(Encyclopedia) Bel and the Dragon, customary name for chapter 14 of the Book of Daniel, a passage included in the Septuagint and the Apocrypha. It was written possibly in the 1st cent. b.c. as a…
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Elizabeth, 1912–1975, English novelist and short-story writer. Born Elizabeth Coles, she married John Taylor in 1936. She wrote a dozen novels and numerous short stories. In…
(Encyclopedia) Ellis Island, island, c.27 acres (10.9 hectares), in Upper New York Bay, SW of Manhattan island. Government-controlled since 1808, it was long the site of an arsenal and a fort, but…
NumberPercentTotal population3,694,820100.0SEX AND AGEMale1,841,80549.8Female1,853,01550.2Under 5 years285,9767.75 to 9 years297,8378.110 to 14 years255,6046.915 to 19 years251,6326.820 to 24…
NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over2,809,852100.0In labor force1,690,31660.2Civilian labor force1,688,65260.1Employed1,532,07454.5Unemployed156,5785.6Percent of civilian…
NumberPercentTotal housing units1,337,668100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached524,78739.21-unit, attached87,7766.62 units42,8143.23 or 4 units86,2536.45 to 9 units126,2639.410 to 19 units138,…
NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school1,099,627100.0Nursery school, preschool61,3525.6Kindergarten64,4505.9Elementary school (grades 1-8)460,47541.9High…
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