SAN storage engineering center. The location was built by Digital Equipment Corporation, renamed Compaq in the 1998 acquisition of Digital, and finally renamed Hewlett-Packard after the 2002 merger.
SNIA – Computing - home of the SNIA Technology Center
Agilent – Manufacturing - HP operated a larger facility in the area that was later renamed Agilent in a spinoff.
Intel – Chip fabrication, built in 2000, plans to complete their facility and possibly expand[citation needed]
Atmel – Chip fabrication. Formally Honeywell
Cypress Semiconductor Colorado Design Center – Chip fabrication R&D site
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Olympic Sports
Colorado Springs is home to the United States Olympic Training Center and the headquarters of the United States Olympic Committee. In addition, a number of United States national federations for individual Olympic sports have their headquarters in Colorado Springs, including:
United States Fencing Association
United States Figure Skating Association
USA Basketball
USA Cycling
USA Hockey
USA Swimming
The city has a particularly long association with the sport of figure skating, having hosted the U.S. Figure Skating Championships 6 times and the World Figure Skating Championships 5 times. It is home to the World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame and the Broadmoor Skating Club, a notable training center for the sport. In recent years, the World Arena has hosted skating events such as Skate America and the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
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Military
The United States Military plays a very important role in the city. Colorado Springs is home to both Army and Air Force bases and their numerous support bases around the county. Fort Carson, the city's biggest military base, was home to the 3rd ACR and will be home to 4th Infantry, boosting the city's population. The city is host to many various training grounds for infantry, armor, and attack helicopters (specifically the AH-64 Apache). Fort Carson is also the headquarters of the 10th Special Forces Group's second and third battalion, two of the three battalions of the 10th.
The Air Force has a few critical aspects of their service based at Colorado Springs which carry on missile defense operations and development. The Air Force bases a large section of the nation's national missile defense operations, with many parts such as NORAD and Peterson set to operate large sections of the program. Peterson AFB is currently the headquarters of the Air Force's major command Air Force Space Command, the highest level of command in the Air Force. Also, Schriever AFB operates two global positioning system satellites used by the Air Force to direct and command various operations. Schriever is also devolping parts of national missile defense and runs parts of the annual wargames used by the nations military.
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NORAD
Colorado Springs is the site of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a component of America's missile defense system. When it was built, at the height of the Cold War era, it caused much anxiety for the residents of Colorado Springs. Many believed that if World War III started, theirs would be the first city hit. [citation needed] NORAD still operates but is somewhat less vital to American defense than in previous years. Today it is primarily tasked with the tracking of ICBMs, but the military has recently decided to put Cheyenne Mountain on standby and move operations to nearby Peterson Air Force Base. [9]
Military installations in and around the city include:
United States Air Force Academy – Tasked primarily with training Air Force officers.
Cheyenne Mountain Air Station – Air Force: a major military center, home of NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command), it is housed in Cheyenne Mountain, south of Pikes Peak.
Peterson Air Force Base – Headquarters of Air Force Space Command
Schriever Air Force Base – Air Force
Fort Carson – Army
Colorado Springs in fiction
Clive Cussler sets a chapter of his thriller "Cyclops" in Colorado Springs, featuring an action scene between the President's personal investigator and a man supposedly involved in a top secret colony on the moon.
Robert A. Heinlein, noted sci-fi writer during the genre's Golden Age, lived in Colorado Springs during part of his career. His novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress featured at one point the rebel moon government raining rock-filled grain canisters down on NORAD's headquarters inside Cheyenne Mountain, incidentally destroying Colorado Springs because of the great amount of kinetic energy released on impact.
Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz lived briefly in Colorado Springs in 1951, on North Franklin Street. Linus and Lucy Van Pelt were neighbors of his, for whom he named characters. He painted a wall of his home with some Peanuts characters. The wall was removed from the home in 2001 and donated to the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California.
Several scenes of Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987) were filmed at the Broadmoor Hotel. Several courtroom scenes in the Perry Mason movie series were filmed in the courtroom exhibit at the Pioneer's Museum (formerly the El Paso County Courthouse).
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, an Emmy Award-winning dramatic television series starring Jane Seymour, was set in this town. Though there was some historical accuracy, the majority of the events and settings were fictional, and actual filming was done at the Paramount Ranch near Agoura Hills, California.
The TV series Stargate SG-1 has several episodes which at least partially take place in Colorado Springs; additionally SGC is based out of nearby Cheyenne Mountain, and most of the team members are shown to reside in Colorado Springs.
The movie Independence Day makes reference to the destruction of NORAD.
