(Encyclopedia) Bonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie deBonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie debŏnˈvĭl [key], 1796–1878, American army officer and trader who blazed portions of the Oregon Trail, b. France…
(Encyclopedia) Coquelin, Benoît ConstantCoquelin, Benoît Constantbənwäˈ kôNstäNˈ kôklăNˈ [key], 1841–1909, French actor, known as Coquelin aîné [the elder]. He made his debut at the Comédie française…
(Encyclopedia) Strong, William Duncan, 1899–1962, American anthropologist, b. Portland, Oreg., grad. Univ. of California (B.A., 1923; Ph.D., 1926). He served as curator at the Chicago Field Museum (…
NumberPercentTotal population191,615100.0SEX AND AGEMale97,68751.0Female93,92849.0Under 5 years15,5498.15 to 9 years13,7007.110 to 14 years11,9396.215 to 19 years12,3966.520 to 24 years17,4919.…
NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over147,795100.0In labor force109,40974.0Civilian labor force109,31674.0Employed104,61770.8Unemployed4,6993.2Percent of civilian labor force4…
NumberPercentTotal housing units80,315100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached30,57238.11-unit, attached2,2002.72 units8601.13 or 4 units5,0896.35 to 9 units10,65513.310 to 19 units12,19115.220 or…
NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school47,894100.0Nursery school, preschool3,1666.6Kindergarten2,6175.5Elementary school (grades 1-8)22,15946.3High school (…
(Encyclopedia) KnickerbockerKnickerbockernĭkˈərbŏkˌər [key], term used almost synonymously with the adjective “Dutch” in respect to Dutch families and customs and the Dutch region of early New York…
(Encyclopedia) Gratz, RebeccaGratz, Rebeccagrăts [key], 1781–1869, American philanthropist, b. Philadelphia; daughter of Michael Gratz. Well known for her philanthropies in Philadelphia, she is…
(Encyclopedia) Rosamond (Rosamond Clifford), d. 1176, mistress of Henry II of England. She was not openly acknowledged by the king until 1174, after he had imprisoned his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine.…
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