Show us your Wikiburg.

[PantyFanatic]

I had a need to look up one of our members home town for some demographics and took a peek at Wikipedia in hopes of getting right to some info and something other than what the local chamber of commerce would give me to dig through. It worked well,:thumbs: ....... then I thought I'd see what they had to say about my town. :rolleyes:

Other than the omissions and minutia from my personal view, it did give a reasonable insight to my town.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio

Now show us some of your. :)

[Lost]

well here is the one for my current home

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quad-Cities

the Mississippi River flows from east to west in my town.
an interesting fact

[PantyFanatic]

I knew there was a good reason I started this. :D Very interesting indeed. Among other things you have the Rock Island Arsenal and I see bridges seemed to be a major points of contention in your town too. LOL

[dicksbro]

I knew there was a good reason I started this. :D Very interesting indeed. Among other things you have the Rock Island Arsenal and I see bridges seemed to be a major points of contention in your town too. LOL
For our little town of Morton, Illinois ...

Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, USA, known for its pumpkins and annual Pumpkin Festival. The population was 15,198 at the 2000 census. Morton, the home of a Caterpillar facility and a Libby's Pumpkin plant, is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. It holds its annual Pumpkin Festival in the second week of September. The population of Morton in 2007 was 16,700.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 15,198 people, 6,021 households, and 4,244 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,247.6 people per square mile (481.8/km²). There were 6,299 housing units at an average density of 517.1/sq mi (199.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.87% White, 0.13% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 6,021 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 26.3% 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 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $53,869, and the median income for a family was $62,935. Males had a median income of $51,845 versus $30,973 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,531. About 2.8% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

[PantyFanatic]

Did someone by the name of Peter ever live there? :confused:



Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater,
had a wife and couldn't keep her.
So he put her in a pumpkin shell,
and there he kept her very well.

;)

[themi01]

Here's mine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beachwood,_New_Jersey

[Lord Snow]

Home town (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolland,_Connecticut) Currently Live (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murfreesboro,_Tennessee)

I miss Tolland. Even the town square is nice and quiet.

[FallenAngel5]

The entry for mine is probably longer than some others... :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls,_New_York

[Neige]

Nope, too easy to find me if you know where I live. :p

[Pita]

Where I be (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_GA)

[Oldfart]

Darwin (pronounced /ˈdɑrwɨn/[3], locally [ˈdaːwən][4]) is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,652, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities. It is the smallest and most northerly of the Australian capital cities, and acts as the Top End's regional centre.

Over time Darwin has grown from a pioneer outpost and small port into one of Australia's most modern and multicultural cities. Its proximity to Asia makes it an important Australian gateway to countries such as Indonesia and East Timor. The Stuart Highway begins in Darwin, ending at Port Augusta in South Australia.

The city itself is built on a low bluff overlooking the harbour. Its suburbs spread out over some area, beginning at Lee Point in the north and stretching to Berrimah in the east — past Berrimah, the Stuart Highway goes on to Darwin's satellite city, Palmerston, and its suburbs.

The region, like the rest of the Top End, has a tropical climate, with a wet season and a dry season. It receives heavy rainfall during the Wet, and is well-known for its spectacular lightning.[5]

The original inhabitants of the greater Darwin area are the Larrakia people. On 9 September 1839, HMS Beagle sailed into Darwin harbour during its surveying of the area. John Clements Wickham named the region "Port Darwin" in honour of a former shipmate and famed scientist Charles Darwin.

Having been almost entirely rebuilt twice, once due to Japanese air raids during World War II and again after being devastated by Cyclone Tracy in 1974, the city is one of Australia's most modern capitals.[6]

[PantyFanatic]

Nope, too easy to find me if you know where I live. :p
We already know where to find you. Just look under Wilderness. :nod:

[jay-t]

Nope, too easy to find me if you know where I live. :p




Or maybe on top?

[themi01]

I was surprised that mine made no mention of O'l Indian Joe or This ......



The History of Beachwood, NJ

In November of 1914, the New York Tribune, cooperating with Mr. Bertram Chapman Mayo (founder of Beachwood) issued an "Extra" announcing

"Subscribe to the New York Tribune and secure a lot at Beautiful Beachwood. Act at once, secure your lot in this Summer Paradise now!"

This was the greatest premium offered by a newspaper - nothing equal to it was ever attempted in the United States.

[PantyFanatic]

I hear ya.:nod: That type thing was the "Other than the omissions and minutia from my personal view" I noted about my town. LOL I guess each of us would definitely have things to add for our abodes. I PMed with 'one' member about the shabby write up for 'her' city and even though 'she' happens to be a 'professional research historian', SHE... didn't think it was important enough to do the Wiki-thing and straighten their ass out, so I guess we'll take what they give us.:rolleyes2










EVEN THOUGH they are one of the few places built on getting good input to get the story right




..... and GIVE you a built-in links to submit your 'already written and accredited' information. :D

... but that's OK:rolleyes:



:rofl:

[PantyFanatic]

Where I be (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_GA)
Most interesting. ... unified city-county...

That idea was nothing but bar-talk here a couple decades ago. Recently it has become a mumbled thought. They way things happen here it will be a couple more decades before it happens ........... right after it is too late to gain any benefit from it. :banghead:

[pinkFlames]

My home town (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide)

[Oldfart]

It forgot to mention that the beer in Adelaide is undrinkable.