In the movie The Sum Of All Fears the Russian president asks a military advisor how many people live in Colorado Springs, as he weighs the ramifications in the use of nuclear weapons against the city. This highlights the strategic importance of the military-centered city.
The film WarGames featured the NORAD facility quite prominently, even though only exterior shots were actually filmed on location.
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Trivia
Lon Chaney was born in Colorado Springs on April 1, 1883. The Lon Chaney Theatre is named for him.
Cassandra Peterson (also known as Elvira, Mistress of the Night) attended General William J. Palmer High School in downtown Colorado Springs. She graduated in the class of 1969.
Leeann Tweeden worked briefly as a waitress at a local Hooters in the 1991-1992 timeframe.
Bobby Unser was born in Colorado Springs on February 20, 1934.
Actors Michael Boatman and Chase Masterson are from Colorado Springs.
Serbian-born American physicist Nikola Tesla built a laboratory in Colorado Springs in 1899 for his experiments in the wireless transmission of electrical power. Reportedly he shot lightning from his lab back into the sky during a lightning storm. The site of the lab is now a residential area. The address is the intersection of Foote and Kiowa streets.
Professional kickboxer, wrestler and actor Bob "The Beast" Sapp was born in Colorado Springs and attended Mitchel High School.
WWE Superstar Bobby Lashley is from Colorado Springs.
Kelsey Grammer's sister was murdered after leaving a Red Lobster in Colorado Springs, Colorado [10].
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Duncanville is a city in Dallas County, Texas (USA). Duncanville's population was 36,081 at the 2000 census. Duncanville is a suburb of Dallas, and is part of the Tri-city area, which includes Duncanville, Cedar Hill, and DeSoto.
Duncanville is located at 32°38′47″N, 96°54′41″W (32.646333, -96.911309)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.2 km² (11.3 mi²), all land.
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Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 36,081 people, 12,896 households, and 10,239 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,233.9/km² (3,196.6/mi²). There were 13,290 housing units at an average density of 454.5/km² (1,177.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 63.90% White, 24.76% African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.99% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 6.83% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.30% of the population.
There were 12,896 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $51,654, and the median income for a family was $57,064. Males had a median income of $39,199 versus $30,145 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,924. About 3.9% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
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Education
Most of Duncanville is served by the Duncanville Independent School District. Parts of Duncanville are served by the Dallas Independent School District.
The Duncanville ISD portion is zoned to Duncanville High School, which enrolls over 2500 students annually [2].
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Nicknames
D'ville
Little D
City of Champions [1] (Duncanville sports teams, most notably its girls basketball team, have won several state championships; the Duncanville High School band is nationally recognized)
The Superb Suburb
Drunkenville (Duncanville is one of the few non-prohibition ("wet") cities in the immediate area)
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Military
The Air Force had a RADAR station base in the middle of the city; most of the land later became city or school district facilities.
Duncanville is located at 32°38′47″N, 96°54′41″W (32.646333, -96.911309)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.2 km² (11.3 mi²), all land.
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Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 36,081 people, 12,896 households, and 10,239 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,233.9/km² (3,196.6/mi²). There were 13,290 housing units at an average density of 454.5/km² (1,177.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 63.90% White, 24.76% African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.99% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 6.83% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.30% of the population.
There were 12,896 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $51,654, and the median income for a family was $57,064. Males had a median income of $39,199 versus $30,145 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,924. About 3.9% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
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Education
Most of Duncanville is served by the Duncanville Independent School District. Parts of Duncanville are served by the Dallas Independent School District.
The Duncanville ISD portion is zoned to Duncanville High School, which enrolls over 2500 students annually [2].
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Nicknames
D'ville
Little D
City of Champions [1] (Duncanville sports teams, most notably its girls basketball team, have won several state championships; the Duncanville High School band is nationally recognized)
The Superb Suburb
Drunkenville (Duncanville is one of the few non-prohibition ("wet") cities in the immediate area)
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Military
The Air Force had a RADAR station base in the middle of the city; most of the land later became city or school district facilities.
History
Walnut Creek was first known as "The Corners," where two roads leading from Pacheco and Lafayette met. This Corner is now known as the Mt. Diablo Boulevard and North Main Street intersection. The first settler of the area was William Slusher, who built a dwelling on the bank of Walnut Creek, which was then known as "Nuts Creek" in 1849. Today, Walnut Creek has been routed underneath downtown through a series of tunnels starting at the southwest end of Macy's and ending just southwest of The Cantina Restaurant. Slusher's dwelling was built in the area of modern-day Liberty Bell Plaza.
