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Brooklyn Park

(Encyclopedia) Brooklyn Park, city (2020 pop. 86,478), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis; chartered as a city 1969. Manufacturing…

flame test

(Encyclopedia) flame test, test used in the identification of certain metals. It is based on the observation that light emitted by any element gives a unique spectrum when passed through a…

Coon Rapids

(Encyclopedia) Coon Rapids, city (2020 pop. 63,599), Anoka co., SE Minn., on the Mississippi River; inc. 1952. It is a suburb of Minneapolis–St. Paul.…

Huntington Park

(Encyclopedia) Huntington Park, city (2020 pop. 56,531), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb of Los Angeles; founded 1856,…

New Plymouth

(Encyclopedia) New Plymouth, city (1996 pop. 48,871), West Coast North Island, New Zealand, on the Tasman Sea. It is a port and a major center for dairying. Other industries include natural gas…

Baldwin Park

(Encyclopedia) Baldwin Park, city (2020 pop. 72,176), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles, in the fertile San Gabriel valley; settled…

Cookeville

(Encyclopedia) Cookeville, city (2020 pop. 34,842), seat of Putnam co., N central Tenn.; inc. 1854. It is a farm trade center that also produces…

McKees Rocks

(Encyclopedia) McKees Rocks, borough (1990 pop. 7,691), Allegheny co., SW Pa., an industrial suburb of Pittsburgh, on the Ohio River; settled c.1764, inc. 1892. Manufacturing includes metal and food…

Lee's Summit

(Encyclopedia) Lee's Summit, city (1990 pop. 46,418), Jackson co., W Mo., in the Kansas City metropolitan area; inc. 1868. The city is an important trucking center and manufactures communications…

Saint Francis, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Saint Francis, city (1990 pop. 9,245), Milwaukee co., SE Wis., a residential suburb of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan; inc. 1951. There is meat processing and the manufacture of plastic…