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STAFFORD

"STAFFORD" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a ford landing".

Date "STAFFORD" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1591. (references)

Specialty Definition: STAFFORD

Domain	Definition
Literature	Stafford He has had a treat in Stafford Court. He has been thoroughly cudgelled. Of course the pun is on the word staff, a stick. The French have a similar phrase- "It a esté au festin de Martin Baston. " (He has been to Jack Drum's entertainment). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Stafford

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Stafford is the name of several places in the world:
Stafford, England
Stafford, Texas, United States of America
Stafford, Virginia, United States of America
Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America

(Note that these places should not be confused with places named Strafford.)

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

Stafford, Connecticut

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Stafford is a town located in Tolland County, Connecticut. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 11,307.
Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 152.2 km² (58.8 mi²). 150.1 km² (58.0 mi²) of it is land and 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.38% water.
Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 11,307 people, 4,353 households, and 3,086 families residing in the town. The population density is 75.3/km² (195.1/mi²). There are 4,616 housing units at an average density of 30.7/km² (79.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.90% White, 0.64% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 1.65% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 4,353 households out of which 34.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% are married couples living together, 10.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% are non-families. 23.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.9% 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 3.04. In the town the population is spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.1 males. The median income for a household in the town is $52,699, and the median income for a family is $61,694. Males have a median income of $42,157 versus $29,896 for females. The per capita income for the town is $22,017. 5.5% of the population and 4.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.8% are under the age of 18 and 7.4% 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 "Stafford, Connecticut."

Stafford, England

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Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. It lies in the north-west Midlands, between Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent. The population of Stafford in 1991 was 60,915, the surrounding borough has a population of about 120,000.
The town boasts a castle, a top-ranking house, a handful of historical and media notables, some exotic road traffic and an unusually soggy centre.
The original settlement was on an island in the middle of the marshes of the River Sow, a tributary of the Trent. There is still a large area of marshland adjacent to the town centre and both 1947 and 2000 saw floods. In the year 913 Stafford was fortified by Ethelfleda, daughter of Alfred the Great, to keep out the Danes. Stafford Castle was built on a nearby hilltop late in the 11th century. It has been rebuilt twice since but now only 19th century ruins remain atop the impressive earthworks. Night-time illumination creates a landmark for motorists on the M6 motorway, below.
Famous people from Stafford include the 17th century author of The Compleat Angler, Izaak Walton and the 18th century playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan, who was also the local MP. Also, the 1853 Lord Mayor of London, Thomas Sidney, was born in the town. More recently Stafford was the birthplace of Men Behaving Badly star Neil Morrissey and where stand-up comedian Dave Gorman was brought up. Ozzy Osbourne lived nearby.
In the main shopping street, Greengate Street, lies the Elizabethan Ancient High House, the largest timber-framed town house in England.
A major product of the town since 1903 has been heavy electrical engineering, particularly power station transformers, exported around the world. The works have been successively owned by Siemens, English Electric, GEC and most recently Alstom. Every so often a delivery takes to the roads. Each transformer weighs several hundred tons and so a sort of road train is used. The weight is spread by an 160-wheel cradle, pulled by an 8-wheel drive FAUN Goliath tractor unit and pushed by two more.

External Links

http://www.staffordbc.gov.uk/live/welcome.asp - Stafford Borough Council
http://www.aboutbritain.com/AncientHighHouse.htm
http://www.transportcafe.co.uk/britain22.html - Photos of the road train

Source

(11th century and earlier) Staffordshire Newsletter 1994 Guide
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Stafford, Kansas

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Stafford is a city located in Stafford County, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,161.
Geography

Stafford is located at 37°57'46" North, 98°36'4" West (37.962789, -98.600996)¹. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 1,161 people, 525 households, and 305 families residing in the city. The population density is 476.9/km² (1,234.3/mi²). There are 640 housing units at an average density of 262.9/km² (680.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 95.95% White, 0.09% African American, 0.86% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.46% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. 3.53% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 525 households out of which 25.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% are married couples living together, 9.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% are non-families. 39.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 24.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.12 and the average family size is 2.83. In the city the population is spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 28.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 45 years. For every 100 females there are 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 76.1 males. The median income for a household in the city is $27,092, and the median income for a family is $32,383. Males have a median income of $26,307 versus $18,438 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,032. 16.4% of the population and 11.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 26.0% are under the age of 18 and 9.6% 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 "Stafford, Kansas."