Downtown Walnut Creek, Main Street
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Downtown Walnut Creek, Main Street
Milo Hough of Lafayette built the hotel named "Walnut Creek House" in the corners in 1855. A blacksmith shop and a store sprouted up, and a year later, Hiram Penniman (who built Shadelands Ranch) laid out the town site and realigned today's Main Street.
In December 1862 a U.S. Post Office was established, around which the community was named "Walnut Creek." The downtown street patterns laid out by pioneer Homer Shuey on a portion of one of his family's large cattle ranches in 1871-1872 are still present today.
On October 21, 1914, the town and the surrounding area of 500 acres (2 km²), were incorporated as the 8th city in Contra Costa County, California. Politically, Walnut Creek used to be a Republican stronghold, but is increasingly leaning Democratic.
Walnut Creek has recently undergone major development in its downtown area, which growing cities throughout the nation have looked to as a model.
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Geography
Location of Walnut Creek, California
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Location of Walnut Creek, California
Walnut Creek is located at 37°54′36″N, 122°2′51″W (37.909956, -122.047373)GR1. It is located in a large valley (The Ygnacio Valley)below the western slopes of Mount Diablo.
Walnut Creek as seen from Mount Diablo
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Walnut Creek as seen from Mount Diablo
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 51.6 km² (19.9 mi²). 51.6 km² (19.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.05% is water.
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Open space
Canal trail near Walnut Creek Open Space
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Canal trail near Walnut Creek Open Space
Walnut Creek owns more open space per capita than any other community in the state of California, except Palo Alto. In 1974, Walnut Creek voters approved a $6.7 million bond measure that allowed the city to purchase 1,800 acres (7 km²) of undeveloped hillsides, ridge lines, and park sites. Walnut Creek owns parts of Lime Ridge Open Space, Shell Ridge Open Space, Acalanes Ridge Open Space, and Sugarloaf Openspace. There is also open space in the retirement community, Rossmoor.
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Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 64,296 people, 30,301 households, and 16,544 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,246.9/km² (3,229.6/mi²). There were 31,425 housing units at an average density of 609.4/km² (1,578.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.89% White, 1.07% African American, 0.33% Native American, 9.36% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 1.96% from other races, and 3.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.99% of the population.
Northgate community, looking towards Mt. Diablo
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Northgate community, looking towards Mt. Diablo
There were 30,301 households out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.4% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the city the population was spread out with 17.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 25.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $63,238, and the median income for a family was $83,794. Males had a median income of $66,482 versus $45,220 for females. The per capita income for the city was $39,875. About 1.7% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
Downtown Walnut Creek
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Downtown Walnut Creek
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Culture
The California Symphony (notable for its commitment to the performance of music by American composers) has been based in Walnut Creek since its inception in 1986.
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Points of interest
* Castle Rock Park
* Gardens at Heather Farm
* Mount Diablo
* Civic Park
* Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts
* Ruth Bancroft Garden
* Shadelands Museum
* Old Borges Ranch
* Broadway Plaza and Walnut Creek Downtown
* Diablo Valley Lines (Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society) [1]
* Lindsay Wildlife Museum
my oh so exciting home
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Famous citizens
* Corey Duffel, professional skateboarder. born and raised in Walnut Creek.
* Alice Greczyn, actress, was born in Walnut Creek.
* Jeff Hunter, founder and head administrator of TOTSE.
* Randy Johnson, professional baseball player, was born in Walnut Creek.
* Jason Newsted, former bassist of the heavy metal band Metallica, currently lives in Walnut Creek.
* Shoshannah Stern, actress, was born in Walnut Creek.
* Christy Turlington, model, was born in Walnut Creek.
* Philip Wang, founder of Wong Fu Productions, was born and raised in Walnut Creek.
Walnut Creek was first known as "The Corners," where two roads leading from Pacheco and Lafayette met. This Corner is now known as the Mt. Diablo Boulevard and North Main Street intersection. The first settler of the area was William Slusher, who built a dwelling on the bank of Walnut Creek, which was then known as "Nuts Creek" in 1849. Today, Walnut Creek has been routed underneath downtown through a series of tunnels starting at the southwest end of Macy's and ending just southwest of The Cantina Restaurant. Slusher's dwelling was built in the area of modern-day Liberty Bell Plaza.
Downtown Walnut Creek, Main Street
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Downtown Walnut Creek, Main Street
Milo Hough of Lafayette built the hotel named "Walnut Creek House" in the corners in 1855. A blacksmith shop and a store sprouted up, and a year later, Hiram Penniman (who built Shadelands Ranch) laid out the town site and realigned today's Main Street.
