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Plantation

(Encyclopedia) Plantation, city (1990 pop. 66,692), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb of Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1953. The city has grown rapidly along with the development of S Florida. Major…

Plantation, FL Census Data

People QuickFactsPlantationFloridaPopulation, 2003 estimate 84,92917,019,068Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 2.4%6.5%Population, 2000 82,93415,982,378Population,…

Plantation, FL Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population82,934100.0SEX AND AGEMale39,41347.5Female43,52152.5Under 5 years4,9736.05 to 9 years5,4396.610 to 14 years5,5346.715 to 19 years4,9856.020 to 24 years4,1245.025 to…

Plantation, FL Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over66,208100.0In labor force45,62068.9Civilian labor force45,54268.8Employed43,74866.1Unemployed1,7942.7Percent of civilian labor force3.9…

Plantation, FL, Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units35,088100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached16,96648.41-unit, attached4,21312.02 units3541.03 or 4 units9212.65 to 9 units2,4316.910 to 19 units2,7157.720 or…

Plantation, FL Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school21,860100.0Nursery school, preschool1,6847.7Kindergarten1,0604.8Elementary school (grades 1-8)9,08741.6High school (…

orchard

(Encyclopedia) orchard, generally an area on which fruit or nut trees are planted and cultivated. The words grove and plantation are often used when the fruits are tropical, e.g., a “citrus grove” or…

Wickremanayake, Ratnasiri

(Encyclopedia) Wickremanayake, Ratnasiri, 1933–2016, Sri Lankan political leader. He entered the Sri Lankan parliament (1960) as a member of the People's United Front; in 1962 he joined the Sri Lanka…

Dinesen, Isak

(Encyclopedia) Dinesen, IsakDinesen, Isakēˈsäk dēˈnəsən [key], pseud. of Baroness Karen Blixen, 1885–1962, Danish author, who wrote primarily in English. In 1914 she married Baron Blixen and went to…

Sugar Land

(Encyclopedia) Sugar Land, city (2000 pop. 63,328), Fort Bend co., SE Texas, on the Brazos River and Oyster Creek, a W suburb of Houston; inc. 1959. The city, which now has a diversified economy,…