Henderson.
1 City (2020 pop. 27,801), seat of Henderson co., NW Ky., on
the Ohio River, in an oil, coal, tobacco, corn, and livestock area; founded
1797, inc. as a city 1867. Transportation equipment; plastic, metal, and
paper products; furniture; chemicals; machinery; and denim fabric are
manufactured. There are flour mills and lumbering, aluminum smelting, and
poultry processing industries. John J. Audubon lived in Henderson from 1810
to 1819. Nearby is Audubon Memorial State Park, with a museum and a bird
sanctuary. Another attraction is the Ellis Park Racecourse, with annual
thoroughbred racing. A branch of the Univ. of Kentucky is in the city.
2 City (2020 pop. 317,610), Clark co., SE Nev., in a desert
area overlooking Las Vegas and surrounded by mountains; inc. 1953. Limestone
is produced and plastic and metal products, foods, transportation equipment,
and chemicals are manufactured. Henderson is a center for defense-related
industries, specializing in large-volume chemical manufacturing.
Hydroelectric power is supplied by Hoover Dam. The city was founded (1942)
to provide houses for employees of a magnesium plant. The Southern Nevada
Museum is there. Nearby Mt. Charleston and Lake Mead offer recreational
activities. 3 City (2020 pop. 14,787), seat of Vance co., N
N.C.; settled c.1811, inc. 1841. It is in an agricultural area that produces
grain, soybeans, tobacco, poultry, and livestock. Manufactures include
apparel, textiles, furniture, metal products, industrial minerals, mobile
homes, and foods. Nearby Kerr Reservoir on the Roanoke River offers water
sports. 4 City (2020 pop. 13,124), seat of Rusk co., NE Tex.;
inc. 1877. It is a prosperous oil and natural-gas city. There is also
agriculture (cattle and horses, vegetables, watermelons, nursery crops,
timber), manufacturing (furniture, machinery, building materials, wood
products), and meat processing. Originally a pinewoods lumbering town, then
a cotton center, the city was transformed in 1830 when C. M. Joiner struck
the first gusher of the fabulously rich East Texas Oil Field nearby. The
site of an Old Shawnee village is in the area.
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