In December 1862 a U.S. Post Office was established, around which the community was named "Walnut Creek." The downtown street patterns laid out by pioneer Homer Shuey on a portion of one of his family's large cattle ranches in 1871-1872 are still present today.
On October 21, 1914, the town and the surrounding area of 500 acres (2 km²), were incorporated as the 8th city in Contra Costa County, California. Politically, Walnut Creek used to be a Republican stronghold, but is increasingly leaning Democratic.
Walnut Creek has recently undergone major development in its downtown area, which growing cities throughout the nation have looked to as a model.
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Geography
Location of Walnut Creek, California
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Location of Walnut Creek, California
Walnut Creek is located at 37°54′36″N, 122°2′51″W (37.909956, -122.047373)GR1. It is located in a large valley (The Ygnacio Valley)below the western slopes of Mount Diablo.
Walnut Creek as seen from Mount Diablo
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Walnut Creek as seen from Mount Diablo
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 51.6 km² (19.9 mi²). 51.6 km² (19.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.05% is water.
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Open space
Canal trail near Walnut Creek Open Space
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Canal trail near Walnut Creek Open Space
Walnut Creek owns more open space per capita than any other community in the state of California, except Palo Alto. In 1974, Walnut Creek voters approved a $6.7 million bond measure that allowed the city to purchase 1,800 acres (7 km²) of undeveloped hillsides, ridge lines, and park sites. Walnut Creek owns parts of Lime Ridge Open Space, Shell Ridge Open Space, Acalanes Ridge Open Space, and Sugarloaf Openspace. There is also open space in the retirement community, Rossmoor.
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Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 64,296 people, 30,301 households, and 16,544 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,246.9/km² (3,229.6/mi²). There were 31,425 housing units at an average density of 609.4/km² (1,578.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.89% White, 1.07% African American, 0.33% Native American, 9.36% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 1.96% from other races, and 3.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.99% of the population.
Northgate community, looking towards Mt. Diablo
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Northgate community, looking towards Mt. Diablo
There were 30,301 households out of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.4% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the city the population was spread out with 17.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 25.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $63,238, and the median income for a family was $83,794. Males had a median income of $66,482 versus $45,220 for females. The per capita income for the city was $39,875. About 1.7% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
Downtown Walnut Creek
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Downtown Walnut Creek
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Culture
The California Symphony (notable for its commitment to the performance of music by American composers) has been based in Walnut Creek since its inception in 1986.
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Points of interest
* Castle Rock Park
* Gardens at Heather Farm
* Mount Diablo
* Civic Park
* Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts
* Ruth Bancroft Garden
* Shadelands Museum
* Old Borges Ranch
* Broadway Plaza and Walnut Creek Downtown
* Diablo Valley Lines (Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society) [1]
* Lindsay Wildlife Museum
my oh so exciting home
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Famous citizens
* Corey Duffel, professional skateboarder. born and raised in Walnut Creek.
* Alice Greczyn, actress, was born in Walnut Creek.
* Jeff Hunter, founder and head administrator of TOTSE.
* Randy Johnson, professional baseball player, was born in Walnut Creek.
* Jason Newsted, former bassist of the heavy metal band Metallica, currently lives in Walnut Creek.
* Shoshannah Stern, actress, was born in Walnut Creek.
* Christy Turlington, model, was born in Walnut Creek.
* Philip Wang, founder of Wong Fu Productions, was born and raised in Walnut Creek.
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- Thornton, CO
Lone Tree, Colorado
Lone Tree is a city in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 8,554.
Geography
Location of Lone Tree, Colorado
Lone Tree is located at 39°32′56″N, 104°53′33″W (39.548947, -104.892546)GR1. It is on the northern border of Douglas County, and directly adjacent to Arapahoe County. It is in what is called the 'south metro' area of Denver, and is a suburb of Denver.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²), all land.
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Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,873 people, 1,848 households, and 1,367 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,093.9/km² (2,827.2/mi²). There were 1,906 housing units at an average density of 427.9/km² (1,105.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.55% White, 1.48% African American, 0.25% Native American, 3.69% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.31% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.58% of the population.
