(Encyclopedia) Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough…
(Encyclopedia) Steig, William, 1907–2003, American cartoonist and children's book writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He began drawing cartoons for the The New Yorker in the 1930s, and ultimately produced over…
(Encyclopedia) Sabine CrossroadsSabine Crossroadssăbˌēnˈ [key], locality, De Soto parish, NW La., near Mansfield. There in the Civil War, Union forces under Nathaniel P. Banks, advancing on…
(Encyclopedia) Silver Springs, mineral spring, N central Fla., source of the Silver River. The limestone spring, one of the world's largest and most famous, has a basin 80 ft (24 m) deep and 300 ft (…
(Encyclopedia) OcalaOcalaōkălˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 42,045), seat of Marion co., N central Fla.; inc. 1868. It is a trade and processing center for citrus fruit, vegetables, and truck farm goods.…
SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Population 3 years and over enrolled in school6,702100.0 Nursery school, preschool4106.1 Kindergarten4516.7 Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,…
SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUS Population 16 years and over19,135100.0 In labor force10,57255.2 Civilian labor force10,56355.2 Employed9,70750.7 Unemployed8564.5 Percent of…
SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units11,204100.0 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached7,11463.5 1-unit, attached1431.3 2 units3242.9 3 or 4 units1851.7 5 to 9 units1461.3 10 to 19…
(Encyclopedia) Pardo, Juan, fl. 1560s, Spanish officier and explorer. On the orders of Menéndez de Avilés, Pardo led two expeditions (1566–67, 1567–68) from the Spanish settlement of Santa Elena on…
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