Huxley

4 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Huxley
       n 1: English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the
            role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of
            the nerve impulse (born in 1917) [syn: {Andrew Huxley},
            {Andrew Fielding Huxley}]
       2: English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered


          mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled
          utopia (1894-1963) [syn: {Aldous Huxley}, {Aldous Leonard
          Huxley}]
       3: English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory
          of evolution (1825-1895) [syn: {Thomas Huxley}, {Thomas
          Henry Huxley}]

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

  Huxley, IA (city, FIPS 37920)
    Location: 41.89600 N, 93.60247 W
    Population (1990): 2047 (807 housing units)
    Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50124
  Huxley, TX (city, FIPS 35636)
    Location: 31.76224 N, 93.88738 W
    Population (1990): 335 (261 housing units)
    Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

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

  Huxley, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    2316
     Housing Units (2000): 964
     Land area (2000):     1.133680 sq. miles (2.936218 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.133680 sq. miles (2.936218 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            37920
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             41.895983 N, 93.602782 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     50124
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Huxley, IA
      Huxley
  

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

  Huxley, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
     Population (2000):    298
     Housing Units (2000): 230
     Land area (2000):     2.003294 sq. miles (5.188508 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.039426 sq. miles (0.102112 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.042720 sq. miles (5.290620 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            35636
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             31.761773 N, 93.887578 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Huxley, TX
      Huxley