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Choctaw

(Encyclopedia) ChoctawChoctawchŏkˈtô [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They formerly…

Gaines, George Strother

(Encyclopedia) Gaines, George Strother, c.1784–1873, Alabama pioneer, b. Stokes co., N.C.; brother of Edmund Pendleton Gaines. From 1806 to 1819 he was U.S. factor and Indian agent at Saint Stephens…

Hurley, Patrick Jay

(Encyclopedia) Hurley, Patrick Jay, 1883–1963, U.S. cabinet officer, b. Choctaw Territory (now in Oklahoma). Hurley practiced law in Tulsa, Okla., was (1912–17) national attorney for the Choctaw…

Chickasaw

(Encyclopedia) ChickasawChickasawchĭkˈəsô [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They…

bayou

(Encyclopedia) bayoubayoubīˈō, bīˈ&oomacr; [key] [Louisiana Fr.; from Choctaw bayuk=small stream], term used mainly in U.S. Gulf states, especially Louisiana and Mississippi, to describe a…

Five Civilized Tribes

(Encyclopedia) Five Civilized Tribes, inclusive term used since mid-19th cent. for the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes of E Oklahoma. By 1850 some 60,000 members of these…

Choctaw County, AL Social Statistics

Choctaw county alabama dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school3,792100.0Nursery school,…

Choctaw County, AL Economic Statistics

Choctaw county alabama dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over12,369100.0In labor force6,01948.7Civilian…

Choctaw County, AL Housing Statistics

Choctaw county alabama dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units7,839100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached4,79661.21-unit,…

Choctaw County, MS Social Statistics

Choctaw county mississippi dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school2,513100.0Nursery school…