As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 28,152 people, 11,375 households, and 7,518 families residing in the city. The population density is 856.5/km² (2,218.3/mi²). There are 11,926 housing units at an average density of 362.9/km² (939.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 97.30% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 1.84% o ...

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 107,789 people, 42,908 households, and 25,959 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,075.9/km² (2,786.4/mi²). There are 46,349 housing units at an average density of 462.7/km² (1,198.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 66.05% White, 24.61% African American, 0.41% Native American, 1.20% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 4.87% from other races, and 2.80% from two or more races. 8.45% of ...

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River Bend is located at 39°11'2" North, 94°23'44" West (39.183954, -94.395614)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.6 km² (1.8 mi²). 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 25.00% water. ...

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Horseshoe Bend is located at 36°13'28" North, 91°44'40" West (36.224390, -91.744502)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 37.8 km² (14.6 mi²). 34.6 km² (13.4 mi²) of it is land and 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 8.50% water. ...

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North Bend is located at 43°24'3" North, 124°14'9" West (43.400797, -124.235768)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.1 km² (5.1 mi²). 10.1 km² (3.9 mi²) of it is land and 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 23.08% water. ...

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Early settlers to the area came in about 1870. Most of the pioneer homes were rough dugouts and sod houses that barely protected their inhabitants from the severe weather often experienced in Kansas. They were fitted with holes in the wall to defend against the Indians. Early settlers killed buffalo to provide food for their family; plus they sent the tanned hides to the east for a cash income. A few settlers tried farming but were unsuccessful because the buffalo tramped down the crops. The first settlement in Great Bend township were ...

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West Bend is located at 42°57'33" North, 94°26'45" West (42.959074, -94.445782)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²). None of the area is covered with water. ...

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North Bend is located at 47°29'38" North, 121°47'10" West (47.493831, -121.786247)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.6 km² (2.9 mi²). 7.6 km² (2.9 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. North Bend is located in the foothills of the Cascade Range just 31 miles east of Seattle in the upper valley of the Snoqualmie River. Nearby Mount Si looms over the town. To the south is Rattlesnake Ridge. The nearest city, Snoqualmie, Was ...

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 15,345 people, 6,371 households, and 4,000 families residing in the city. The population density is 557.4/km² (1,443.7/mi²). There are 7,080 housing units at an average density of 257.2/km² (666.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 89.81% White, 1.62% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 5.77% from other races, and 2.05% from two or more races. 13.20% of ...

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On March 26, at 10:30 in the morning Jackson began an artillery barrage, which consisted of two cannons firing for about two hours. Little damage was caused to the Red Sticks or their breastworks. Coffee's Cherokees and cavalry began crossing the river, and fought the Red Sticks on their rear. Jackson then ordered an all-out bayonet charge. The infantry charged the breastworks surrounding the camp and caught the Red Sticks in a cross fire. Sam Houston (the future Governor of Tennessee and Texas) served as a third lieutenant in Jackson ...

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On August 9, 1814 Andrew Jackson forced the Creeks to sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson. Despite protest of the Creek chiefs who had fought alongside Jackson, the Creek Nation ceded 23 million acres (93,000 km²)—half of Alabama and part of southern Georgia—to the United States government. Even though the Creek War was largely a civil war between the Creeks, Andrew Jackson saw no difference between the Creeks that had fought with him and the Red Sticks that fought against him. 1.9 million acres of the 23 million Jackson forced the Creeks to cede was claimed by the Ch ...

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 834 people, 352 households, and 210 families residing in the city. The population density is 365.9/km² (943.3/mi²). There are 379 housing units at an average density of 166.3/km² (428.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 99.40% White, 0.00% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. 0.48% of the ...

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North Bend is located at 39°8'59" North, 84°44'45" West (39.149658, -84.745828)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²). 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 7.69% water. ...

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,295 km² (886 mi²). 2,265 km² (875 mi²) of it is land and 30 km² (11 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.29% water. Fort Bend County Texas - Adjacent counties. Waller County (north) Harris County (northeast) Brazoria County (southeast) Wharton County ( ...

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 603 people, 253 households, and 182 families residing in the village. The population density is 215.6/km² (560.3/mi²). There are 290 housing units at an average density of 103.7/km² (269.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 99.83% White, 0.17% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of th ...

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 354,452 people, 110,915 households, and 93,057 families residing in the county. The population density is 156/km² (405/mi²). There are 115,991 housing units at an average density of 51/km² (133/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 56.96% White, 19.85% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 11.20% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 9.10% from other races, and 2.56% from two or more races. 21.12 ...

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During the early historic period (pre-1535) several Indian groups were recorded as inhabiting the Big Bend. The Chisos Indians were a loosely organized group of nomadic hunters and gatherers who probably practiced limited agriculture on a seasonal basis. The origin of the Chisos Indians is not known. Linguistically, they were associated with the Conchos Indians of northern Chihuahua and northwestern Coahuila. Their language group spoke a variation of Uto-Aztecan, a language whose speakers ranged from central Mexico to the Great Basin of the ...

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Cultural resources in the park range from the Paleo-Indian period 10,500 years ago through the historic period represented by Native American groups, such as the Chisos, Mescaleros, and Comanche. More recently, Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo settlers farmed, ranched, and mined in the area. Throughout the prehistoric period, humans found shelter and maintained open campsites throughout the park. The archeological record reveals an Archaic-period desert culture whose inhabitants developed a nomadic hunting and gathering lifestyle ...

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Big Bend is one of the largest, most remote, and least-visited national parks in the lower 48 United States. In recent years 300,000-350,000 visitors have entered the park annually. Big Bend's primary attraction is its hiking and backpacking trails. Particularly notable among these are the Chimneys Trail, which visits a rock formation in the desert, the Marufo Vega trail, a loop trail that passes through scenic canyons on the way to and from the Rio Grande, and the Outer Mountain Loop trail in the Chisos, which begins in the Chisos Ba ...

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IU South Bend's enrollment in the fall semester of 2005 was 7,459 students, of whom 3,869 (52%) were full time. Undergraduates accounted for 6,324 students. Most IU South Bend students are white Indiana residents. Of students enrolled in fall 2005, 486 were African-American, 221 were Hispanic, 97 were Asian, and 32 were Native American. More women, 4,673 attended IU South Bend than men, 2,786. Despite IU South Bend's proximity to the state of Michigan, 7,052 of its students in the fall semester of 2005 were Hoosiers. See also:

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Fort Bend Independent School District - High schools. Stephen F. Austin High School George H. W. Bush High School William P. Clements High School John F. Dulles High School Lawrence E. Elkins High School L. V. Hightower High School Isaac H. Kempner High School Thurgood Marshall High School Willowridge High School Fort Bend Independent School District - Middle schools. Baines Middle School ...

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