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Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
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Huntingdon County is a county located in the U. S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 45,913, the county was created on September 20,1787, mainly from the north part of Bedford County with the addition of territory on the east from Cumberland County. Huntingdon County comprises the Huntingdon, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, according to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 889 square miles, of which 875 square miles is land and 15 square miles is water. The population density was 52 people per square mile, there were 22,365 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 92. 50% White,5. 21% Black or African American,0. 09% Native American,0. 40% Asian,0. 01% Pacific Islander,0. 87% from other races, and 0. 92% from two or more races. 1. 58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,33. 9% were of German,17. 1% American,11. 1% Irish,7. 5% English and 5. 7% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000. 25. 80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.92. In the county, the population was out with 21. 70% under the age of 18,10. 10% from 18 to 24,29. 40% from 25 to 44,24. 00% from 45 to 64. The median age was 38 years, for every 100 females there were 109.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.20 males, almost everyone that lives in Huntingdon County speaks English as their first language. The United States Office of Management and Budget has designated Huntingdon County as the Huntingdon, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 U. S. Census the micropolitan area ranked 11th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania, duBois Business College, Huntingdon County campus, located in the former Huntingdon High School building in the borough of Huntingdon. U. S. Route 22 enters Huntingdon County from the west at the Blair County line in Morris Township near Alexandria and it exits Huntingdon County at the Mifflin County line in Brady Township near Mount Union. The following boroughs and townships are located in Huntingdon County, Allenport McConnellstown The population ranking of the table is based on the 2010 census of Huntingdon County. Hugh Brady, U. S. Army general C. L. com Community Events and Business Directory for Huntingdon County, Pa
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Business magnate
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A business magnate refers to an entrepreneur of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise or field of business. Such individuals may also be called czars, moguls, proprietors, tycoons, taipans, barons, the word magnate derives from the Latin magnates, meaning a great man or great nobleman. The word tycoon derives from the Japanese word taikun, which means great lord, the word entered the English language in 1857 with the return of Commodore Perry to the United States. U. S. President Abraham Lincoln was humorously referred to as the Tycoon by his aides John Nicolay, the term spread to the business community, where it has been used ever since. The word mogul is an English corruption of mughal, Persian or Arabic for Mongol and it alludes to emperors of the Mughal Empire in the Medieval India, who possessed great power and storied riches capable of producing wonders of opulence such as the Taj Mahal. Modern business magnates are entrepreneurs that amass on their own or wield substantial family fortunes in the process of building or running their own businesses and their dominance was known as the Second Industrial Revolution, the Gilded Age, or the Robber Baron Era. The Famous 15, Americas Most Fascinating Tycoons,25 Tycoons Who Run the World
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Lafayette, Indiana
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Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located 63 miles northwest of Indianapolis and 105 miles southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette, on the side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University. Together, Lafayette and West Lafayette form the core of the Lafayette, according to the 2010 United States Census, the population of Lafayette was 67,140, roughly a 19% increase from 56,397 in 2000. Meanwhile, the 2010 U. S. Census pegged the population of West Lafayette at 29,596. When European explorers arrived at the area around what is now Tippecanoe County, in 1717, the French government established Fort Ouiatenon across the Wabash River and three miles south of present-day Lafayette. The fort became the center of trade for fur trappers, merchants, an annual reenactment and festival known as Feast of the Hunters Moon takes place there each autumn. The town of Lafayette was platted in May 1825 by William Digby and it was designated as the county seat of the newly formed Tippecanoe County the following year. Like many frontier towns, Lafayette was named for General Lafayette, Lafayette toured the United States in 1824 and 1825. In its earliest days, Lafayette was a center on the Wabash River. By 1845, Ellsworth had purchased 93,000 acres of farmland in and around Lafayette, by 1847 Ellsworth was distributing broadsides looking for farmers to purchase his farmland. Ellsworth Street and Ellsworth Historic District are named for the real estate developer. The Wabash and Erie Canal in the 1840s stimulated trade and affirmed Lafayettes regional prominence, railroads arrived in the town in the 1850s, connecting it with other major markets. The Monon Railroad connected Lafayette with other sections of Indiana, wise hoped to reach New York, however, weather conditions forced the balloon down near Crawfordsville, Indiana, and the mail reached its final destination by train. In 1959, the U. S. Postal Service issued a 7¢ airmail stamp commemorating the centennial of the event, Lafayette is located at 40°24′38″N 86°52′29″W and lies in Fairfield and Wea Townships. Elevation at the house is 550 feet, but city elevations range from a little over 500 feet at the Wabash River to approximately 700 feet in the areas of Murdock Park. According to the 2010 census, Lafayette has an area of 27.74 square miles. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.58 inches in February to 4.24 inches in June, as of the census of 2010, there were 67,140 people,28,545 households, and 15,863 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,420.3 inhabitants per square mile, there were 31,260 housing units at an average density of 1,126.9 per square mile
