Bowie

5 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Bowie
       n : United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against
           Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted
           the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836)
           [syn: {Jim Bowie}, {James Bowie}]



From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Bowie, MD (city, FIPS 8775)
    Location: 38.95947 N, 76.73774 W
    Population (1990): 37589 (13066 housing units)
    Area: 33.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 20715, 20720
  Bowie, TX (city, FIPS 9640)
    Location: 33.55911 N, 97.84475 W
    Population (1990): 4990 (2442 housing units)
    Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 76230

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Bowie -- U.S. County in Texas
     Population (2000):    89306
     Housing Units (2000): 36463
     Land area (2000):     887.868236 sq. miles (2299.568076 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    34.903443 sq. miles (90.399498 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    922.771679 sq. miles (2389.967574 sq. km)
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             33.438070 N, 94.250198 W
     Headwords:
      Bowie
      Bowie, TX
      Bowie County
      Bowie County, TX
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Bowie, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
     Population (2000):    5219
     Housing Units (2000): 2476
     Land area (2000):     3.785745 sq. miles (9.805033 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.016962 sq. miles (0.043932 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.802707 sq. miles (9.848965 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            09640
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             33.560119 N, 97.844569 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     76230
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Bowie, TX
      Bowie
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Bowie, MD -- U.S. city in Maryland
     Population (2000):    50269
     Housing Units (2000): 18718
     Land area (2000):     16.101896 sq. miles (41.703718 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.020478 sq. miles (0.053039 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    16.122374 sq. miles (41.756757 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            08775
     Located within:       Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
     Location:             38.964727 N, 76.744531 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     20715 20720
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Bowie, MD
      Bowie