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Roxboro Lake (North Carolina)
Roxboro is the name of several places: *Roxboro, Quebec, now part of the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada *Roxboro, North Carolina, United States of America *Roxboro, Limerick, a townland in Co Limerick, Ireland *Roxboro, Calgary, a neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada See also *Roxborough (other) *Roxburgh (other) Roxburgh refers to an ancient town and county in Scotland. Roxburgh may also refer to: Places *Roxburgh (village), Scottish Borders, close to the ancient town *Roxburghshire, former Scottish county *Roxburgh Castle, ruined castle near Roxburgh, Sc ... * Roxbury (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxboro, Quebec
Roxboro was a town on the Island of Montreal. It was founded in 1914, and ceased to exist on 1 January 2002 as a result of municipal reorganization in Quebec. The town was located along the Rivière des Prairies. At the time of the merger with Montreal, its population was 6,000. Geography The area north of the train tracks was subject to many floods. Roxboro Island In 1974 the town of Roxboro decided to purchase the island (Lot 311) at the North end of 5th Avenue North and paid $46,130.36 to the former owner in a court expropriation decision . Archives de Montréal has an aerial photo of the island from the year 1947. It is one of islands in the Hochelaga Archipelago. The Federal and Provincial government named the island on 12 April 1991. The island has a bridge, lighting for night and garbage disposal. Roxboro Woods There is a section of land named "Boisé de Roxboro" designated 22 August 2001 as protected woodland. The Quebec and Federal governments do not actively protect th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxboro, North Carolina
Roxboro is a city and the county seat of Person County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 8,362 at the 2010 census. The city is north of Durham and is a part of the four-county Durham–Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 504,357 as of the 2010 Census. The Durham–Chapel Hill MSA is a part of the larger Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 1,749,525 as of the 2010 Census. History Roxboro is named after a town in Scotland; Roxburgh. Although spelled differently, they are pronounced the same. Prior to the official adoption of the name Roxboro, the community was known as "Mocassin Gap". The city of Roxboro was incorporated on January 9, 1855 and remains the only municipality in Person County. The Holloway-Jones-Day House, House on Wagstaff Farm, James A. and Laura Thompson Long House, Merritt-Winstead House, Person County Courthouse, Roxboro Commercial Historic District, Roxboro Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxboro, Limerick
Roxborough (Irish: ''Baile an Róistigh'') is a townland in County Limerick, Ireland comprising some 24.02 km2.CSO Census 2011 Results Retrieved on 25 January 2014. It lies to the south of the townlands of Ballysheedy and Routagh and to the east of the townland of Ballyclough. Its northern boundary, partially bounded by the Ballyclough River, lies some three kilometres to the south of the boundary at Southill. The Limerick to Fedamore road ( [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxboro, Calgary
Roxboro is an inner city residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded to the north and west by the Elbow River and to the south by 33 Avenue SW of Roxboro, in a bend of the Elbow River, lies the community of ''Rideau Park''. Rideau Park was established in 1911, and Roxboro in 1923. Buildings from that period still stand today. Both were designated as communities of the city in 1967. It is represented in the Calgary City Council by the Ward 9 councillor. Demographics In the City of Calgary's 2012 municipal census, Roxboro had a population of living in dwellings, a -4.5% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012. Also in the 2012 municipal census, Rideau Park had a population of living in dwellings, a 1.4% increase from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2012. Roxboro is one of Calgary's wealthiest neighbourhoods. Resident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxborough (other)
Roxborough may refer to: Places * Roxborough, Manchester, Jamaica * Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, a neighborhood * Roxborough, Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago Island, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago * Roxborough Castle, Ireland * Roxborough Park, Colorado, a census-designated place in Douglas County, Colorado, US * Roxborough State Park, and National Natural Landmark, Colorado, US * Roxborough Township, Ontario, Canada * Roxborough Township, Pennsylvania, US People with the surname * Charles A. Roxborough (1888-1963), American politician * Elsie Roxborough (died 1949), American socialite * John Roxborough (academic administrator) (died 1509), Master of University College, Oxford * John Roxborough (boxing manager), American bookmaker, boxing manager and sports gambler * Roxy Roxborough (born 1951), American author, teacher, lecturer Other * See also * * Roxboro (other) Roxboro is the name of several places: *Roxboro, Quebec, now part of the Pierrefonds-Roxb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxburgh (other)
Roxburgh refers to an ancient town and county in Scotland. Roxburgh may also refer to: Places *Roxburgh (village), Scottish Borders, close to the ancient town *Roxburghshire, former Scottish county *Roxburgh Castle, ruined castle near Roxburgh, Scotland *Roxburgh, New Zealand, a town in Otago *Roxburgh County, New South Wales, Australia *Roxburgh Park, Victoria, Australia Electoral districts * Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency) * Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency) * Roxburgh and Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency) * Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency) * Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles (UK Parliament constituency) * Roxburgh and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency) * Roxburghshire (UK Parliament constituency) * Roxburghshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency) Other uses *Roxburgh (surname) *Duke of Roxburghe * HMS ''Roxburgh'', Royal Navy cruiser Different spelling * Claes Roxberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