Stafford, New York

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Stafford is a town located in Genesee County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,409.
Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 80.9 km² (31.2 mi²). 80.6 km² (31.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.35% water.
Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 2,409 people, 909 households, and 695 families residing in the town. The population density is 29.9/km² (77.4/mi²). There are 997 housing units at an average density of 12.4/km² (32.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.72% White, 1.08% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. 0.25% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 909 households out of which 31.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% are married couples living together, 6.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% are non-families. 18.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.65 and the average family size is 3.03. In the town the population is spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 101.8 males. The median income for a household in the town is $49,516, and the median income for a family is $54,667. Males have a median income of $35,548 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the town is $19,775. 3.7% of the population and 3.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.1% are under the age of 18 and 3.4% 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 "Stafford, New York."

Stafford, Ohio

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Stafford is a village located in Monroe County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 86.
Geography

Stafford is located at 39°42'48" North, 81°16'39" West (39.713226, -81.277435)¹. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 86 people, 38 households, and 25 families residing in the village. The population density is 97.7/km² (254.3/mi²). There are 42 housing units at an average density of 47.7/km² (124.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 98.84% White, 0.00% African American, 1.16% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 38 households out of which 39.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% are married couples living together, 13.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% are non-families. 28.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.26 and the average family size is 2.77. In the village the population is spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.3 males. The median income for a household in the village is $24,167, and the median income for a family is $22,917. Males have a median income of $24,063 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the village is $12,747. 11.4% of the population and 10.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.3% are under the age of 18 and 18.8% 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 "Stafford, Ohio."

Stafford, Texas

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Stafford is a city located in Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 15,681.
Geography

Stafford is located at 29°37'27" North, 95°33'48" West (29.624186, -95.563359)¹. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.1 km² (7.0 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.
Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 15,681 people, 5,865 households, and 4,035 families residing in the city. The population density is 867.4/km² (2,247.1/mi²). There are 6,390 housing units at an average density of 353.5/km² (915.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 46.95% White, 18.85% African American, 0.43% Native American, 19.80% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 10.53% from other races, and 3.39% from two or more races. 23.30% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 5,865 households out of which 38.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% are married couples living together, 12.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% are non-families. 25.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 2.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.67 and the average family size is 3.27. In the city the population is spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 38.5% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 4.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.1 males. The median income for a household in the city is $50,323, and the median income for a family is $58,736. Males have a median income of $41,270 versus $31,761 for females. The per capita income for the city is $22,803. 6.6% of the population and 5.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.7% are under the age of 18 and 2.8% 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 "Stafford, Texas."

Crosswords: STAFFORD

English words defined with "STAFFORD": aromatic ♦ hallucinatory ♦ redolent. (references)

Specialty definitions using "STAFFORD": Federal Direct Stafford Loan, Federal Family Education Loan Program, Free Application for Federal Student Aid ♦ Stafford Law. (references)

Modern Usage: STAFFORD

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	The Jo Stafford Show (1962)
Song Titles	My Girl Bill (performing artist: Jim Stafford) Spiders & Snakes (performing artist: Jim Stafford) Wildwood Weed (performing artist: Jim Stafford) Suspicion (performing artist: Terry Stafford)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: STAFFORD

Domain	Title
Books	Automaton theory and learning systems: edited by D. J. Stewart from contributions selected by Stafford Beer, F. H. George and the late Richard Goodman (reference) Conversations With Contemporary American Writers: Saul Bellow, I.b. Singer, Joyce Carol Oates, David Madden, Barry Beckham, Josephine Miles, Gerald Stern, Stephen Dunn, Etheridge Knight, Marilynne Robinson And William Stafford.(Costerus NS 50) (reference) We Have Capture: Tom Stafford and the Space Race (reference) Sculpture of ancient west Mexico, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima; the Proctor Stafford Collection (reference) Ten years' diggings in Celtic and Saxon grave hills, in the counties of Derby, Stafford, and York, from 1848-1858; with notices of some former discoveries, hitherto unpublished, and remarks on the crania and pottery from the mounds (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Bach - Mass in B minor / Argenta, Nichols, Chance, Stafford, Milner, W. Evans, Gardiner (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Image Slideshow: STAFFORD

