PRAIRIE GROVE

  

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PRAIRIE GROVE

Specialty Definition: Prairie Grove, Arkansas

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Prairie Grove is a city located in Washington County, Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,540.

History

Prairie Grove was the site of the Battle of Prairie Grove during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under General Thomas C. Hindman attempted to prevent the juncture of two Federal forces under Generals James G. Blunt and Francis J. Herron. The result of the battle was a tactical stalemate which assured permanent Union control of northwest Arkansas. The battlefield is now a State Military Park.

Geography

Prairie Grove is located at 35°58'37" North, 94°18'58" West (35.976919, -94.316167)1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²). 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 2,540 people, 981 households, and 707 families residing in the city. The population density is 469.2/km² (1,212.6/mi²). There are 1,054 housing units at an average density of 194.7/km² (503.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 95.04% White, 0.51% Black or African American, 1.50% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 1.77% from two or more races. 2.05% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 981 households out of which 35.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% are married couples living together, 10.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% are non-families. 26.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.53 and the average family size is 3.05.

In the city the population is spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 82.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $34,628, and the median income for a family is $41,972. Males have a median income of $30,227 versus $20,479 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,154. 9.6% of the population and 6.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 11.5% are under the age of 18 and 12.9% are 65 or older.




Prairie Grove, Illinois

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Prairie Grove is a village located in McHenry County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 960.

Geography


Prairie Grove is located at 42°16'38" North, 88°16'9" West (42.277343, -88.269278)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 12.4 km² (4.8 mi²). 12.0 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.93% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 960 people, 303 households, and 262 families residing in the village. The population density is 80.1/km² (207.2/mi²). There are 308 housing units at an average density of 25.7/km² (66.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 96.98% White, 0.62% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 1.25% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 303 households out of which 46.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.5% are married couples living together, 3.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 13.5% are non-families. 7.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 2.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.17 and the average family size is 3.37. In the village the population is spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 102.4 males. The median income for a household in the village is $93,361, and the median income for a family is $102,087. Males have a median income of $70,417 versus $30,313 for females. The per capita income for the village is $36,234. 1.3% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% 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 "Prairie Grove, Arkansas."

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Commercial Usage: PRAIRIE GROVE

DomainTitle

Books

  • Pea Ridge & Prairie Grove (reference)

  • Pea Ridge And Prairie Grove, Or Incidents Of The War In Arkansas (reference)

  • War in the West: Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove (Civil War Campaigns and Commanders Series) (reference)

    (more book examples)

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

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Cities: PRAIRIE GROVE


1. Prairie Grove, AR (city, FIPS 57170)
Location: 35.97825 N, 94.31752 W
Population (1990): 1761 (773 housing units)
Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 72753
Country: USA


2. Prairie Grove, IL (village, FIPS 61678)
Location: 42.28035 N, 88.26645 W
Population (1990): 654 (221 housing units)
Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: PRAIRIE GROVE

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

prairie grove arkansas

31

prairie grove

9

prairie grove illinois

6

prairie grove school

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: PRAIRIE GROVE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-e-g-i-i-o-p-r-r-r-v"

-4 letters: overripe, progeria, rareripe, repairer, reprover.

-5 letters: arriver, grapier, griever, gripier, overage, pierogi, prairie, preaver, privier, reprove, riviera, riviere, vaporer.

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

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Alternative Orthography: PRAIRIE GROVE


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

50 52 41 49 52 49 45      47 52 4F 56 45

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

    

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

01010000 01010010 01000001 01001001 01010010 01001001 01000101 00100000 01000111 01010010 01001111 01010110 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0052 0041 0049 0052 0049 0045      0047 0052 004F 0056 0045

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

5052354352433924152495639

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INDEX

1. Usage: Commercial
2. Cities
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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