Wilkes

5 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Wilkes
       n 1: English reformer who published attacks on George III and
            supported the rights of the American colonists
            (1727-1797) [syn: {John Wilkes}]
       2: United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877) [syn: {Charles
          Wilkes}]



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

  Wilkes -- U.S. County in North Carolina
     Population (2000):    65632
     Housing Units (2000): 29261
     Land area (2000):     757.185576 sq. miles (1961.101555 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    2.741465 sq. miles (7.100361 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    759.927041 sq. miles (1968.201916 sq. km)
     Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
     Location:             36.194235 N, 81.157482 W
     Headwords:
      Wilkes
      Wilkes, NC
      Wilkes County
      Wilkes County, NC
  

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

  Wilkes -- U.S. County in Georgia
     Population (2000):    10687
     Housing Units (2000): 5022
     Land area (2000):     471.374449 sq. miles (1220.854166 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    2.621341 sq. miles (6.789243 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    473.995790 sq. miles (1227.643409 sq. km)
     Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
     Location:             33.767503 N, 82.737630 W
     Headwords:
      Wilkes
      Wilkes, GA
      Wilkes County
      Wilkes County, GA
  

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

  Wilkes-Barre, PA -- U.S. city in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    43123
     Housing Units (2000): 20294
     Land area (2000):     6.848931 sq. miles (17.738648 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.331506 sq. miles (0.858597 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    7.180437 sq. miles (18.597245 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            85152
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             41.244581 N, 75.877918 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Wilkes-Barre, PA
      Wilkes-Barre
      Wilkes, PA
      Wilkes
  

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

  Wilkes-Barre Township, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    3235
     Housing Units (2000): 1572
     Land area (2000):     2.959185 sq. miles (7.664253 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.959185 sq. miles (7.664253 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            85168
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             41.227931 N, 75.868282 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Wilkes-Barre Township, PA
      Wilkes-Barre Township
      Wilkes, PA
      Wilkes