There were 1,848 households out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $96,308, and the median income for a family was $109,003. Males had a median income of $90,690 versus $43,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $46,287. About 1.2% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
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Crime in Lone Tree (2002):
* 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
* 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
* 2 robberies (39.2 per 100,000)
* 8 assaults (156.7 per 100,000)
* 26 burglaries (509.2 per 100,000)
* 276 thefts (5405.4 per 100,000)
* 33 auto thefts (646.3 per 100,000)
Single-family new house construction building permits:
* 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $217,300
* 1999: 38 buildings, average cost: $136,400
* 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $267,700
* 2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $271,000
* 2002: 41 buildings, average cost: $360,400
* 2003: 44 buildings, average cost: $375,600
* 2004: 167 buildings, average cost: $247,300
* 2005: 133 buildings, average cost: $289,800
Lone Tree-area historical tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/15/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the Lone Tree city center injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/18/1975, a category 3 tornado 20.6 miles away from the city center .
Lone Tree is a city in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 8,554.
Geography
Location of Lone Tree, Colorado
Lone Tree is located at 39°32′56″N, 104°53′33″W (39.548947, -104.892546)GR1. It is on the northern border of Douglas County, and directly adjacent to Arapahoe County. It is in what is called the 'south metro' area of Denver, and is a suburb of Denver.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²), all land.
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Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,873 people, 1,848 households, and 1,367 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,093.9/km² (2,827.2/mi²). There were 1,906 housing units at an average density of 427.9/km² (1,105.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.55% White, 1.48% African American, 0.25% Native American, 3.69% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.31% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.58% of the population.
There were 1,848 households out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $96,308, and the median income for a family was $109,003. Males had a median income of $90,690 versus $43,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $46,287. About 1.2% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
Thats all we have...............:speepin:
Some more random chit
Crime in Lone Tree (2002):
* 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
* 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
* 2 robberies (39.2 per 100,000)
* 8 assaults (156.7 per 100,000)
* 26 burglaries (509.2 per 100,000)
* 276 thefts (5405.4 per 100,000)
* 33 auto thefts (646.3 per 100,000)
Single-family new house construction building permits:
* 1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $217,300
* 1999: 38 buildings, average cost: $136,400
* 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $267,700
* 2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $271,000
* 2002: 41 buildings, average cost: $360,400
* 2003: 44 buildings, average cost: $375,600
* 2004: 167 buildings, average cost: $247,300
* 2005: 133 buildings, average cost: $289,800
Lone Tree-area historical tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/15/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the Lone Tree city center injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/18/1975, a category 3 tornado 20.6 miles away from the city center .
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Art Triggs
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Dutchess Co.,NY
Pawling (town), New York
Pawling is a town in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The population was 7,521
at the 2000 census. The town is named after Catherine Pawling,
the daughter of Henry Beekman, who held the second largest land
patent in the county.
The Town of Pawling is in the southeast part of the county.
The town has a village of Pawling.
History
A part of the town was involved in a boundary problem involving New York
and Connecticut. A section of the town, "the Oblong," was settled by
Quakers in the 18th Century, probably around 1720. George Washington
established his headquarters in the town for two months.
The town was founded in 1788, but part of the town was used to
form the Town of Dover in 1807.
The town's burial place, Pawling Cemetery, located on the west Side of
Route 22, is the final resting place for New York Governor and
Presidential Candidate Thomas E. Dewey (1902-1971)
(best known for the erroneous headline of "Dewey Defeats Truman" during
the 1948 United States Presidential race),
United States Navy Rear Admiral John Lorimer Worden (1818-1897),
commander of the ironclad USS Monitor during the American Civil War,
motion picture actress Silvana Mangano (1930-1989),
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient John J. Toffey (1844-1911)
,and United States Congressman Ralph Waldo Gwinn (1884-1962),
who represented New York's 27th District from 1945 to 1959.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area
of 116.5 km² (45.0 mi²). 114.4 km² (44.2 mi²) of it is land and 2.1 km²
(0.8 mi²) of it (1.80%) is water.
The south town line is the border of Putnam County, New York,
and the east town line is the border of Connecticut.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 7,521 people, 2,823 households,
and 1,987 families residing in the town. The population density was
65.7/km² (170.2/mi²). There were 3,101 housing units at an average
density of 27.1/km² (70.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was
94.43% White, 1.46% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American,
1.28% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 1.32%
from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.85% of
the population.
There were 2,823 households out of which 33.8% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living
together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present,
and 29.6% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up
of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years
of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average
family size was 3.16.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age
of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64,
and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40
years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $61,380, and
the median income for a family was $70,056. Males had a median
income of $47,143 versus $35,063 for females. The per capita
income for the town was $30,043. About 1.7% of families and 3.3%
of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of
those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
:speepin:
Pawling is a town in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The population was 7,521
at the 2000 census. The town is named after Catherine Pawling,
the daughter of Henry Beekman, who held the second largest land
patent in the county.
