Shannon,

8 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Shannon
       n : United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical
           communication theory (1916-2001) [syn: {Claude Shannon},
           {Claude E. Shannon}, {Claude Elwood Shannon}]

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



  Shannon, GA (CDP, FIPS 69868)
    Location: 34.33989 N, 85.08633 W
    Population (1990): 1703 (722 housing units)
    Area: 13.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Shannon, IL (village, FIPS 68991)
    Location: 42.15198 N, 89.74011 W
    Population (1990): 887 (342 housing units)
    Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 61078
  Shannon, MS (town, FIPS 66720)
    Location: 34.11374 N, 88.69418 W
    Population (1990): 1419 (587 housing units)
    Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 38868
  Shannon, NC
    Zip code(s): 28386

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

  Shannon -- U.S. County in Missouri
     Population (2000):    8324
     Housing Units (2000): 3862
     Land area (2000):     1003.831958 sq. miles (2599.912726 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.153621 sq. miles (0.397876 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1003.985579 sq. miles (2600.310602 sq. km)
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             37.125329 N, 91.398422 W
     Headwords:
      Shannon
      Shannon, MO
      Shannon County
      Shannon County, MO
  

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

  Shannon -- U.S. County in South Dakota
     Population (2000):    12466
     Housing Units (2000): 3123
     Land area (2000):     2093.881613 sq. miles (5423.128251 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    2.766219 sq. miles (7.164474 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2096.647832 sq. miles (5430.292725 sq. km)
     Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
     Location:             43.279002 N, 102.485904 W
     Headwords:
      Shannon
      Shannon, SD
      Shannon County
      Shannon County, SD
  

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

  Shannon, NC -- U.S. Census Designated Place in North Carolina
     Population (2000):    197
     Housing Units (2000): 86
     Land area (2000):     1.024759 sq. miles (2.654113 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.024759 sq. miles (2.654113 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            60940
     Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
     Location:             34.847003 N, 79.140071 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     28386
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Shannon, NC
      Shannon
  

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

  Shannon, GA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Georgia
     Population (2000):    1682
     Housing Units (2000): 723
     Land area (2000):     5.017159 sq. miles (12.994382 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    5.017159 sq. miles (12.994382 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            69868
     Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
     Location:             34.341559 N, 85.079719 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Shannon, GA
      Shannon
  

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

  Shannon, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
     Population (2000):    854
     Housing Units (2000): 357
     Land area (2000):     0.478872 sq. miles (1.240273 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.478872 sq. miles (1.240273 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            68991
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             42.152039 N, 89.740211 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     61078
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Shannon, IL
      Shannon
  

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

  Shannon, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
     Population (2000):    1657
     Housing Units (2000): 691
     Land area (2000):     4.106558 sq. miles (10.635935 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.106558 sq. miles (10.635935 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            66720
     Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
     Location:             34.116826 N, 88.701520 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     38868
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Shannon, MS
      Shannon