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| Domain | Definition |
Health | Neuroendocrine cell. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Merkel is a town located in Taylor County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,637.
Geography
Merkel is located at 32°28'6" North, 100°0'48" West (32.468457, -100.013204)1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²). 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,637 people, 1,012 households, and 719 families residing in the town. The population density is 519.5/km² (1,342.0/mi²). There are 1,202 housing units at an average density of 236.8/km² (611.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 89.42% White, 1.14% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 6.33% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. 14.22% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There are 1,012 households out of which 37.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% are married couples living together, 13.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% are non-families. 25.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.56 and the average family size is 3.08.
In the town the population is spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 80.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $29,083, and the median income for a family is $34,250. Males have a median income of $30,000 versus $16,620 for females. The per capita income for the town is $13,292. 13.6% of the population and 9.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.6% are under the age of 18 and 14.0% 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 "Merkel, Texas."
Crosswords: MERKEL |
| Specialty definitions using "MERKEL": Merkel Cells. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
References | |
Books | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | [Dr. Isaac Thompson's Celebrated Eye Water] / Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann, Lith. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | The protectors of our industries / Gillam ; Mayer Merkel & Ottmann lith., N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | "Mark Twain," America's best humorist / J. Keppler ; Mayer, Merkel & Ottman, lith. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Inspecting the Democratic curiosity shop. Hancock (at sight of the Old Bourbon War Horse): "Great Scott! Am I to be the head of that?" / J. Keppler ; Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann lithog., N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | King Chester Arthur's knight(cap)s of the round table / J. Keppler ; Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann, lith., N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The rival Sunday shows in Brooklyn / J. Keppler ; Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann, lithographers, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The flying Merkel ... J.P. Schantin crossing the great American desert on his flying Merkel motorcycle. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Germany | Helmut Kohl served as chairman of the CDU from 1973 until the party's electoral defeat in 1998, when he was succeeded by Wolfgang Schaeuble; Schaeuble resigned in early 2000 as a result of a party financing scandal and was replaced by Angela Merkel. (references) |
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| "MERKEL" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "MERKEL" is used about 10 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 (proper) | 100% | 10 | 111,207 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "MERKEL" 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 |
| Merkel | Last name | 2,000 | 7,261 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
1. Merkel, TX (town, FIPS 47796) |
Expressions using "MERKEL": Merkel cell ♦ Merkel cell cancer ♦ Merkel Cells. Additional references. | |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
merkel | 94 | cancer cell merkel photo | 3 |
actress merkel | 25 | diego inc merkel san | 3 |
merkel shotgun | 23 | associate inc merkel | 3 |
angela merkel | 23 | merkel sxs | 3 |
merkel cell carcinoma | 21 | gun merkel | 3 |
merkel cell cancer | 19 | merkel high school | 3 |
merkel tx | 14 | firearm merkel | 3 |
merkel cell | 12 | merkel rifle | 2 |
merkel texas | 10 | jack merkel | 2 |
associate merkel | 5 | drilling merkel | 2 |
una merkel | 5 | fred merkel | 2 |
isd merkel | 5 | cancer merkel skin | 2 |
cancer merkel | 5 | carcinoma merkel | 2 |
drillings merkel | 4 | daniel merkel wiest | 2 |
merkel seal | 4 | donna merkel | 2 |
cell merkel tumor | 4 | 1620 merkel | 2 |
merkel tess | 2 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "MERKEL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
French | cellule de Merkel (Merkel cell). (various references) | |
German | Merkel-Zelle (Merkel cell), Merkelsche Tastzelle (Merkel cell). (various references) | |
Italian | cellula di Merkel (Merkel cell). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | erkelmay.(various references) | |
Spanish | célula de Merkel (Merkel cell). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-k-l-m-r" | |
-1 letter: merle. | |
-2 letters: keel, leek, leer, leke, meek, mere, merk, merl, reek, reel. | |
-3 letters: eel, eke, elk, elm, eme, ere, lee, lek, mel, ree, rem. | |
-4 letters: el, em, er, me, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-k-l-m-r" | |
+1 letter: klezmer. | |
+2 letters: klezmers, mackerel, telemark, yarmelke. | |
+3 letters: berkelium, dreamlike, kilometer, mackerels, telemarks, yarmelkes. | |
+4 letters: berkeliums, kettledrum, kilometers, kimberlite, marketable, overmilked, platemaker, remarkable, steelmaker, summerlike. | |
+5 letters: alkalimeter, boilermaker, hormonelike, kettledrums, kimberlites, marketplace, metalworker, platemakers, steelmakers, trumpetlike. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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