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Childress County, TX Housing Statistics

Childress county texas dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units3,059100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached2,32576.01-unit,…

Childress County, TX Census Data

Texas Childress County, Texas People QuickFactsChildress CountyTexasPopulation, 2005 estimate 7,67622,859,968Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -0.2%9.6%Population, 2000…

Sarah Winnemucca Biography

Sarah WinnemuccaNorthern Paiute lecturer, educator, and writerBorn: c. 1844Birthplace: near Humboldt Sink, western Nevada Sarah Winnemucca, whose Indian name was Thocmetony, or “Shell Flower…

Sarah Delany Biography

Sarah Delany(Sadie)Age: 109 co-author of the bestselling memoir Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, which she wrote with sister Bessie (who died at age 106 in 1995) to…

Sarah Vaughan Biography

Sarah Vaughan one of jazz's most influential female singersBorn: 3/27/1924Birthplace: Newark, N.J. Best known for her operatic range, Vaughan was a pioneer in the use of bebop phrasing in…

Sarah McLachlan Biography

Sarah McLachlan singer, songwriterBorn: 1/28/1968Birthplace: Halifax, Nova Scotia Although considered part of the recent wave of women singer-songwriters, from 1996–1999 Sarah McLachlan had…

Winter Haven

(Encyclopedia) Winter Haven, resort city (1990 pop. 24,725), Polk co., central Fla; settled 1883. It is a marketing, processing, and shipping center for one of the state's chief citrus-fruit regions…

Rostand, Edmond

(Encyclopedia) Rostand, EdmondRostand, EdmondĕdmôNˈ rôstäNˈ [key], 1868–1918, French poet and dramatist. In 1890 appeared his first volume of verse, Les Musardises. His first plays were light,…

dark horse

(Encyclopedia) dark horse, in U.S. politics, a person unexpectedly chosen by a major party as a candidate for public office, especially for the presidency. A presidential dark horse is usually chosen…

Serah

(Encyclopedia) SerahSerahsēˈrə [key], in the Bible, daughter of Asher. Her name is also spelled Sarah.