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Definition: Beecher |
BeecherNoun1. United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Beecher" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1869. (references) |
"Beecher" is a common misspelling or typo for: beached, beaches, beech, beechen, beeches, belcher, bencher, benchers, beseecher, bleacher. |
Synonym: BeecherSynonym: Henry Ward Beecher (n). (additional references) |
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The nearest towns are Crete, Illinois, 7 miles north; Grant Park, Illinois, 6 miles south; Peotone, Illinois, 8 miles west and Cedar Lake, Indiana, 8 miles east.
Geography
Beecher is located at 41°20'43" North, 87°37'32" West (41.345178, -87.625528)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²). 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,033 people, 830 households, and 590 families residing in the village. The population density is 372.0/km² (964.4/mi²). There are 876 housing units at an average density of 160.3/km² (415.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 98.03% White, 0.00% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. 1.77% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 830 households out of which 29.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% are married couples living together, 8.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% are non-families. 26.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.45 and the average family size is 2.96.
In the village the population is spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $51,250, and the median income for a family is $60,625. Males have a median income of $43,563 versus $26,786 for females. The per capita income for the village is $23,454. 4.0% of the population and 3.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.2% are under the age of 18 and 9.0% are 65 or older.
Beecher is a town located in Genesee County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 12,793.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.3 km² (5.9 mi²). 15.3 km² (5.9 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 12,793 people, 4,476 households, and 3,280 families residing in the town. The population density is 834.4/km² (2,159.8/mi²). There are 5,002 housing units at an average density of 326.2/km² (844.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 28.01% White, 65.96% African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.92% from other races, and 3.41% from two or more races. 3.96% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 4,476 households out of which 39.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.6% are married couples living together, 33.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% are non-families. 22.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.85 and the average family size is 3.27.
In the town the population is spread out with 34.3% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females there are 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 81.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $25,925, and the median income for a family is $26,500. Males have a median income of $29,150 versus $21,870 for females. The per capita income for the town is $13,484. 30.3% of the population and 25.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 45.0% are under the age of 18 and 9.3% are 65 or older.
Beecher is a town located in Marinette County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 783.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 127.9 km² (49.4 mi²). 125.7 km² (48.5 mi²) of it is land and 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.74% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 783 people, 334 households, and 227 families residing in the town. The population density is 6.2/km² (16.1/mi²). There are 971 housing units at an average density of 7.7/km² (20.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 94.25% White, 1.15% African American, 1.92% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.89% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. 2.17% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 334 households out of which 22.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% are married couples living together, 5.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% are non-families. 26.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.34 and the average family size is 2.81.
In the town the population is spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 103.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $29,107, and the median income for a family is $31,397. Males have a median income of $33,000 versus $19,875 for females. The per capita income for the town is $17,674. 11.9% of the population and 11.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.4% are under the age of 18 and 17.4% 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 "Beecher, Illinois."
Crosswords: Beecher |
| English words defined with "Beecher": Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, Henry Ward Beecher ♦ Simon Legree ♦ Uncle Tom. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Beecher": BOUNTY ♦ Legree. (references) |
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Screenplays | I know you can. Talk to Beecher. Counsel him. Convince him. (Oz; writing credit: Pavel Srut) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | A. Dream caused by the perusal of Mrs. H. Beecher Stowe's popular work Uncle Tom's Cabin.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Charles Beecher Warren leaving the White House after his first conference with President Coolidge on campaign plans.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Hungered for love and power--Finds in him a barometer of his changing times--Henry Ward Beecher.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Charleston, S.C. Flag-raising ceremony, with Brevet Maj. Gen. Robert Anderson and Henry Ward Beecher present.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Lyman Beecher, half-length portrait, facing front.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Henry Ward Beecher statue, Brooklyn, N.Y.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe's residence, Hartford, Ct.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | At Beecher Street School, whose student body consists of half Americans of Italian descent and half of Americans of Polish descent, Southington, Conn.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Celebrities of the great trial "Theodore Tilton vs. Henry Ward Beecher." The verbatim report / Ed. W. Welcke & Bro. photo. lithographers, N.Y.Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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Henry Ward Beecher | Now comes the mystery. |
| The dog is the god of frolic. | |
| True obedience is true freedom. | |
| A church debt is the devil's salary. | |
| All words are pegs to hang ideas on. | |
| Suffering is part of the divine idea. | |
| Work is not a curse, but drudgery is! | |
| Good-humor makes all things tolerable. | |
| Repentance is another name for aspiration. | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | BOUNTY, n. The liberality of one who has much, in permitting one who has nothing to get all that he can. A single swallow, it is said, devours ten millions of insects every year. The supplying of these insects I take to be a signal instance of the Creator's bounty in providing for the lives of His creatures. Henry Ward Beecher |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Beecher" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 75.61% of the time. "Beecher" is used about 41 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 75.61% | 31 | 62,296 |
| Noun (proper) | 24.39% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Total | 100.00% | 41 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Beecher" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Beecher | Last name | 2,000 | 6,133 |
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1. Beecher, IL (village, FIPS 4585) 2. Beecher, MI (CDP, FIPS 6820) |
Expressions using "Beecher": beecher City ♦ beecher Falls ♦ Harriet Beecher Stowe ♦ Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe ♦ Henry Ward Beecher. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "Beecher": Beecher-stowe. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| 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. |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-c-e-e-e-h-r" | |
-1 letter: breech. | |
-2 letters: beech, cheer, rebec. | |
-3 letters: beer, bree, cere, eche, hebe, herb, here. | |
-4 letters: bee, cee, ere, her, reb, rec, ree. | |
-5 letters: be, eh, er, he, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-c-e-e-e-h-r" | |
+1 letter: beechier, breeched, breeches. | |
+3 letters: bedrenched, bedrenches, unbreeched, unbreeches. | |
+4 letters: bleacherite, hebephrenic. | |
+5 letters: bachelorette, bewitcheries, bleacherites, breechloader, checkerberry, cheeseburger, chokeberries, debaucheries, decipherable, hebephrenics, overbleached, overbleaches, rechargeable, researchable. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 65 65 63 68 65 72 |
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... . . -.-. .... . .-. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01100101 01100101 01100011 01101000 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B e e c h e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0065 0065 0063 0068 0065 0072 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)36717169747184 |
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