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Purdue University
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Purdue University is a public research university located in West Lafayette, Indiana and is the main campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, the first classes were held on September 16,1874, with six instructors and 39 students. The main campus in West Lafayette offers more than 200 majors for undergraduates, over 70 master’s and doctoral programs, in addition, Purdue has 18 intercollegiate sports teams and more than 900 student organizations. In 1865, the Indiana General Assembly voted to take advantage of the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act of 1862, communities throughout the state offered their facilities and money to bid for the location of the new college. Popular proposals included the addition of a department at Indiana State University or at what is now Butler University. By 1869, Tippecanoe County’s offer included $150,000 from Lafayette business leader and philanthropist John Purdue, $50,000 from the county, and 100 acres of land from local residents. On May 6,1869, the General Assembly established the institution in Tippecanoe County as Purdue University, classes began at Purdue on September 16,1874, with six instructors and 39 students. Professor John S. Hougham was Purdue’s first faculty member and served as acting president between the administrations of presidents Shortridge and White, a campus of five buildings was completed by the end of 1874. Purdue issued its first degree, a Bachelor of Science in chemistry, in 1875, emerson E. White, the university’s president from 1876 to 1883, followed a strict interpretation of the Morrill Act. He intended not only to students for industrial work, but also to prepare them to be good citizens. Part of White’s plan to distinguish Purdue from classical universities included an attempt to ban fraternities. This ban was overturned by the Indiana Supreme Court and led to White’s resignation. The next president, James H. Smart, is remembered for his call in 1894 to rebuild the original Heavilon Hall one brick higher after it had destroyed by a fire. Purdue’s engineering laboratories included testing facilities for a locomotive and a Corliss steam engine, one of the most efficient engines of the time. The School of Agriculture was sharing its research with farmers throughout the state with its cooperative extension services, programs in education and home economics were soon established, as well as a short-lived school of medicine. By 1925 Purdue had the largest undergraduate engineering enrollment in the country, President Edward C. Elliott oversaw a campus building program between the world wars. Inventor, alumnus, and trustee David E. Ross coordinated several fundraisers, donated lands to the university, ross’s gifts and fundraisers supported such projects as Ross–Ade Stadium, the Memorial Union, a civil engineering surveying camp, and Purdue University Airport. Purdue Airport was the country’s first university-owned airport and the site of the country’s first college-credit flight training courses, amelia Earhart joined the Purdue faculty in 1935 as a consultant for these flight courses and as a counselor on women’s careers
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Ross County, Ohio
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Ross County is a county located in the Appalachian region of the U. S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 78,064 and its county seat is Chillicothe, the first and third capital of Ohio. Established on August 20,1798, the county is named for Federalist Senator James Ross of Pennsylvania, Ross County comprises the Chillicothe, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area. They describe the Indian-built earthworks as ranging from five to 30 feet in size, according to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 693 square miles, of which 689 square miles is land and 3.8 square miles is water. Ross County is the second-largest county by area in Ohio, after Ashtabula County. The population density was 106 people per square mile, there were 29,461 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 91. 74% White,6. 20% Black or African American,0. 31% Native American,0. 35% Asian,0. 02% Pacific Islander,0. 19% from other races, and 1. 20% from two or more races. 0. 58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,24. 90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the family size was 2.97. In the county, the population was out with 24. 00% under the age of 18,8. 60% from 18 to 24,31. 60% from 25 to 44,23. 60% from 45 to 64. The median age was 37 years, for every 100 females there were 108.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.00 males, the median income for a household in the county was $37,117, and the median income for a family was $43,241. Males had an income of $35,892 versus $23,399 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,569, about 9. 10% of families and 12. 00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15. 10% of those under age 18 and 10. 20% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 78,064 people,28,919 households, the population density was 113.3 inhabitants per square mile. There were 32,148 housing units at a density of 46.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 90. 7% white,6. 2% black or African American,0. 4% Asian,0. 3% American Indian,0. 3% from other races, and 2. 1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1. 0% of the population, in terms of ancestry,27. 0% were German,15. 2% were Irish,12. 5% were American, and 10. 5% were English
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Adelphi, Ohio
