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Baldwin
Baldwin may refer to: People * Baldwin (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname Places Canada * Baldwin, York Regional Municipality, Ontario * Baldwin, Ontario, in Sudbury District * Baldwin's Mills, Quebec United States * Baldwin County, Alabama * Mount Baldwin (California) * Baldwin, Florida * Baldwin, Georgia * Baldwin County, Georgia * Baldwin, Illinois * Baldwin, Iowa * Baldwin City, Kansas * Baldwin, Louisiana * Baldwin, Maine * Baldwin, Maryland * Baldwin, Cambridge, Massachusetts * Baldwin, Michigan * Baldwyn, Mississippi * Baldwin (town), New York, in Chemung County * Baldwin (hamlet), New York, in Nassau County ** Baldwin station * Baldwin, North Dakota * Baldwin, Pennsylvania * Baldwin, Wisconsin * Baldwin (town), Wisconsin Other places * Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand, the world's steepest street * Baldwin Hills, neighborhood in Los Angeles, California * Montgomery, Powys, named in Welsh "T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldwin City, Kansas
Baldwin City is a city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States, about south of Lawrence. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 4,826. The city is home to Baker University, the state's oldest four-year university. History Early history Baldwin City began as a trail stop on the Santa Fe Trail named Palmyra. The small community consisted of a harness shop, blacksmith, hotel, lawyer, drug store, two doctors and a tavern. In 1858, a group of Methodist ministers gathered at Kibbee Cabin and founded Baker University. Palmyra bought land to the south for the university and surrounding city. The first post office was established in June, 1857. A main benefactor of the community was John Baldwin and the town was named in his honor. Baldwin built a saw mill which was at present-day Fifth and Indiana Streets. Baldwin City was incorporated on September 22, 1870. Baldwin City unwittingly found themselves surrounded by the events that led up to the American C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles
Baldwin Hills is a neighborhood within the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California. Often referred to as the "Black Beverly Hills", Baldwin Hills is home to Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, Kenneth Hahn State Regional Park and to Village Green, Los Angeles, Village Green, a National Historic Landmark. History 19th century Baldwin Hills and surrounding areas were part of Rancho La Cienega o Paso de la Tijera and later owned by the 19th century L.A. pioneer Lucky Baldwin, Elias "Lucky" Baldwin. The Sanchez Adobe de Rancho La Cienega o Paso de la Tijera was once the center of the rancho. In the 1920s, an addition was built linking the structures and the building was converted into a larger clubhouse for the Sunset Golf Course. 1930s The 1932 Los Angeles Olympics housed athletes at the Olympic Village in Baldwin Hills. It was the site of the very first Olympic Village ever built, for the 1932 Summer Olympics, 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games. Built for male a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldwin County, Georgia
Baldwin County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, its population was 43,799. The county seat is Milledgeville, which was developed along the Oconee River. Baldwin County is part of the Milledgeville micropolitan statistical area. History For centuries, the land was occupied by the Creek Nation, and for thousands of years before them, varying cultures of indigenous peoples. Part of the land ceded by the Creek people in the Treaty of Fort Wilkinson in 1802 was used to create Baldwin County on May 11, 1803, by the Georgia General Assembly, the state's legislative body. The land west of the Oconee River was organized as Baldwin and Wilkinson Counties. The Treaty of Washington with the Creek in 1805 extended the state's western boundary to the Ocmulgee River. A legislative act on June 26, 1806, added some of this additional land to both counties. The state legislature subsequently passed an act on December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldwin, Iowa
Baldwin is a city in Jackson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 99 at the 2020 census. History Baldwin was originally called Fremont. The present name is for Edward Baldwin, the original owner of the town site. In 1910, Baldwin contained several general stores, a drug store, harness shop, meat market, hotel, saloon, restaurant, livery barn, and a barber shop. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 99 people, 51 households, and 33 families residing in the city. The population density was 260.6 inhabitants per square mile (100.6/km2). There were 56 housing units at an average density of 147.4 per square mile (56.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.9% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.0% from other races and 7.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldwin, Georgia
Baldwin is a city in Banks and Habersham counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 3,279, up from 2,425 at the 2000 census. Baldwin is located on U.S. Route 441 just south of Georgia State Route 365. Baldwin sits astride the Eastern Continental Divide, which separates waters flowing southeastward toward the Savannah River and the Atlantic Ocean from waters flowing southwestward toward the Chattahoochee River and the Gulf of Mexico. City Hall sits in Habersham County. Baldwin borders the slightly larger city of Cornelia, which houses the Habersham Chamber of Commerce. Nearby in Demorest is Piedmont University. Also nearby is Lake Russell, a recreation area in Chattahoochee National Forest. The Habersham County airport is in Baldwin. The largest employer is Fieldale Corporation, a chicken processing company. Geography Baldwin is located in northeastern Georgia and is split between Banks and Habersham County. It is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldwin, North Dakota
