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Townsend

Definition: Townsend

Townsend

Noun

1. United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960).

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Date "Townsend" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1780. (references)


Synonym: Townsend

Synonym: Francis Everett Townsend (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Townsend

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Townsend is the name of some places in the United States of America:

There are also and, with a slight difference in spelling: There is also the rock star, guitarist of The Who, Pete Townshend





Townsend (CDP), Massachusetts

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Townsend is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,043.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²). 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.33% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 1,043 people, 441 households, and 262 families residing in the town. The population density is 239.7/km² (620.2/mi²). There are 455 housing units at an average density of 104.6 persons/km² (270.5 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.84% White, 0.48% African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 441 households out of which 32.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% are married couples living together, 12.9% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 40.4% are non-families. 35.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.37 and the average family size is 3.12. In the town the population is spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $50,234, and the median income for a family is $59,500. Males have a median income of $39,813 versus $26,439 for females. The per capita income for the town is $25,272. 3.3% 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 7.8% are 65 or older.



Townsend (town), Massachusetts

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Townsend is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 9,198.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 85.8 km² (33.1 mi²). 85.1 km² (32.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.72% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 9,198 people, 3,110 households, and 2,475 families residing in the town. The population density is 108.0/km² (279.8/mi²). There are 3,184 housing units at an average density of 37.4 persons/km² (96.9 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.54% White, 0.73% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 1.17% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 3,110 households out of which 44.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% are married couples living together, 9.0% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 20.4% are non-families. 16.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.96 and the average family size is 3.34. In the town the population is spread out with 30.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.8 males. The median income for a household in the town is $61,745, and the median income for a family is $67,173. Males have a median income of $49,340 versus $31,073 for females. The per capita income for the town is $22,658. 5.1% of the population and 3.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.6% are under the age of 18 and 6.5% are 65 or older.



Townsend, Delaware

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Townsend is a town located in New Castle County, Delaware. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 346.

Geography


Townsend is located at 39°23'39" North, 75°41'34" West (39.394200, -75.692670)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 346 people, 132 households, and 95 families residing in the town. The population density is 226.4/km² (582.3/mi²). There are 151 housing units at an average density of 98.8/km² (254.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 84.10% White, 11.56% African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.60% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 2.60% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 132 households out of which 36.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% are married couples living together, 9.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% are non-families. 20.5% 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 2.62 and the average family size is 3.06. In the town the population is spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.8 males. The median income for a household in the town is $47,500, and the median income for a family is $48,875. Males have a median income of $27,250 versus $28,409 for females. The per capita income for the town is $17,671. 1.7% of the population and 2.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 8.7% are 65 or older.



Townsend, Montana

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Townsend is a city located in Broadwater County, Montana. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,867. It is the county seat of Broadwater County6.

Geography


Townsend is located at 46°19'13" North, 111°31'4" West (46.320218, -111.517642)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²). 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 1,867 people, 786 households, and 507 families residing in the city. The population density is 453.4/km² (1,176.2/mi²). There are 847 housing units at an average density of 205.7/km² (533.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 97.59% White, 0.11% African American, 1.39% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. 1.77% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 786 households out of which 26.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% are married couples living together, 8.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% are non-families. 32.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.32 and the average family size is 2.89. In the city the population is spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.6 males. The median income for a household in the city is $26,820, and the median income for a family is $32,679. Males have a median income of $26,859 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the city is $13,674. 13.2% of the population and 10.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 19.5% are under the age of 18 and 9.6% are 65 or older.



Townsend, Tennessee

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Townsend is a city located in Blount County, Tennessee. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 244.

Geography

Townsend is located at 35°40'32" North, 83°45'18" West (35.675471, -83.755012)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 the area is covered with water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 244 people, 124 households, and 80 families residing in the city. The population density is 102.4/km² (265.7/mi²). There are 217 housing units at an average density of 91.1/km² (236.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 97.95% White, 0.00% African American, 1.23% Native American, 0.82% 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 124 households out of which 15.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% are married couples living together, 3.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% are non-families. 33.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 23.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.97 and the average family size is 2.44.