The Town of Pawling is in the southeast part of the county.
The town has a village of Pawling.
History
A part of the town was involved in a boundary problem involving New York
and Connecticut. A section of the town, "the Oblong," was settled by
Quakers in the 18th Century, probably around 1720. George Washington
established his headquarters in the town for two months.
The town was founded in 1788, but part of the town was used to
form the Town of Dover in 1807.
The town's burial place, Pawling Cemetery, located on the west Side of
Route 22, is the final resting place for New York Governor and
Presidential Candidate Thomas E. Dewey (1902-1971)
(best known for the erroneous headline of "Dewey Defeats Truman" during
the 1948 United States Presidential race),
United States Navy Rear Admiral John Lorimer Worden (1818-1897),
commander of the ironclad USS Monitor during the American Civil War,
motion picture actress Silvana Mangano (1930-1989),
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient John J. Toffey (1844-1911)
,and United States Congressman Ralph Waldo Gwinn (1884-1962),
who represented New York's 27th District from 1945 to 1959.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area
of 116.5 km² (45.0 mi²). 114.4 km² (44.2 mi²) of it is land and 2.1 km²
(0.8 mi²) of it (1.80%) is water.
The south town line is the border of Putnam County, New York,
and the east town line is the border of Connecticut.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 7,521 people, 2,823 households,
and 1,987 families residing in the town. The population density was
65.7/km² (170.2/mi²). There were 3,101 housing units at an average
density of 27.1/km² (70.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was
94.43% White, 1.46% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American,
1.28% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 1.32%
from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.85% of
the population.
There were 2,823 households out of which 33.8% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living
together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present,
and 29.6% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up
of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years
of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average
family size was 3.16.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age
of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64,
and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40
years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $61,380, and
the median income for a family was $70,056. Males had a median
income of $47,143 versus $35,063 for females. The per capita
income for the town was $30,043. About 1.7% of families and 3.3%
of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of
those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
:speepin:
- Location
- Hartsville, South Carolina
I'll bite....
Hartsville, South Carolina
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Hartsville, SC)
Jump to: navigation, search
Hartsville is a city in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,556 at the 2000 census (14,907 total pop. of Hartsville Urban Cluster) and is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Contents [hide]
1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Shopping in Hartsville
5 Schools in Hartsville
6 Dining in Hartsville
7 Points of interest
8 External links
[edit]
Geography
Hartsville is located at 34°22′10″N, 80°4′51″W (34.369474, -80.080783)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.0 km² (5.0 mi²). 12.9 km² (5.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.60%) is water.
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Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,556 people (estimated as 7,429 in 2004), 3,044 households, and 1,935 families residing in the city. The population density was 585.8/km² (1,516.9/mi²). There were 3,499 housing units at an average density of 271.3/km² (702.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 56.00% White, 42.47% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.
There were 3,044 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 22.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 78.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,063, and the median income for a family was $38,877. Males had a median income of $42,295 versus $22,583 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,318. About 21.6% of families and 25.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.5% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.
Hartsville is the largest town in Darlington County.
Major industries include: Sonoco Products, & Progress Energy.
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History
Hartsville is generally credited as a company town that grew up around Southern Novelty company (later named Sonoco Products Company) founded by Col. Lide Coker who developed a way to make paper from pine pulp.
[edit]
Shopping in Hartsville
Due to Hartsville's large population of affluent people many of the businesses in Hartsville have designed themselves to target them, sometimes exclusively. As a result Hartsville is an ideal place to find shops that sell items not commonly found elsewhere, just don't expect the downtown specialty shops to be open past 5:00PM. In fact many businesses close their doors at 5:00. Whether this is because of any perceived demographic not shopping during that time, or that in fact the majority of people in Hartsville shop during business hours is a question. The result however is that the downtown shops with the exception of a handful do not cater to the 8-5 employee, nor do many of the other businesses in town. Fortunately for those people there is the 24hour Super Wal-Mart at the edge of town that has many of the same items for half the price.
Burry is the only one Bookstore in Hartsville. Their large selection of books is complemented by Hallmark ornaments sold in the store as well. You can generally find best sellers and new releases at Burry.
[edit]
Schools in Hartsville
Hartsville Middle School, Hartsville High School, Thornwell School for the Arts, Carolina Elementary School, West Hartsville Elem., North Hartsville Elem., Washington Street Elem., Coker College, Thomas Hart Academy, Emmanuel Christian School, the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, and several others.
