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St. Joseph County, IN Social Statistics

St joseph county indiana dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school76,955100.0Nursery school…

St. Joseph County, IN Economic Statistics

St joseph county indiana dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over204,964100.0In labor force135,19666.…

St. Joseph County, IN Housing Statistics

St joseph county indiana dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units107,013100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached81,21475.91-unit,…

Peninsular War

(Encyclopedia) Peninsular War, 1808–14, fought by France against Great Britain, Portugal, Spanish regulars, and Spanish guerrillas in the Iberian Peninsula. The Peninsular War immeasurably…

Stevens, Siaka Probyn

(Encyclopedia) Stevens, Siaka ProbynStevens, Siaka Probynsēäˈkä prōˈbĭn [key], 1905–88, president of Sierra Leone (1971–85). He served (1951–57) in the legislative council and was appointed (1967)…

Aquila Ponticus

(Encyclopedia) Aquila PonticusAquila Ponticusăkˈwĭlə, əkwĭlˈə [key]Aquila Ponticuspŏnˈtĭkəs [key], 2d cent., Jewish translator of the Old Testament from Hebrew into Greek. The characteristic feature…

Nelson, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Nelson, Robert, 1794–1873, Canadian rebel, b. Montreal; brother of Wolfred Nelson. Like his brother, he was a surgeon in the War of 1812, and with him he entered the Legislative…

DeKalb

(Encyclopedia) DeKalb DeKalb dēkălb [key], city (2020 pop. 40,290), DeKalb co., N Ill., in a farm area; inc…

Eastman, Joseph Bartlett

(Encyclopedia) Eastman, Joseph Bartlett, 1882–1944, U.S. government administrator, b. Katonah, N.Y. President Wilson appointed him in 1919 to the Interstate Commerce Commission. As federal…

Burlington, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Burlington, town, SE Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. First settled (1798) by Mohawk Loyalist Joseph Brandt, Burlington's economy was built…