(Encyclopedia) Newcastle, town (1991 pop. 5,711), E central N.B., Canada, on the Miramichi River. Located in a lumbering region, it has sawmills and a large pulp mill. Newcastle was the birthplace of…
At the back of the British Museum, once called Southampton Fields. The tradition is that two brothers, in the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion, took different sides and engaged each other in…
NumberPercentTotal population51,381100.0SEX AND AGEMale25,03348.7Female26,34851.3Under 5 years3,8217.45 to 9 years4,3178.410 to 14 years4,6379.015 to 19 years3,9257.620 to 24 years2,5194.925 to…
NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over37,675100.0In labor force28,96976.9Civilian labor force28,95676.9Employed28,33775.2Unemployed6191.6Percent of civilian labor force2.1(X…
NumberPercentTotal housing units18,801100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached14,18875.51-unit, attached1,4107.52 units1280.73 or 4 units9164.95 to 9 units7333.910 to 19 units7133.820 or more…
NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school15,841100.0Nursery school, preschool1,1797.4Kindergarten7654.8Elementary school (grades 1-8)7,34146.3High school (…
(Encyclopedia) Opie, Iona, 1923–2017, b. Iona Margaret Balfour Archibald, and Peter Mason Opie, 1918–1982, British folklorists of the rhymes, games, and songs of children's culture and literature.…
(Encyclopedia) Orlov, Grigori Grigoryevich, CountOrlov, Grigori Grigoryevich, Countgrĭgôˈrē [key]Orlov, Grigori Grigoryevich, Count grĭgôrˈyəvĭch, ərlôfˈ [key], 1734–83, Russian nobleman. One of the…
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso IV, 1291–1357, king of Portugal (1325–57), son and successor of Diniz. Disgruntled by the favoritism his father showed toward Alfonso's illegitimate half-brothers, Alfonso rose…
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