DRY CREEK

  

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DRY CREEK

Specialty Definition: Dry Creek, Alaska

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Dry Creek is a town located in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 128.

Geography


Dry Creek is located at 63°41'1" North, 144°36'15" West (63.683609, -144.604040)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 405.3 km² (156.5 mi²). 405.2 km² (156.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.04% water.

Demographics


As of the census2 of 2000, there are 128 people, 37 households, and 30 families residing in the town. The population density is 0.3/km² (0.8/mi²). There are 38 housing units at an average density of 0.1/km² (0.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 100.00% White, 0.00% Black or 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. 7.03% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 37 households out of which 54.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.4% are married couples living together, 2.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% are non-families. 13.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.46 and the average family size is 3.87. In the town the population is spread out with 43.8% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 14.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 26 years. For every 100 females there are 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.6 males. The median income for a household in the town is $12,500, and the median income for a family is $10,000. Males have a median income of $46,250 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the town is $7,780. 69.4% of the population and 62.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 73.8% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.



Dry Creek, Oklahoma

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Dry Creek is a town located in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 216.

Geography


Dry Creek is located at 35°45'4" North, 94°52'58" West (35.751029, -94.882700)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.5 km² (8.7 mi²). 22.5 km² (8.7 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 216 people, 97 households, and 67 families residing in the town. The population density is 9.6/km² (24.8/mi²). There are 153 housing units at an average density of 6.8/km² (17.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 64.81% White, 0.93% African American, 30.56% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 3.70% from two or more races. 1.85% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 97 households out of which 20.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% are married couples living together, 9.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% are non-families. 24.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.23 and the average family size is 2.54. In the town the population is spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 51 years. For every 100 females there are 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $27,292, and the median income for a family is $28,523. Males have a median income of $19,643 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the town is $14,186. 22.5% of the population and 14.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 48.8% are under the age of 18 and 8.9% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Dry Creek, Alaska."

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Photo Album: DRY CREEK

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Truck No. 400 turned upside down in a previously dry creek Caught in a freshet and floated 200 yards downstream Triangulation party of Maurice A. Hecht. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Landscape near Dry Creek Petrified Tree Area, Buffalo Field Office. Credit: Jerry Sintz.

Red Butte in the Dry Creek Buttes Wilderness Study Area. OR 3-56. Credit: Conrad.

Mockorange wildflower in the scenic Dry Creek Wilderness Study Area. OR 3-53. Credit: Conrad.

A Collar Lizard found in the Dry Creek Wilderness Study Area. OR 3-53. Credit: Conrad.

Cattle grazing in green grass along creek bottom in the Dry Creek Wilderness Study Area. OR 3-53. Credit: Conrad.

Dry Creek Buttes OR 3-56. Credit: Conrad.

Aerial view of the Dry Creek Buttes with a reservoir in the background. OR 3-56. Credit: Conrad.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Cities: DRY CREEK


1. Dry Creek, AK (CDP, FIPS 20020)
Location: 63.65340 N, 144.66530 W
Population (1990): 106 (27 housing units)
Area: 12.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

2. Dry Creek, KY
Zip Code(s): 41862
Country: USA

3. Dry Creek, LA
Zip Code(s): 70637
Country: USA

4. Dry Creek, WV
Zip Code(s): 25062
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: DRY CREEK

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: DRY CREEK

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-k-r-r-y"

-2 letters: decker, drecky, recked, yerked.

-3 letters: ceder, cered, creed, creek, cyder, decry, derry, dreck, dryer, erred, kerry, keyed, redry, redye, reedy, reeky, rekey, ryked.

-4 letters: cede, cere, deck, deer, deke, dere, dree, drek, dyer, dyke, eery, eked, eyed, eyer, eyre, reck, rede, reed, reek, ryke, yerk.

-5 letters: cee, cry, dee, dey, dry, dye, eke, ere.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: DRY CREEK


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 52 59      43 52 45 45 4B

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01010010 01011001 00100000 01000011 01010010 01000101 01000101 01001011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#82 &#89 &#32 &#67 &#82 &#69 &#69 &#75

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0052 0059      0043 0052 0045 0045 004B

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

38525923752393945

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INDEX

1. Images: Photo Album
2. Cities
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Anagrams 		5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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