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Los Alamos

Definition: Los Alamos

Los Alamos

Noun

1. A town in north central New Mexico; in 1942 it was chosen as a nuclear research site where the first atomic bombs were produced.

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Crosswords: Los Alamos

English words defined with "Los Alamos": Oppenheimer ♦ Robert Oppenheimer. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Los Alamos": Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer ♦ General Electric Information Services, GENetic Imagery Exploitation ♦ High Performance Parallel Interface ♦ LANL ♦ Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal ♦ U-Code. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Los Alamos, California

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Los Alamos is a town located in Santa Barbara County, California. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,372.

Geography


Los Alamos is located at 34°44'31" North, 120°16'31" West (34.741984, -120.275397)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²). 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 1,372 people, 471 households, and 349 families residing in the town. The population density is 225.4/km² (582.8/mi²). There are 488 housing units at an average density of 80.2/km² (207.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 76.90% White, 0.22% African American, 1.82% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.51% Pacific Islander, 15.09% from other races, and 4.74% from two or more races. 34.69% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 471 households out of which 44.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% are married couples living together, 11.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% are non-families. 20.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.91 and the average family size is 3.36. In the town the population is spread out with 31.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $47,321, and the median income for a family is $49,125. Males have a median income of $32,206 versus $30,714 for females. The per capita income for the town is $18,013. 13.1% of the population and 10.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.2% are under the age of 18 and 2.2% are 65 or older.



Los Alamos, New Mexico

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Los Alamos is a town in Los Alamos County, New Mexico. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 11,909. It is home to the Los Alamos National Laboratory, a major part of the Manhattan Project. It is the county seat of Los Alamos County6.

Geography

Los Alamos is located at 35°53'28" North, 106°17'52" West (35.891086, -106.297727)1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 28.1 km² (10.9 mi²). 28.1 km² (10.9 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 11,909 people, 5,110 households, and 3,372 families residing in the town. The population density is 423.4/km² (1,096.2/mi²). There are 5,463 housing units at an average density of 194.2/km² (502.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 89.13% White, 0.44% African American, 0.56% Native American, 4.47% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.01% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races. 12.21% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 5,110 households out of which 31.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% are married couples living together, 6.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% are non-families. 29.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.31 and the average family size is 2.89.

In the town the population is spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town is $71,536, and the median income for a family is $86,876. Males have a median income of $65,638 versus $39,352 for females. The per capita income for the town is $34,240. 3.6% of the population and 2.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.6% are under the age of 18 and 5.3% are 65 or older.

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

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Commercial Usage: Los Alamos

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Books

  • Secret Mesa : Inside Los Alamos National Laboratory (reference)

  • Sentinels on Stone: The Petroglyphs of Los Alamos (reference)

  • The Road from Los Alamos (Masters of Modern Physics) (reference)

  • The Strange Disappearance of Uncle Dudley: A Child's Story of Los Alamos (reference)

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Theater & Movies

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

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Photo Album: Los Alamos

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Debris catchers installed in numerous drainages after the Los Alamos fires. These were designed by NRCS to catch large debris such as large rocks and trees from water erosion after the fires. Los Alamos, New Mexico. Credit: Jeff Vanuga.

Norm Vigil, Northwest Field Team Leader (red ) and David Manzannares, RC&D Coordinator inspect a large organic debris catcher designed by NRCS after the Los Alamos fires. These catchers prevented large debris from moving down stream casuing problems in s. Credit: Jeff Vanuga.

First years growth of emergency reseeding after the Los Alamos fires. Some of the species planted for erosion control and habitat improvement were prairie junegrass, slender wheatgrass, mountain brome, three awn, gambel's oak, and mountain mahogany. Credit: Jeff Vanuga.

Wattles were installed after the Los Alamos fires to prevent erosion and sedimentation in the lower watershed. Credit: Jeff Vanuga.

Sediment barriers were installed after the Los Alamos fires for erosion control. Credit: Jeff Vanuga.

Aerial view of the Los Alamos fire and its proximity to the town. Credit: Jeff Vanuga.

Many neighborhoods in Los Alamos, NM were devastated by the Cerro Grande Fire. Credit: USDA.

Cerro Grande Fire, Santa Fe NF, Los Alamos, NM. The exfoliated rock is an indication of the temperatures of the fire. Credit: USDA.

Loading a crop duster with grass seed to be used for erosion control in the city of Los Alamos, NM after the Cerro Grande Fire. Credit: USDA.

Signs showing gratitude for the valiant efforts of wildland firefighters by residents of Los Alamos, NM. Credit: USDA.

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Cities: Los Alamos


1. Los Alamos, NM (CDP, FIPS 42320)
Location: 35.89378 N, 106.28385 W
Population (1990): 11455 (5163 housing units)
Area: 28.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 87544
Country: USA

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Expression: Los Alamos

Expression using "Los Alamos": Los Alamos County. Additional references.

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Anagrams: Los Alamos

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-l-l-m-o-o-s-s"

-2 letters: osmolal, slaloms.

-3 letters: alamos, llamas, moolas, osmols, salals, salols, samosa, slalom, smalls.

-4 letters: alamo, almas, amass, lamas, lasso, llama, loams, looms, malls, massa, molal, molas, molls, moola, mools, mosso, ollas, omasa, osmol, salal, salol, salsa, slams, small, solos, somas.

-5 letters: aals, alas, alls, alma, alms, also, amas, lama, lams, lass, loam, loom, loos, loss.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-l-l-m-o-o-s-s"
 

+4 letters: glioblastomas, malacologists.

 

+5 letters: malariologists, misallocations, semasiological.

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Alternative Orthography: Los Alamos


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

4C 6F 73      41 6C 61 6D 6F 73

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

    

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

01001100 01101111 01110011 00100000 01000001 01101100 01100001 01101101 01101111 01110011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#76 &#111 &#115 &#32 &#65 &#108 &#97 &#109 &#111 &#115

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004C 006F 0073      0041 006C 0061 006D 006F 0073

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

4681852357867798185

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album 		5. Cities
6. Expressions
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography 		9. Bibliography


  

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