Photo Album: STAFFORD

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Schirra, Stafford and Gemini on Deck. Credit: NASA.		Schirra and Stafford Suit-Up. Credit: NASA.
	Thomas Stafford Trains in Soviet Simulator for ASTP. Credit: NASA.		Secretary of the Air Force, F. Whitten Peters hosted a group of educators recently and gave them an up-close look at the Air Force and the men and women behind the scenes who perform its mission day-to-day. (P.; photo by Staff Sgt. Angela Stafford)..
	BE WISE IMMUNIZE / Cheryl Stafford. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		[Miss Stafford does a dressing]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	McDuff Green Warehouse in Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia--H.G. Lightner store. Credit: Library of Congress.		Astronauts Frank Borman, James A. McDivitt, and Thomas P. Stafford, panel of journalists, and host Lawrence Spivak on the television program "Meet the Press". Credit: Library of Congress.
	Stafford Little Hall, Princeton University, N.J. Credit: Library of Congress.		Hugh Stafford and Darwin Elmore at forge in shop at school. Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: STAFFORD

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Magnarelli, L.A., Ijdo, J.W., Stafford, K.C., & Fikrig, E. (1999).� Infections of granulocytic ehrlichiae and Borrelia burgdorferi in white-tailed deer in Connecticut. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Usage Frequency: STAFFORD

"STAFFORD" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "STAFFORD" is used about 263 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%	263	18,193

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Name Usage Frequency: STAFFORD

The following table summarizes the usage of "STAFFORD" 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
Stafford	Last name	19,000	628
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Cities: STAFFORD

1. Stafford, KS (city, FIPS 67775)
Location: 37.96277 N, 98.59930 W
Population (1990): 1344 (705 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 67578
Country: USA

2. Stafford, NY
Zip Code(s): 14143
Country: USA

3. Stafford, OH (village, FIPS 74300)
Location: 39.71315 N, 81.27760 W
Population (1990): 89 (44 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

4. Stafford, TX (town, FIPS 69908)
Location: 29.62395 N, 95.56314 W
Population (1990): 8397 (3211 housing units)
Area: 18.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 77477
Country: USA

5. Stafford, VA
Zip Code(s): 22554
Country: USA

Expressions: STAFFORD

Expressions using "STAFFORD": Stafford County ♦ Stafford Springs. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "STAFFORD": stafford-based, Stafford-hayden, Stafford-wellington.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: STAFFORD

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
stafford loan	1,217	unsubsidized stafford loan	40
stafford va	483	william stafford	39
federal stafford loan	294	speedway stafford	36
stafford	255	nancy stafford	35
stafford springs ct	211	stafford loan application	34
stafford texas	200	subsidized stafford loan	31
stafford student loan	178	direct stafford loan	29
stafford county	109	county government stafford	28
jim stafford	79	freya stafford	27
michelle stafford	77	isd stafford	27
stafford county virginia	73	stafford ny	27
stafford home	72	stafford beer	25
stafford county public school	72	american stafford terrier	23
stafford county school	72	jeweler stafford	23
stafford virginia	70	stafford loan interest rate	22
stafford united kingdom	68	federal stafford student loan	21
stafford county va	62	stafford ct	21
stafford motor speedway	59	stafford hotel	21
jo stafford	56	stafford high school	20
kelly stafford	54	district municipal school stafford	19
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings: STAFFORD

Misspellings
	"STAFFORD" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Scalford, Shafford, Spafford, Staffords, Stowford. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Anagrams: STAFFORD

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-f-f-o-r-s-t"
	-1 letter: affords.
	-2 letters: afford, draffs, drafts.
	-3 letters: daffs, darts, datos, doats, doffs, dorsa, draff, draft, drats, fados, fards, faros, fatso, fords, forts, frats, frost, raffs, rafts, ratos, roads, roast, rotas, sarod, sofar, softa, staff, tardo, taros, toads, toffs, toras.
	-4 letters: ados, arfs, arts, daff, daft, dart, dato, doat, doff, dors, dost, dots, drat, fado, fads.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-f-f-o-r-s-t"
	+1 letter: tradeoffs.
	+2 letters: afforested.
	+3 letters: overstaffed.
	+4 letters: diffractions, reafforested.
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Alternative Orthography: STAFFORD

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

53 54 41 46 46 4F 52 44

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

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

⁼

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

... - .- ..-. ..-. --- .-. -..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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

01010011 01010100 01000001 01000110 01000110 01001111 01010010 01000100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#84 &#65 &#70 &#70 &#79 &#82 &#68

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0054 0041 0046 0046 004F 0052 0044

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

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

5354354040495238

INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial

5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Usage Frequency

9. Names: Frequency
10. Cities
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet

13. Derivations
14. Anagrams
15. Orthography
16. Bibliography

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