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Paris, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Paris pârˈĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 24,699), seat of Lamar co., E Tex., in the Red River valley; settled 1824. It is a processing center for the rich farms of the blackland region, which produces c...

Conway, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Conway, city (2020 pop. 43,167), seat of Faulkner co., central Ark., in a farm and cotton area; inc. 1873. It is a trade and industrial center. Conway w...

Corinth, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Corinth, city (2020 pop. 14,622), seat of Alcorn co., extreme NE Miss., near the Tenn. line, in a livestock and farm area; founded c.1855. Manufactures ...

Corona, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Corona kərōˈnə [key], city (2020 pop. 157,136), Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1896. The c...

Commerce, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Commerce, city (2020 pop. 12,459), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1960. An important transportation hub for S California, Comm...

Cocoa, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Cocoa, city (2020 pop. 19,041), Brevard co., E Fla., on the Indian River (a lagoon), a segment of the Intracoastal Waterway; inc. 1895. It is a tourist ...

Albemarle, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Albemarle, city (2020 pop. 16,432), seat of Stanly co., central N.C., in the Piedmont region; inc. 1857. A marketing center in an agricultural area of cotton, grain, poultry, soybeans, and...

Albion, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Albion, industrial city (2020 pop. 7,700), Calhoun co., S Mich., at the forks of the Kalamazoo River; inc. 1855. In an agricultural area, it produces corn, wheat, soybeans, onions, apples,...

Derby, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Derby dûrˈbē [key]. <1> city (2020 pop. 12,325), New Haven co., SW Conn., at the con...
 

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