In the city the population is spread out with 12.3% under the age of 18, 2.5% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 36.5% from 45 to 64, and 29.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 56 years. For every 100 females there are 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $36,250, and the median income for a family is $50,000. Males have a median income of $41,071 versus $29,375 for females. The per capita income for the city is $21,647. 12.1% of the population and 5.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.7% are under the age of 18 and 11.5% 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 "Townsend."

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Crosswords: Townsend

Specialty definitions using "Townsend": Crimp of Death ♦ direct-current discharge ♦ gaseous electronics ♦ Townsend ionization coefficient. (references)

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Modern Usage: Townsend

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Trouble at Townsend (1946)

The Townsend Divorce Case (1917)

Townsend Television (1993)

The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime (1991)

Song Titles

SMOKE OF A DISTANT FIRE (performing artist: SANFORD TOWNSEND BAND)

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

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Commercial Usage: Townsend

DomainTitle

Books

  • Deadly Harvest: A Father Mark Townsend Mystery (reference)

  • The Ages of Homer: A Tribute to Emily Townsend Vermeule (reference)

  • The Stephanie Townsend Story (reference)

  • The Story Knife: A Father Mark Townsend Mystery (reference)

  • Uncle Cam : the story of William Cameron Townsend, founder of the Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Summer Institute of Linguistics (reference)

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Music

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Image Slideshow: Townsend

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Photo Album: Townsend

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Monk seal hauling out next to boat from NOAA Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Sunset in the Marianas Islands Photo taken from NOAA Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Hydrothermal spring discharging fluid off Pagan Island Observed on NOAA Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

The waterfront at Port Townsend. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Inspecting the tide staff at Port Townsend. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Lee Crockett ad Ed Townsend untie the end of the otter trawl to empty the catch into collection buckets. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

A Townsend Angelfish. Credit: Sanctuaries.

Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL underway. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

NOAA Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

On NOAA Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL measuring yellow-fin tuna. Ca. 1973. Credit: Small World.

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Usage Frequency: Townsend

"Townsend" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Townsend" is used about 423 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%42313,476

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

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Name Usage Frequency: Townsend

The following table summarizes the usage of "Townsend" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons		Rank in USA
TownsendLast name30,000375
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Cities: Townsend


1. Townsend, DE (town, FIPS 72510)
Location: 39.39409 N, 75.69302 W
Population (1990): 322 (150 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 19734
Country: USA

2. Townsend, GA
Zip Code(s): 31331
Country: USA

3. Townsend, MA (CDP, FIPS 70325)
Location: 42.66985 N, 71.70327 W
Population (1990): 1164 (482 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 01469
Country: USA

4. Townsend, MT (city, FIPS 74575)
Location: 46.31890 N, 111.51915 W
Population (1990): 1635 (749 housing units)
Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 59644
Country: USA

5. Townsend, TN (city, FIPS 74860)
Location: 35.67615 N, 83.75189 W
Population (1990): 329 (199 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 37882
Country: USA

6. Townsend, WI
Zip Code(s): 54175
Country: USA

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Expression: Townsend

Expressions using "Townsend": first Townsend discharge ♦ Francis Everett Townsend ♦ Port Townsend ♦ second Townsend discharge ♦ Townsend avalanche ♦ Townsend coefficient ♦ Townsend Harris ♦ Townsend ionisation ♦ Townsend ionization ♦ W Townsend. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "Townsend": Mercury-townsend.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Townsend

