Carson may refer to:
People
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Carson (surname)
Carson is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin.
Notable people with the surname
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* Adam Carson (born 1975), American drummer
*Adam Carson (footballer) (??–1935), Scottish footballer
* Aglionby Ross Carson (1780–1850), Scottish educationa ...
, people with the surname
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Carson (given name)
Carson is a gender-neutral given name. It comes from an Irish and Scottish surname, which is of unknown meaning. It may refer to:
People with the given name Carson
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* Carson Allen, American singer-songwriter
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* Carson W. Beck (born 1962), A ...
, people with the given name
Places
;In the United States
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Carson, California
Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the South Bay region of Los Angeles, located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately away from Los Angeles International Airport. Incorporated on February 20, 1968, ...
, a city
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Carson Township, Fayette County, Illinois
Carson Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 141 and it contained 72 housing units. This township was formed from Bowling Green Township.
Geography
According to the 201 ...
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Carson, Iowa
Carson is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 766 at the 2020 census.
History
Carson was formed in 1881 as a result of the establishment of a depot on the Burlington and Rock Island Railroad at this location du ...
, a city
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Carson, Kentucky
Carson is an unincorporated community located in Gallatin County, Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It b ...
, an unincorporated community
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Carson City, Michigan
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Carson Township, Minnesota
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Carson, Mississippi, an unincorporated community
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Carson, Missouri Carson is an extinct town in Howell County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The community was located on Missouri Route ZZ, adjacent to the railroad, approximately two miles southeast of West Plains
West Plains is a city in, and the count ...
, a ghost town
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Carson City, Nevada
Carson City is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,639, making it the sixth largest city in Nevada. The majority of the city's population lives in Eagle Valley, on th ...
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Carson, New Mexico, an unincorporated community
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Carson, North Dakota, a city
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Carson, Oregon
Carson is an unincorporated community in Baker County, in the U.S. state of Oregon, along Oregon Route 413 about northwest of Halfway
Halfway or Half Way may refer to:
Places Canada
*Halfway, New Brunswick, a community in Durham Parish
* H ...
, an unincorporated community
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Carson County, Texas
Carson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,807. The county seat is Panhandle. The county was founded in 1876 and later organized in 1888. It is named for Samuel Price Carson, the ...
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Carson, Virginia, an unincorporated community
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Carson, Washington, an unincorporated community
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Carson, Wisconsin
Carson is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,299 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Mill Creek Community and Rocky Run are located in the town. The town was most likely named for Samuel C ...
, a town
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Fort Carson
Fort Carson is a United States Army post located directly south of Colorado Springs in El Paso, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States. The developed portion of Fort Carson is located near the City of Colorado Springs ...
, Colorado, a United States Army post
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Carson Beach, South Boston, Massachusetts, a public beach
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Carson Desert, Nevada
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Carson National Forest
Carson National Forest is a national forest in northern New Mexico, United States. It encompasses 6,070 square kilometers (1.5 million acres) and is administered by the United States Forest Service. The Forest Service's "mixed use" policy allows f ...
, New Mexico
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Carson Park (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)
Carson Park is a historic park located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It is located on a peninsula created on an oxbow lake, Half Moon Lake, which was part of the former course of the Chippewa River. The park contains baseball, football, and softbal ...
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Carson Pass
Carson Pass is a mountain pass on the crest of the central Sierra Nevada, in the Eldorado National Forest and Alpine County, eastern California.
The pass is traversed by California State Route 88. It lies on the Great Basin Divide, with the We ...
, through the Sierra Nevada in California
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Carson Range
The Carson Range is a spur of the Sierra Nevada in eastern California and western Nevada that starts at Carson Pass and stretches north to the Truckee River near Verdi, Nevada.
Geography
The mountain range is about 50 miles (80 km) long a ...
, a mountain range in California and Nevada
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Carson River
The Carson River is a northwestern Nevada river that empties into the Carson Sink, an endorheic basin. The main stem of the river is long although the addition of the East Fork makes the total length , traversing five counties: Alpine County ...
, in California and Nevada
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Carson Sink
Carson Sink is a playa in the northeastern portion of the Carson Desert in present-day Nevada, United States of America, that was formerly the terminus of the Carson River. Today the sink is fed by drainage canals of the Truckee-Carson Irrigati ...
, a large playa in Nevada
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Carson Valley, Pennsylvania
Carson Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
The CDP is in western Blair County, in the east part of Allegheny ...
, an unincorporated community
;Elsewhere
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Carson Lake (disambiguation) Carson Lake may refer to one of several lakes:
In Canada:
*Carson Lake in Manitoba in Riding Mountain National Park, NTS map sheet 62J12
*One of two lakes of that name in York County, New Brunswick, one on NTS map sheet 21J15, the other on NTS ma ...
, various lakes in the United States and Canada
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Carson River (Western Australia)
The Carson River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise at the base of the Foster Range near the southwestern edge of the Drysdale River National Park. The river flows in a northerly directi ...
, Australia
*Mount Carson, a subpeak of
Pavilion Mountain
Pavilion Mountain is the highest summit of the southern Marble Range in the South Cariboo region of southwestern British Columbia. "Mount Carson", a subsidiary peak, was misapplied to the whole mountain 1957–1965, before the well-established loc ...
, British Columbia, Canada
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6572 Carson, an asteroid
Businesses
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Carson's
Carson Pirie Scott & Co. (also known as Carson's) is an American department store that was founded in 1854, which grew to over 50 locations, primarily in the Midwestern United States. Sold to the holding company of Bon-Ton in 2006, but still op ...
, an American retailer
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Carson Helicopters
Carson Helicopters, Inc is a helicopter operating company based in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States. Carson operates a fleet of Sikorsky S-61 helicopters in aerial lift services and aerial firefighting. Carson is known for its development ...
, a heavy lift helicopter company based in Perkasie, Pennsylvania
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Carson Productions
Carson Entertainment Group (formerly Carson Productions and Carson Productions Group) is a television production company established by Johnny Carson in 1980. The company primarily produced ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' from 1980 to ...
, a television production company established by Johnny Carson
Schools
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Carson College of Business
The Carson College of Business is the business school of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. Established in 1963, it is one of the largest of the ten colleges in WSU.
History
The College of Business first offered economics courses ...
, the business school of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington
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Carson High School (disambiguation)
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Carson College for Orphan Girls, Flourtown, Pennsylvania, now coeducational and named Carson Valley Children's Aid
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Carson Middle School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Carson Elementary School (disambiguation)
In transportation
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Carson (Los Angeles Metro station)
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Carson (LYNX station), Charlotte, North Carolina
Other
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Carson (band)
Carson was an Australian blues rock and boogie rock band, which formed in January 1970 in Melbourne as Carson County Band. They had a top 30 hit single on the ''Go-Set'' National Top 40 with "Boogie" in September 1972. The group release ...
, a 1970s Australian blues rock and boogie rock band
*Mr.
Carson
Carson may refer to:
People
*Carson (surname), people with the surname
*Carson (given name), people with the given name
Places
;In the United States
*Carson, California, a city
*Carson Township, Fayette County, Illinois
*Carson, Iowa, a city
*Ca ...
, a character in the Downton Abbey drama series
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Carson?'', a record by the Gaelic punk group Oi Polloi
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Carson top, after-market car-top
See also
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Carson House (disambiguation) Carson House may refer to:
;in the United States
''(by state then city or town)''
*Carson Place, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, a historic house National Register of Historic Places listings in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, listed on the National Register of H ...
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Carsen
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