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Norwood Young America
Norwood Young America is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, Carver County, Minnesota, United States, located about 40 miles west of Minneapolis. The population was 3,549 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History Young America was platted in 1856. Norwood was platted in 1872. Norwood Young America was formed on January 1, 1997, when Norwood and Young America merged. The city has been called by the abbreviation NYA, but is often simply called either Norwood or Young America. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. , and are three of the main routes in the community. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 3,549 people, 1,389 households, and 954 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,472 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.2% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.4% African American (U.S. Census), African America ... [...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 g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