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Adelphi is a village in Ross County, Ohio, United States. The population was 380 at the 2010 census, adelphi was laid out in 1804 by two brothers, and named after the Greek word for brothers. Adelphi was incorporated as a village in 1838, adelphi is located at 39°27′58″N 82°44′45″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has an area of 0.27 square miles. As of the census of 2010, there were 380 people,154 households, the population density was 1,407.4 inhabitants per square mile. There were 175 housing units at a density of 648.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 95. 0% White,1. 6% African American,0. 3% Asian,29. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the family size was 3.00. The median age in the village was 39 years. 26. 8% of residents were under the age of 18,6. 3% were between the ages of 18 and 24,25. 5% were from 25 to 44,26. 1% were from 45 to 64, and 15. 3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51. 1% male and 48. 9% female, as of the census of 2000, there were 371 people,156 households, and 111 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,343.3 people per square mile, there were 176 housing units at an average density of 637.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 96. 23% White,2. 96% African American, hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 54% of the population. 26. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.83. In the village, the population was out with 22. 4% under the age of 18,9. 7% from 18 to 24,28. 8% from 25 to 44,25. 3% from 45 to 64. The median age was 38 years, for every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males, the median income for a household in the village was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $37,143. Males had an income of $30,250 versus $24,375 for females
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Westerville, Ohio
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Westerville is a city in Delaware and Franklin counties in the U. S. state of Ohio. It is a suburb of Columbus. The population was 36,120 at the 2010 census, Westerville was once known as The Dry Capital of the World for its strict laws prohibiting sales of alcohol. The land that is today Westerville was first settled around 1810, in 1818, Matthew, Peter, and William Westervelt, settlers of Dutch extraction, migrated to the area from New York. Matthew Westervelt donated land for the construction of a Methodist church in 1836, in 1839, the Blendon Young Men’s Seminary was chartered in Westerville, Matthew Westervelt was one of its first trustees. It continues today in Westerville as the private Otterbein University, Westerville was platted by 1856, and officially incorporated in August 1858. The towns population in that year was 275, throughout the Antebellum era, several homes in Westerville were stations on the Underground Railroad. Among these is the Hanby House, located one block from the college, benjamin Russell Hanby had moved to Westerville in 1849, at the age of sixteen, to enroll at Otterbein University. Hanby went on to many familiar hymns and songs, among them Darling Nelly Gray, Who is He in Yonder Stall. It is the state memorial to a composer in the state of Ohio. An 1859 town ordinance prohibited sales of alcohol in Westerville, by the 1870s, a burgeoning conflict between pro- and anti-temperance forces boiled over into the so-called Westerville Whiskey Wars. Twice, in 1875 and 1879, businessman Henry Corbin opened a saloon in Westerville, westervilles reputation for temperance was so significant that in 1909 the Anti-Saloon League moved its national headquarters from Washington, D. C. to Westerville. The League, at the forefront of the Prohibition movement, gained its greatest triumph when the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified in 1919. The Leagues Westerville headquarters was given to the Westerville Public Library in 1973, after Prohibition ended, Westerville remained dry for most of the twentieth century. Westerville retains the system to the present. The city elects seven members at large for four-year terms, the council selects from among its own a member to serve as mayor, vice mayor, chair. Under the City Charter, the mayor is only the head of the government of the city. The council additionally selects the city manager, who serves indefinitely, in 2007, David Collinsworth replaced David Lindimore as city manager after the latters tenure of twenty-two years
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Salt Rock Township, Marion County, Ohio
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Salt Rock Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 699 people in the township,311 of whom lived in the portions of the township. It is the only Salt Rock Township statewide, the township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the election and one is elected in the year before it. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees, john Purdue 1802-1876, born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was a famous industrialist based in Lafayette, Indiana and the original benefactor of Purdue University
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Marion County, Ohio
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Marion County is a county located in the U. S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 66,501, the county was created in 1820 and later organized in 1824. It is named for General Francis The Swamp Fox Marion, a South Carolinian officer in the Revolutionary War, Marion County comprises the Marion, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 404 square miles. It is the fifth-smallest county in Ohio by total area, the population density was 164 people per square mile. There were 26,298 housing units at a density of 65 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 92. 10% White,5. 75% Black or African American,0. 19% Native American,0. 52% Asian,0. 01% Pacific Islander,0. 49% from other races, and 0. 95% from two or more races. 1. 09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,25. 10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the family size was 2.98. In the county, the population was out with 24. 50% under the age of 18,8. 30% from 18 to 24,30. 30% from 25 to 44,23. 50% from 45 to 64. The median age was 37 years, for every 100 females there were 106.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.10 males, the median income for a household in the county was $38,709, and the median income for a family was $45,297. Males had an income of $33,179 versus $23,586 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,255, about 7. 40% of families and 9. 70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13. 60% of those under age 18 and 5. 50% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 66,501 people,24,691 households, the population density was 164.7 inhabitants per square mile. There were 27,834 housing units at a density of 68.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 91. 1% white,5. 7% black or African American,0. 5% Asian,0. 2% American Indian,0. 1% Pacific islander,0. 8% from other races, and 1. 7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2. 3% of the population, in terms of ancestry,29. 7% were German,15. 2% were Irish,14. 7% were American, and 10. 2% were English