[pinkFlames]

I've drank Adelaidean beer and survived. (but not sure about the Vegemite variety)

[Oldfart]

I have too, but beer deserves more than just survival.

VB or Guinness for me.

[Navarre]

Where I be (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_GA)


I like it there.

[Navarre]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Point,_NC

I don't actually live in the city. I'm about a block outside the city line. :D

There is no more furniture manufacturing here. It all moved to China. :(

[themi01]

I'm jealous of some of your notable people .... Take a look at mine

[BIBI]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario


Here I am with the slowest passport office in Canada!

[PantyFanatic]

I'm really glad I started this now.:) Adelaide is quite a city. Now if you only had some water............... :(

[scotzoidman]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Point,_NC

I don't actually live in the city. I'm about a block outside the city line. :D

There is no more furniture manufacturing here. It all moved to China. :(
Couldn't help noticing that part of your (almost ;) ) fair city is located in Davidson Co., NC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidson_County,_North_Carolina) , named after the same dead war hero as Davidson Co., TN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidson_County,_Tennessee) ...not surprising since TN was once part of NC...

And the loss of manufacturing jobs to China, & other points, is also afflicting Tennessee as well :pissed:

[scotzoidman]

And here's my home, Music City USA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee) ... & yeah, I cheated a little, I clicked on the link in LS's post to shortcut to mine.

Much of my link is already well-known to those who showed up for PAGAN 08, but there's a couple of things I didn't even know in there, as well...

[jseal]

My home town (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore)

[Scarecrow]

Geography
Tuscola is located at 39°47′52″N 88°16′54″W / 39.797682°N 88.281564°W / 39.797682; -88.281564 (39.797682, -88.281564).[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km2), of which, 2.1 square miles (5.5 km2) of it is land and 0.47% is water.


History
The founding Supervisor of Tuscola township was O. C. Hackett, elected in 1868. Hackett was elected Supervisor with a majority of only one vote over W. B. Ervin.[3] O. C. Hackett was the grandson of noted Kentucky frontiersman and Boonsborough resident Peter Hackett. O. C. planted Hackett's Grove, a sassafras grove situated on Section 31, Township 16, Range 9, on the east side of the township. This 20-acre (81,000 m2) grove is traversed by a branch of Scattering Fork of the Embarrass River, long known as Hackett's Run, and according to the History of Douglas County (1884), the grove had been owned by the Hackett's since long before Douglas County had an existence.[4] O.C. Hackett's father, John Hackett, settled in nearby Coles County in 1835.[5] Family legend holds that Abraham Lincoln stayed at the Hackett farm during the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858.


Demographics

Douglas County, Illinois Courthouse.As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 4,448 people, 1,885 households, and 1,261 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,084.9 people per square mile (806.3/km2). There were 2,000 housing units at an average density of 937.5/sq mi (362.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.11% White, 0.31% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population.

There were 1,885 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 25% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,608, and the median income for a family was $44,816. Males had a median income of $35,063 versus $22,090 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,465. About 2.3% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3% of those under age 18 and 5% of those age 65 or over.

[pinkFlames]

I'm really glad I started this now.:) Adelaide is quite a city. Now if you only had some water............... :(

Who needs water? The wine's cheap these days. :wine:

[lizzardbits]

HA! if we were to put down where we live, y'all could zero in on our house. Our town is all of 6 1/2 blocks, and approx 65 people residing here. For businesses in town we have a car body shop, a farm tiling and other drainage business, a wannabe biker bar, and a home for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. I work at the home. It is quite a change from the approx 2.5mil population of Birmingham UK!!!

[dicksbro]

I think when I shared about Morton, Illinois, I didn't mention. But our little town's claim to fame is being "The Pumpkin Capital of the World." Home of the Nestlé/Libby's pumpkin packing plant, Morton is proud to say that over 80% of the world's canned pumpkin is processed right here. :thumbs:

The Caterpillar facility is the Worldwide Distribution Center for Caterpillar parts.

Pretty impressive stuff for a small town. :)

[PantyFanatic]

HA! if we were to put down where we live, y'all could zero in on our house. Our town is all of 6 1/2 blocks, and approx 65 people residing here. For businesses in town we have a car body shop, a farm tiling and other drainage business, a wannabe biker bar, and a home for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. I work at the home. It is quite a change from the approx 2.5mil population of Birmingham UK!!!
You...... were the insensitive for this thread. :rofl:

[Teddy Bear]

I had a need to look up one of our members home town for some demographics and took a peek at Wikipedia in hopes of getting right to some info and something other than what the local chamber of commerce would give me to dig through. It worked well,:thumbs: ....... then I thought I'd see what they had to say about my town. :rolleyes:

Other than the omissions and minutia from my personal view, it did give a reasonable insight to my town.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio

Now show us some of your. :)

Not to rain on your parade of fun facts here but just to point out the disclaimer, which is why you note 'omissions and minutia from my personal view'. I've always found it to be an informative, interesting site. Although my daughters were not allowed to use it for any research in any college class.


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As far as where I live......

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter,_Rhode_Island

Its a quick read. Not much to write about it. My town has the least population but the greatest amount of land.... ahhhhh, the boonies! Our claim to fame is Mercy Brown, vampire. She is mentioned in the book Dracula and is buried apx 4 miles from my house.
If you ever make it to Exeter I would recomend stopping by 'The Middle of No Where Diner' for breakfast. It's served all day and is the best you'll ever have!!!! On weekends the line is out the door!

Thanks PF. Fun thread! :)