[edit]
Dining in Hartsville
There are several excellent restaurants in Hartsville, with the best service surprisingly being at the ethnic restaurants in the area. Fugi, Win Buffet, Rancho Grande, and Los Tres Hermanos. Another is the Midnight Rooster that caters to the college crowd. The Rooster is a small coffee shop and eatery located in the downtown area. If you have any respiratory issues however getting into the place might be problematic as smoking and coffee seems to be the thing to do outside it's doors. Others of note include Shugs Smokehouse, located south of town on Kellytown Road and Bizzels located in the heart of town on Carolina Ave.
[edit]
Points of interest
Kalmia Gardens
Coker College
Hartsville Museum
GSSM
[edit]
External links
Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 34.369474° -80.080783°
Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
Topographic map from TopoZone
Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartsville%2C_South_Carolina"
Hartsville, South Carolina
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Hartsville, SC)
Jump to: navigation, search
Hartsville is a city in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,556 at the 2000 census (14,907 total pop. of Hartsville Urban Cluster) and is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Contents [hide]
1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Shopping in Hartsville
5 Schools in Hartsville
6 Dining in Hartsville
7 Points of interest
8 External links
[edit]
Geography
Hartsville is located at 34°22′10″N, 80°4′51″W (34.369474, -80.080783)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.0 km² (5.0 mi²). 12.9 km² (5.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.60%) is water.
[edit]
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,556 people (estimated as 7,429 in 2004), 3,044 households, and 1,935 families residing in the city. The population density was 585.8/km² (1,516.9/mi²). There were 3,499 housing units at an average density of 271.3/km² (702.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 56.00% White, 42.47% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.
There were 3,044 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 22.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 78.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,063, and the median income for a family was $38,877. Males had a median income of $42,295 versus $22,583 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,318. About 21.6% of families and 25.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.5% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.
Hartsville is the largest town in Darlington County.
Major industries include: Sonoco Products, & Progress Energy.
[edit]
History
Hartsville is generally credited as a company town that grew up around Southern Novelty company (later named Sonoco Products Company) founded by Col. Lide Coker who developed a way to make paper from pine pulp.
[edit]
Shopping in Hartsville
Due to Hartsville's large population of affluent people many of the businesses in Hartsville have designed themselves to target them, sometimes exclusively. As a result Hartsville is an ideal place to find shops that sell items not commonly found elsewhere, just don't expect the downtown specialty shops to be open past 5:00PM. In fact many businesses close their doors at 5:00. Whether this is because of any perceived demographic not shopping during that time, or that in fact the majority of people in Hartsville shop during business hours is a question. The result however is that the downtown shops with the exception of a handful do not cater to the 8-5 employee, nor do many of the other businesses in town. Fortunately for those people there is the 24hour Super Wal-Mart at the edge of town that has many of the same items for half the price.
Burry is the only one Bookstore in Hartsville. Their large selection of books is complemented by Hallmark ornaments sold in the store as well. You can generally find best sellers and new releases at Burry.
[edit]
Schools in Hartsville
Hartsville Middle School, Hartsville High School, Thornwell School for the Arts, Carolina Elementary School, West Hartsville Elem., North Hartsville Elem., Washington Street Elem., Coker College, Thomas Hart Academy, Emmanuel Christian School, the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, and several others.
[edit]
Dining in Hartsville
There are several excellent restaurants in Hartsville, with the best service surprisingly being at the ethnic restaurants in the area. Fugi, Win Buffet, Rancho Grande, and Los Tres Hermanos. Another is the Midnight Rooster that caters to the college crowd. The Rooster is a small coffee shop and eatery located in the downtown area. If you have any respiratory issues however getting into the place might be problematic as smoking and coffee seems to be the thing to do outside it's doors. Others of note include Shugs Smokehouse, located south of town on Kellytown Road and Bizzels located in the heart of town on Carolina Ave.
[edit]
Points of interest
Kalmia Gardens
Coker College
Hartsville Museum
GSSM
[edit]
External links
Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 34.369474° -80.080783°
Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
Topographic map from TopoZone
Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartsville%2C_South_Carolina"
- Location
- NJ, U.S.A.
Hoboken Hobo said:
Ah, Hoboken - to borrow from my alma mater, "I'm a rambling wreck from Stevens Tech" (no, I'm not stealing that from Georgia Tech - they stole it from us! Someone at Stevens did a doctoral thesis on the matter some years back, and proved it.)
I remember Blimpie well - it relocated from 7th and Washington around 1996. Got subs there several times.
