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Wilkes-Barre, PA Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population43,123100.0SEX AND AGEMale20,79948.2Female22,32451.8Under 5 years2,1134.95 to 9 years2,3775.510 to 14 years2,5485.915 to 19 years3,2927.620 to 24 years3,6808.525 to…

Wilkes-Barre, PA Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over35,568100.0In labor force19,55755.0Civilian labor force19,55055.0Employed17,81050.1Unemployed1,7404.9Percent of civilian labor force8.9…

Wilkes-Barre, PA, Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units20,294100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached9,39546.31-unit, attached2,57312.72 units2,29511.33 or 4 units2,0089.95 to 9 units1,1755.810 to 19 units4542.220 or…

Wilkes-Barre, PA Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school11,089100.0Nursery school, preschool6005.4Kindergarten4263.8Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,09736.9High school (…

Fontenelle, Bernard le Bovier de

(Encyclopedia) Fontenelle, Bernard le Bovier deFontenelle, Bernard le Bovier debĕrnärˈ lə bōvyāˈ də fôNtənĕl [key], 1657–1757, French writer; nephew of Corneille. His forte was the interpretation of…

Institut de France

(Encyclopedia) Institut de FranceInstitut de FranceăNstētüˈ də fräNs [key], cultural institution of the French state. Founded in 1795 by the Directory, it replaced five learned societies that had…

West Des Moines

(Encyclopedia) West Des MoinesWest Des Moinesdə moinˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 31,702), Polk co., S central Iowa, a growing suburb W of Des Moines; inc. 1893 as Valley Junction, renamed 1938. Hybrid…

Luchaire, Achille

(Encyclopedia) Luchaire, AchilleLuchaire, Achilleäshēlˈ lüshĕrˈ [key], 1846–1908, French historian. He edited, in collaboration with Berthold Zeller, L'Histoire de France racontée par les…