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(Encyclopedia) Homestead Act, 1862, passed by the U.S. Congress. It provided for the transfer of 160 acres (65 hectares) of unoccupied public land to each homesteader on payment of a nominal fee…Preemption Act
(Encyclopedia) Preemption Act, statute passed (1841) by the U.S. Congress in response to the demands of the Western states that squatters be allowed to preempt lands. Pioneers often settled on public…Homestead
(Encyclopedia) Homestead. 1 City (2020 pop. 80,737), Dade co., SE Fla.; inc. 1913. A large Miami suburb with a growing Hispanic population, Homestead…range
(Encyclopedia) range, large area of land unsuited to cultivation but supporting native grasses and other plants suitable for livestock grazing. Principal areas in the western hemisphere are the…Homestead strike
(Encyclopedia) Homestead strike, in U.S. history, a bitterly fought labor dispute. On June 29, 1892, workers belonging to the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers struck the Carnegie…Singleton, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia) Singleton, Benjamin, c. 1809–c. 1900, African-American leader of post–Civil War black resettlement in the West, b. Davidson co. (now coextensive with Nashville), Tenn. He escaped…Homestead, FL Census Data
People QuickFactsHomesteadFloridaPopulation, 2003 estimate 34,18217,019,068Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 7.1%6.5%Population, 2000 31,90915,982,378Population,…Homestead, FL Demographic Statistics
NumberPercentTotal population31,909100.0SEX AND AGEMale16,49951.7Female15,41048.3Under 5 years3,38610.65 to 9 years3,22210.110 to 14 years2,4747.815 to 19 years2,5868.120 to 24 years3,0059.425…Homestead, FL Economic Statistics
NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over22,362100.0In labor force14,00862.6Civilian labor force13,97562.5Employed12,53056.0Unemployed1,4456.5Percent of civilian labor force10.…Homestead, FL, Housing Statistics
NumberPercentTotal housing units11,099100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached3,61032.51-unit, attached1,0509.52 units9979.03 or 4 units9658.75 to 9 units1,0869.810 to 19 units1,22311.020 or…Trending
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