Now, as to "The Superhero League of Hoboken" - my God, it's been a while since I saw that name pop up anywhere. I think I might still have my bootleg copy of it floating around (got it off a friend for the novelty). Have to go looking for it some day (probably on one of those old QIC tapes...
Rob
Billfaceeee
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Fort Polk, Louisiana
Moorpark, California
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moorpark is a city located in Ventura County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 31,415.
Geography
Moorpark is located at 34°16'52" North, 118°52'25" West (34.281056, -118.873561)GR1
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 49.9 km² (19.3 mi²). 49.3 km² (19.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.30% water.
Random Facts
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moorpark is a city located in Ventura County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 31,415.
Geography
Moorpark is located at 34°16'52" North, 118°52'25" West (34.281056, -118.873561)GR1
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 49.9 km² (19.3 mi²). 49.3 km² (19.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.30% water.
Random Facts
- The Moorpark High School football team is the Moorpark Musketeers.
- The hard rock group Avenged Sevenfold played some of their first gigs there.
- Moorpark's Little League won the Western Regional Championships in 1996.
- Moorpark High School won third place in the state Academic Decathlon in the school year 2005-2006.
- Moorpark was the first city in the United States to receive all its electricity from Nuclear Power. This happened in 1957
- In February 2005, a Tiger who escaped from a local home was shot and killed in one of Moorpark's parks. This created local uproar, because the Animal Control officers used a gun instead of a Tranquilizer. Candlelight Vigil memorials were held for the tiger, who was named "Tuffy".
- There is an alleged "Gravity Hill", north of Moorpark, near California State Route 23. Legend says that in the 1940s a School Bus broke down at the bottom of a hill, and the children got out of the bus to help push it back up the hill. A tractor from a nearby farm ran over some of the children by accident and killed them, so today, if you put your car in neutral at the bottom of the hill, the ghosts of the children will push you back up the hill. (This is a dangerous thing to do, as the hill is near a rock quarry, and there is a chance of getting hit by a semi truck carrying the rocks).
- A few events are held in the Moorpark area during the year, most notably Moorpark "Country Days", a single day in late September or early October, American Civil War battle reenactments in early-November, an "Apricot Festival", usually in the Spring or Summer, and an annual fireworks celebration on July 3 every year. The July 3 fireworks are popular around the rest of Ventura County, as people can go to the Moorpark fireworks on the 3, and see their own local city's fireworks on July 4th. The rock band Jefferson Starship played at a former Moorpark 3rd of July fireworks celebration.
- In 2006, Moorpark seceded from the Ventura County library system to create their own city library system, much like nearby Thousand Oaks.
- On February 28, 2006 a housing proposal, North Park Village, which would have added 1,680 houses on 3,586 acres in the north-east area of the city, was defeated by a landslide in a city election.
- The city is often referred to as "Kraproom"(Moorpark spelled backwards) by its younger residents.
Captain Ron
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- On the horizion
Moorpark is just like Oakview.
A refuge for Goat Ropers.
--ron
A refuge for Goat Ropers.
--ron
91G-Dub
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- New Jersey
Magnolia is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 4,409.
Contents [hide]
1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Government
3.1 Local government
3.2 Federal, state and county representation
4 Education
5 References
6 External links
[edit] Geography
Magnolia is located at 39°51′18″N, 75°2′8″W (39.854880, -75.035546)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.
Magnolia borders Barrington, Gloucester Township, Lawnside, Runnemede, and Somerdale.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,409 people, 1,710 households, and 1,162 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,755.0/km² (4,543.3/mi²). There were 1,836 housing units at an average density of 730.8/km² (1,891.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 77.00% White, 17.80% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.54% from other races, and 2.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.06% of the population.
There were 1,710 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the borough the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $43,728, and the median income for a family was $50,791. Males had a median income of $38,480 versus $27,172 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,032. About 5.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
Contents [hide]
1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Government
3.1 Local government
3.2 Federal, state and county representation
4 Education
5 References
6 External links
[edit] Geography
Magnolia is located at 39°51′18″N, 75°2′8″W (39.854880, -75.035546)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.
Magnolia borders Barrington, Gloucester Township, Lawnside, Runnemede, and Somerdale.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,409 people, 1,710 households, and 1,162 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,755.0/km² (4,543.3/mi²). There were 1,836 housing units at an average density of 730.8/km² (1,891.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 77.00% White, 17.80% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.54% from other races, and 2.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.06% of the population.
There were 1,710 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the borough the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $43,728, and the median income for a family was $50,791. Males had a median income of $38,480 versus $27,172 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,032. About 5.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
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