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		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

stuart townsend

755

townsend tenn

36

port townsend

284

townsend wi

35

port townsend wa

271

john townsend

32

townsend tn

268

cabin rental townsend tn

31

townsend tennessee

204

townsend mt

31

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192

townsend ford

31

port townsend washington

101

townsend cabin

29

pete townsend

95

stewart townsend

29

townsend ma

69

townsend cabin rental

27

renee townsend

64

sean townsend

26

townsend rent

63

port townsend lodging

24

townsend de

62

port townsend bed and breakfast

24

townsend hotel

54

cabin townsend tn

24

port townsend hotel

52

cloud townsend

24

townsend devin

51

townsend tennessee cabin

20

picture of stuart townsend

43

beau townsend ford

20

townsend harris high school

41

kathleen kennedy townsend

19

robert townsend

38

pic stuart townsend

18

port townsend real estate

38

analytic townsend

18

port townsend leader

37

townsend and townsend and crew

17
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Modern Translation: Townsend

Language Translations for "Townsend"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

Townsend-lavine (Townsend avalanche, Townsend ionisation, Townsend ionization), første Townsend-udladning (first Townsend discharge). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

Townsend-ontlading (Townsend avalanche, Townsend ionisation, Townsend ionization), Townsend-lawine (Townsend avalanche, Townsend ionisation, Townsend ionization), primaire townsend-ionisatiecoefficient (Townsend coefficient), eerste townsendontlading (first Townsend discharge). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

Townsendin purkaus (Townsend avalanche, Townsend ionisation, Townsend ionization), ensimmäinen Townsend-purkaus (first Townsend discharge). (various references)

   

French

  

deuxième décharge de Townsend (second Townsend discharge), coefficient de Townsend (Townsend coefficient), avalanche de Townsend (Townsend avalanche, Townsend ionisation, Townsend ionization). (various references)

   

German

  

Townsend-Lawine (Townsend avalanche, Townsend ionisation, Townsend ionization). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

πρώτη εκκένωση του Townsend (first Townsend discharge). (various references)

   

Italian

  

valanga di Townsend (Townsend avalanche, Townsend ionisation, Townsend ionization), ionizzazione di Townsend (Townsend avalanche, Townsend ionisation, Townsend ionization). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ownsendtay

   

Portuguese

  

avalanche de Townsend (Townsend avalanche, Townsend ionisation, Townsend ionization). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

primera descarga Townsend (first Townsend discharge), avalancha de Townsend (Townsend avalanche, Townsend ionisation, Townsend ionization). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

Townsend-lavin (Townsend avalanche, Townsend ionisation, Townsend ionization), initial Townsendurladdning (first Townsend discharge). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Townsend

Misspellings

"Townsend" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Tonnesen, Towhshend, townsendii, townshends. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Townsend

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-n-n-o-s-t-w"

-1 letter: newtons, tendons.

-2 letters: endows, newton, nonets, snowed, sonnet, stoned, stowed, tendon, tenons, tonnes, wonned, wonted.

-3 letters: dents, doest, donne, dotes, downs, dowse, endow, enows, neons, newts, nodes, nones, nonet, nosed, noted, notes, nowts, onset, owned, owsen, seton, sonde, sowed, steno, stone, tends, tenon, toned, tones, tonne, towed, towns, wends, wonts.

-4 letters: dens, dent, dews.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-n-n-o-s-t-w"
 

+2 letters: disownment, downtrends, endowments, wontedness.

 

+3 letters: disownments, downtowners, wonderments.

 

+4 letters: disendowment, untowardness, unwontedness, wontednesses.

 

+5 letters: disendowments, downrightness.

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Alternative Orthography: Townsend


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

54 6F 77 6E 73 65 6E 64

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

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

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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

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

01010100 01101111 01110111 01101110 01110011 01100101 01101110 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#111 &#119 &#110 &#115 &#101 &#110 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 006F 0077 006E 0073 0065 006E 0064

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

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

5481898085718070

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern 		5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Usage Frequency 		9. Names: Frequency
10. Cities
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet 		13. Translations: Modern
14. Derivations
15. Anagrams
16. Orthography 		17. Bibliography


  

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