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Conkling, Roscoe

(Encyclopedia) Conkling, Roscoe, 1829–88, American politician, b. Albany, N.Y. On his admission to the bar in 1850, he was immediately appointed district attorney of Albany. The son of Alfred…

Barber, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Barber, Samuel, 1910–81, American composer, b. West Chester, Pa. Barber studied at the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia. His music is lyrical and generally tonal; his later…

Crookes, Sir William

(Encyclopedia) Crookes, Sir William, 1832–1919, English chemist and physicist. After serving at the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, and teaching chemistry at Chester Training College, he retired to…

Latimer, Hugh

(Encyclopedia) Latimer, HughLatimer, Hughlătˈəmər [key], 1485?–1555, English bishop and Protestant martyr. Latimer was educated at Cambridge, entered the church, and came under the influence of the…

Howlin' Wolf

(Encyclopedia) Howlin' Wolf, 1910–76, African-American blues singer and composer, b. White Station, Miss., as Chester Arthur Burnett. Exposed to blues performers from childhood, he sang locally and…

Capt. Chester Chet Lee 2000 Deaths

Capt. Chester “Chet” LeeAge: 80 U.S. Navy captain and NASA mission director who supervised six Apollo launches, including the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, during which an oxygen tank exploded…

Demographic Statistics for Port Chester, New York

NumberPercentTotal population27,867100.0SEX AND AGEMale14,10350.6Female13,76449.4Under 5 years1,9477.05 to 9 years1,7246.210 to 14 years1,5675.615 to 19 years1,7726.420 to 24 years2,2638.125 to…

Port Chester, New York Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over22,215100.0In labor force14,16063.7Civilian labor force14,16063.7Employed13,45260.6Unemployed7083.2Percent of civilian labor force5.0(X…

Port Chester, New York Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units9,772100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached2,72227.91-unit, attached6076.22 units1,66817.13 or 4 units1,69717.45 to 9 units8648.810 to 19 units2182.220 or more…

Social Statistics for Port Chester, New York

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school6,453100.0Nursery school, preschool4667.2Kindergarten4216.5Elementary school (grades 1-8)2,69841.8High school (grades…