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Tyrrell, Joseph Burr

(Encyclopedia) Tyrrell, Joseph BurrTyrrell, Joseph Burrtĭrˈəl [key], 1858–1957, Canadian explorer and geologist, b. Ontario. In 1881 he joined the Canadian Geological Survey as an explorer and in…

Drumheller

(Encyclopedia) Drumheller Drumheller drŭmˈhĕlˌər [key], city, SE Alta., Canada, on the Red Deer River. Once a coal…

Hearne, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Hearne, SamuelHearne, Samuelhûrn [key], 1745–92, British fur trader, explorer in N Canada. He entered the British navy at the age of 11 and saw service in the naval battles of the…

Tyrrell County, NC Census Data

North carolina Tyrrell County, North Carolina People QuickFactsTyrrell CountyNorth CarolinaPopulation, 2005 estimate 4,1578,683,242Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 0.2…

Tyrrell County, NC Social Statistics

Tyrrell county north carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school994100.0Nursery…

Tyrrell County, NC Economic Statistics

Tyrrell county north carolina dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over3,323100.0In labor force1,67350.…

Tyrrell County, NC Housing Statistics

Tyrrell county north carolina dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units2,032100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached1,19158.61-unit,…

Thompson, David

(Encyclopedia) Thompson, David, 1770–1857, Canadian geographer, fur trader, and explorer, b. London, England. In 1784 he came to Fort Churchill, Canada, as an apprentice of the Hudson's Bay Company,…