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Groveton

(Encyclopedia) Groveton, town (2020 pop. 15,725), Fairfax co., N Va. Primarily residential, Groveton has developed with the high-technology industries…

Lakewood

(Encyclopedia) Lakewood. 1 City (1990 pop. 73,557), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb of Long Beach; inc. 1954. Nearby are extensive aerospace, high-technology, and…

Hurst

(Encyclopedia) Hurst, city (2020 pop. 40,413), Tarrant co., N Tex., a suburb of Fort Worth; inc. 1952. Helicopters, aviation parts, draperies, and…

Deerfield Beach

(Encyclopedia) Deerfield Beach, town (2020 pop. 86,859), Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1925. The development of high-technology…

Beaverton

(Encyclopedia) Beaverton, city (2020 pop. 99,561), Washington co., NW Oreg., a suburb of Portland, in a farm area; inc. 1893. Beaverton is the heart of…

Mountain View

(Encyclopedia) Mountain View, city (1990 pop. 67,460), Santa Clara co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1902. A steadily growing city, Mountain View is part of the Silicon Valley high-technology…

Glen Cove

(Encyclopedia) Glen Cove, city (2020 pop. 28,365), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island, at the entrance to Hempstead Harbor; settled…

Placentia, city, California

(Encyclopedia) Placentia, city (1990 pop. 41,259), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1926. Once a rural farming community, it has become a residential city with manufactures that include industrial products…

Vantaa

(Encyclopedia) VantaaVantaavänˈtä [key], Swed. Vanda, city (1998 pop. 173,860), Southern Finland prov., S Finland. Located 6 mi (9.7 km) N of Helsinki, it is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area.…

Silicon Valley

(Encyclopedia) Silicon Valley, an industrial region, approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in the Santa Clara Valley between Palo Alto and San Jose, mainly in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, W…