Le Grand (other)

	Le Grand (other) Le Grand may refer to: ;Places * Le Grand, California * Le Grand, Iowa ;People * Le Grand Henderson, American author ;Other Le Grand, another name for Sikorsky Russky Vityaz, the first four-engine aircraft in the world built in Russia by Sikorski See also Legrand (other) {{Disambiguation, geo, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Le Grand, California Le Grand (also Legrand) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Merced County, California, United States. Le Grand is east-southeast of Merced, the county seat at an elevation of . The population was 1,592 at the 2020 census, down from 1,659 at the 2010 census. History The first post office opened in 1896. The name honors William Le Grand Dickinson, who sold the railroad (the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad, later the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Valley Division) land for the town. Geography Le Grand is located in eastern Merced County at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. At the 2000 census, according to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of , all of it land. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Le Grand has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. Demographics 2020 The 2020 Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Le Grand, Iowa Le Grand is a city in Marshall and Tama counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 905 at the time of the 2020 census. History Le Grand was laid out in 1852, and it was incorporated in 1891. The city was named for Le Grande Byington, the original owner of the town site. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 905 people, 373 households, and 243 families residing in the city. The population density was 871.4 inhabitants per square mile (336.4/km2). There were 393 housing units at an average density of 378.4 per square mile (146.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.7% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.4% from other races and 4.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 6.4% of the population. Of the 373 households, 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Le Grand Henderson Le Grand Henderson (1901–1964), most often writing under the ''nom de plume'' "Le Grand", was a writer and illustrator of books for all ages. Le Grand was born in 1901 in Torrington, Connecticut. He attended the Yale School of Fine Arts for four years. After graduation, he headed for New York City. He found work designing heating and ventilating equipment, switchboards for submarines, and window and interior displays for Macy's and Bloomingdale's. He soon tired of living in the city. He then went to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he began a yearlong journey on a houseboat down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico () is an oceanic basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States; on the southw .... The ''Augustus'' series of books takes place along the Mississippi, based on this trip down the river. Le Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Sikorsky Russky Vityaz The Sikorsky Russky Vityaz (), or Russian Knight (S-21), previously known as the Bolshoi Baltisky () ''(The Great Baltic)'' in its first four-engined version, was the first four-engine aircraft in the world, designed by Igor Sikorsky Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky, (25 May 1889 – 26 October 1972) was a Russian-American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. His first success came with the Sikorsky S-2, the second aircraft of his design and construc ... and built at the Russo-Balt, Russian Baltic Railroad Car Works (''Russo-Baltiiskyi Vagonnyi Zavod'' or ''R-BVZ'') in Saint Petersburg in early 1913. Development Sikorsky conceived the S-21 design in 1911, when no known aircraft could lift more than . The carrying capacity record belonged to the French aviator, pilot Ducis, who had flown with a load of . On hearing about the construction of the ''Russky Vityaz'' in early 1913, the experts and the media around the world were predicting a complete fai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]