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Parksville Junction, British Columbia
Parksville may refer to: * Parksville, British Columbia, a city in Canada **Parksville Junction, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in the city * Parksville, Kentucky, a town in the United States * Parksville, South Carolina, a town in the United States * Parksville, New York, United States * Parksville, Tennessee, United States See also *Nanaimo-Parksville Nanaimo-Parksville was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009. Demographics Geography History 1999 redistribution Nanaimo-Parksville created from parts of Nanaimo a ... * Parkville (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parksville, British Columbia
Parksville is a city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2021 Census, Parksville's population was 13,642, representing a 9.5% increase over the 2016 Census. Parksville is well known for its large, sandy beaches at Parksville Bay and Craig Bay. The city's best-known annual event since 1982 is a sandcastle-building competition held from mid-July to mid-August, dubbed "Parksville Beachfest". Beachfest is the only World Championship Sand Sculpting official qualification event in Canada. Parksville is served by the coast-spanning Island Highway, the Island Rail Corridor, and a nearby airport. History Human habitation has occurred in the area for thousands of years. Prior to Euro-Canadian settlement, the area was inhabited by several Coast Salish indigenous groups: Qualicum, Snaw-naw-as (Nanoose), and Snuneymuxw peoples. The Spanish were the first Europeans to explore the area in 1791, followed shortly by the fleet of George Vancouver of the British Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parksville Junction, British Columbia
Parksville may refer to: * Parksville, British Columbia, a city in Canada **Parksville Junction, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in the city * Parksville, Kentucky, a town in the United States * Parksville, South Carolina, a town in the United States * Parksville, New York, United States * Parksville, Tennessee, United States See also *Nanaimo-Parksville Nanaimo-Parksville was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009. Demographics Geography History 1999 redistribution Nanaimo-Parksville created from parts of Nanaimo a ... * Parkville (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parksville, Kentucky
Parksville is a small unincorporated community on the Chaplin River in south central Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the eastern end of Ky Route 300, where it intersects with Ky Route 34, near the US Post Office. The global position of Parksville is 37.597N latitude and -84.891W longitude. Elevation is above sea level. Current population is approximately 900 people. The ZIP Code for Parksville is 40464. History Chapter 1916, of the Laws of Kentucky, 1867 says, in part: "AN ACT to incorporate the Town of Parksville, in Boyle County. ''Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:'' 1. That the town, in the county of Boyle, situated on the Clark's Run and Salt River turnpike and the Lebanon extension of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, known as Parksville, be, and the same is hereby, incorporated and established as the town of Parksville. ... 10. The limits of said town shall extend one quarter of a mile in every direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parksville, South Carolina
Parksville is a town in McCormick County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 117 at the 2010 census. Geography Parksville is located at (33.785838, -82.218906). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square mile (1.7 km), all land. Demographics As of 2010, the population was 117, 110 (94.02%) of which were White, 4 (3.42%) were two or more races, 3 (2.56%) were Black of African American. 1 (0.85%) were Hispanic or Latino (of any race) At the 2000 census there were 120 people, 51 households, and 37 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 74 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 88.33% White, 9.17% African American, 0.83% Pacific Islander, 1.67% from other races. Of the 51 households 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parksville, New York
Parksville is a small hamlet in the town of Liberty, Sullivan County, New York, United States. The ZIP Code is 12768. It is situated at exit 98 on Route 17 (which is expected to be upgraded to Interstate 86 in the future). History It is unknown the exact year that Parksville was settled, but Lemuel Martin settled there in 1800. William Parks moved there in the early 1800s. He and his son Elijah built mills and improved Parksville, and gained more respect than Martin, much to Martin's chagrin. He wanted to call it Martinville but the residents chose Parks, and the hamlet was named Parksville. In 1880, the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad reached Parksville. It ran trains there until March 29, 1957 when the entire line was abandoned. The hamlet was the site of the only grade intersection on the New York State Route 17 expressway east of Hancock. The intersection, labeled as exit 98, was replaced in 2012 when a new bypass was opened to the south of the existi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parksville, Tennessee (1913-2018), American educator and diplomat, was born in Parksville.Parksville is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. Landrum Bolling Landrum Rymer Bolling (November 13, 1913 – January 17, 2018)U ... /ref> Notes Unincorporated communities in Polk County, Tennessee[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanaimo-Parksville
Nanaimo-Parksville was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009. Demographics Geography History 1999 redistribution Nanaimo-Parksville created from parts of Nanaimo and Parksville-Qualicum electoral districts. Member of Legislative Assembly It was represented by MLA, Ron Cantelon, a former city councillor for Nanaimo. He was elected in the 2005. He represented the British Columbia Liberal Party. Election results , - , - , NDP , Carol McNamee , align="right", 11,854 , align="right", 38.67% , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 30,656 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , - , NDP NDP may stand for: Computing * Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol * Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP * Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language Government * National ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
