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Annapolis, Missouri
Annapolis is a city located in southern Iron County, Missouri, Iron County, Missouri, United States. The population was 250 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Annapolis was laid out in 1871, and according to tradition, named after Anna Allen, the wife of a railroad official. The name is also said to be a transfer from Annapolis, Maryland. A post office called Annapolis has been in operation since 1871. Annapolis was destroyed by the Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925. Geography Annapolis is located at the intersection of Missouri routes Missouri Route 49, 49 and Missouri Route K, K between Sabula, Missouri, Sabula three miles to he north and Vulcan, Missouri, Vulcan three and a half miles to the southeast. Big Creek (St. Francis River tributary), Big Creek flows past the west side of the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequences for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
