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Horry County, SC Census Data

South carolina Horry County, South Carolina People QuickFactsHorry CountySouth CarolinaPopulation, 2005 estimate 226,9924,255,083Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 15.4%…

Matanzas, city, Cuba

(Encyclopedia) Matanzas, city (1994 est. pop. 115,000), capital of Matanzas prov., W central Cuba. A port with a large, deep harbor, it exports sugar, fruits, and sisal. Industries in the city…

Marianao

(Encyclopedia) MarianaoMarianaomäryänäˈō [key], municipality (1982 est. pop. 130,000), Ciudad de La Habana prov., W Cuba, a commercial and residential suburb of Havana. Marianao encloses the military…

La Jolla

(Encyclopedia) La JollaLa Jollalə hoiˈyə [key], on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla…

Rye, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Rye, city (1990 pop. 14,936), Westchester co., SE N.Y., a suburb of New York City, on Long Island Sound; settled 1660, inc. as a city 1942. It is chiefly residential, with a cancer-…

Pärnu

(Encyclopedia) PärnuPärnupärˈn&oomacr; [key], Ger. Pernau, Rus. Pyarnu, city (1994 pop. 51,963), SW Estonia, on the Gulf of Riga. A seaport, it exports timber and flax and is also a beach and…

Trani

(Encyclopedia) TraniTraniträˈnē [key], town (1991 pop. 50,429), in Apulia, S Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. It is a seaport, a beach resort, and an agricultural center, famous for its wine. Trani…

Normandy campaign

(Encyclopedia) Normandy campaign, June to Aug., 1944, in World War II. The Allied invasion of the European continent through Normandy began about 12:15 a.m. on June 6, 1944 (D-day). The plan, known…

Santa Catalina

(Encyclopedia) Santa CatalinaSanta Catalinasănˈtə kătˌəlēˈnə [key] or Catalina Island, S Calif., one of the Channel Islands, off Huntington Beach, Calif. It is a resort island, 22 mi (35 km) long and…

Ocean City

(Encyclopedia) Ocean City. 1 City (1990 pop. 5,146), Worcester co., SE Md., largest ocean resort in the state; inc. 1880. Ocean City is 28 mi (45 km) E of Salisbury and extends 10 mi (16 km) along a…