Baldwin is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in western Burleigh County, North Dakota, Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 83 in North Dakota, U.S. Route 83 north of the city of Bismarck, North Dakota, Bismarck, the county seat of Burleigh County. Baldwin's elevation is 1,939 feet (591 m). Baldwin has a post office with the ZIP code 58521. Baldwin is referenced in the Highway to Heaven episode 1:23, entitled "The Right Thing." A grandfather character, played by Lew Ayres, talks about a plaque with his name "back on the wall of the YMCA in Baldwin, North Dakota," even though there has never been a YMCA in the town. Although a railroad cuts straight through town, the grain elevators were torn down in the late 1990s or early 2000s. There were once multiple business buildings across from the grain elevators, but they were also torn down sometime between 2003 and 2005. Highway 83 bypassed the town, so there is li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldwin, Pennsylvania
Baldwin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, the borough's population was 21,510 as of the 2020 census. History The borough was named for Henry Baldwin (1780–1844), a U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Baldwin Borough was incorporated on October 27, 1950, from Baldwin Township. Geography Baldwin is located at . A thin strip of land which is still part of Baldwin stretches north along Becks Run Road, separating St. Clair and Hays, reaching all the way to the Monongahela River. It then forms the south bank of the river almost to the Glenwood Bridge, effectively surrounding Hays on three sides. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Its average elevation is above sea level. Surrounding communities Baldwin has eleven borders: Five with the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Arlington and South Side Flat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldwin, Wisconsin
Baldwin is a village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,291 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The village is adjacent to the Baldwin (town), Wisconsin, Town of Baldwin. History Dana Reed Bailey founded Baldwin in 1871. First known as "Clarksville" after its railroad depot, it was renamed Baldwin after the manager of the Western Wisconsin Railroad, D. A. Baldwin, who was responsible for the railroad through the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has an area of , all land. Baldwin is located at (44.964401, -92.373251). The Rush River (Wisconsin), Rush River flows nearby. Baldwin is along Interstate 94 in Wisconsin, Interstate 94, and U.S. Highways U.S. Route 12 in Wisconsin, 12 and U.S. Route 63, 63. Other routes include County Road J, Cedar Street, and Main Street. Highway 63 follows 10th Avenue through Baldwin. Baldwin is east of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldwin (town), Wisconsin
Baldwin is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 903 at the United States Census 2000, 2000 census. The Baldwin, Wisconsin, Village of Baldwin is located partially within the town. The unincorporated community of Dahl is also located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.2 square miles (83.3 km2), of which, 32.1 square miles (83.1 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2) of it (0.25%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 903 people, 307 households, and 272 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 315 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.23% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.11% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 1.33% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 0.22% from Race (United States Census), other races, and 1.11% from two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldwin (name)
Baldwin is an Old High German, Old Germanic and Old English, Anglo-Saxon name. It may either derive from ''Bealdwine'', or the Old German equivalent ''Baldavin'', meaning 'brave, bold friend'. Baldwin is known in Old French as ''Baudouin'' and Latin as ''Balduīnus'', from Proto-Germanic *''Balþawiniz'', "bold friend." In Arabic sources the name is called بالدوين (''Bāldwīn''). It is found in many other modern European languages: Baudouin (other), Baudouin (French language, French); Baldovino (Italian language, Italian), Boudewijn (given name), Boudewijn (Dutch language, Dutch), Balduino (Spanish language, Spanish and Esperanto). People with the surname * A. Michael Baldwin (born 1963), American actor * Abraham Baldwin (1754–1807), American politician * Adam Baldwin (born 1962), American actor * Agnes Baldwin (other), several people * Alec Baldwin (born 1958), American actor, oldest and best known of the "Baldwin brothers" * Alfred Baldwin (disambiguati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldwin Street
Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand, is located in the residential suburb of North East Valley, northeast of Dunedin's central business district. ''Guinness World Records'' calls it the steepest street in the world, meaning no street gains more altitude in 10 horizontal metres (33 ft), measured along the street's centreline. Description Baldwin Street runs east for about from the valley of the Lindsay Creek up the side of Signal Hill towards Opoho, rising from above sea level at its junction with North Road to above sea level at the top,Hamel, A. (2008) ''Dunedin tracks and trails.'' Dunedin: Silver Peaks Press. pp. 2.08–09 an average slope of slightly more than 1:5. The lower reaches are only moderately steep, and the surface is asphalt, but the upper reaches are steeper and surfaced in concrete ( long) for ease of maintenance and for safety in Dunedin's frosty winters. The top section climbs vertically, an average gradient of 1:3.41.Information panel at bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldwin (hamlet), New York
Baldwin is a hamlet located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, in Long Island, New York, United States. It had a population of 33,919 in 2020. History The original inhabitants of this area between Parsonage Creek near Oceanside and Milburn Creek near Freeport were Native Americans known as the Meroke, or Merrick, a band of Lenape people who were indigenous to most of the South Shore of Long Island. They spoke an Algonquian language and lived in two villages along Milburn Creek. In 1643, English colonists began to call this area Hick's Neck, after one of two of Hempstead's early settlers, John Spragg from England and John Hicks from Flushing, New York. They extended the Hempstead village south to the salt meadows. The grist mill built by John Pine in 1686 on Milburn Creek attracted more English settlers. They engaged in fishing, farming, marshing, raising longwood, and breeding and raising sheep. Between the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, Hick's N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
