Search
Search results
Displaying 11 - 20
Sabine Crossroads
(Encyclopedia) Sabine CrossroadsSabine Crossroadssăbˌēnˈ [key], locality, De Soto parish, NW La., near Mansfield. There in the Civil War, Union forces under Nathaniel P. Banks, advancing on…Silver Springs
(Encyclopedia) Silver Springs, mineral spring, N central Fla., source of the Silver River. The limestone spring, one of the world's largest and most famous, has a basin 80 ft (24 m) deep and 300 ft (…Ocala
(Encyclopedia) OcalaOcalaōkălˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 42,045), seat of Marion co., N central Fla.; inc. 1868. It is a trade and processing center for citrus fruit, vegetables, and truck farm goods.…De Soto Parish, LA Census Data
People QuickFactsDe Soto ParishLouisianaPopulation, 2005 estimate 26,3834,523,628Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 3.5%1.2%Population, 2000 25,4944,468,976Persons…De Soto Parish LA Social Statistics
SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school6,702100.0Nursery school, preschool4106.1Kindergarten4516.7Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,44651.4High…De Soto Parish LA Economic Statistics
SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over19,135100.0In labor force10,57255.2Civilian labor force10,56355.2Employed9,70750.7Unemployed8564.5Percent of civilian labor…De Soto Parish LA Housing Statistics
SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units11,204100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached7,11463.51-unit, attached1431.32 units3242.93 or 4 units1851.75 to 9 units1461.310 to 19 units310.320 or…Pardo, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Pardo, Juan, fl. 1560s, Spanish officier and explorer. On the orders of Menéndez de Avilés, Pardo led two expeditions (1566–67, 1567–68) from the Spanish settlement of Santa Elena on…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: S
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Hot Springs National Park
(Encyclopedia) Hot Springs National Park, 5,549 acres (2,247 hectares), W central Ark.; est. 1921; nearly surrounded by the city of Hot Springs. Visited by Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto in 1541,…