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Bangor
Bangor may refer to: Places Australia * Bangor, New South Wales * Bangor, Tasmania Canada * Bangor, Nova Scotia * Bangor, Saskatchewan * Bangor, Prince Edward Island United Kingdom Northern Ireland * Bangor, County Down ** Bangor railway station (Northern Ireland) ** Bangor (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency), Bangor's former constituency in the Parliament of Northern Ireland ** Bangor (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Bangor's former constituency in the Parliament of Ireland ** Bangor (civil parish) Wales * Bangor, Gwynedd ** Bangor railway station (Wales) * Bangor Mountain, Gwynedd * Bangor-on-Dee, Wrexham United States * Bangor, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Bangor, California, a census-designated place * Bangor, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Bangor, Maine, a city ** Bangor Air National Guard Base ** Bangor International Airport * Bangor, Michigan, a city ** Bangor (Amtrak station) * Bangor Township, Van Buren County, Michigan * Bangor Towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor, Maine
Bangor ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The city proper has a population of 31,753, making it the state's List of municipalities in Maine, third-most populous city, behind Portland, Maine, Portland (68,408) and Lewiston, Maine, Lewiston (37,121). Bangor is known as the "Queen City". Modern Bangor was established in the mid-19th century with the lumber and shipbuilding industries. Due to the city's location on the Penobscot River, logs could be floated downstream from the Maine North Woods and processed at the city's water-powered sawmills, then shipped from Bangor's port to the Atlantic Ocean downstream, and from there to any port in the world. Evidence of this is still visible in the lumber barons' elaborate Greek Revival and Victorian architecture, Victorian mansions and the 31-foot-high (9.4 m) statue of Paul Bunyan. Today, Bangor's economy is based on services and retail, healthcare, and education. Bangor has a port of entry a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor, Gwynedd
Bangor (; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and Community (Wales), community in Gwynedd, north Wales. It is the oldest city in Wales. Historic counties of Wales, Historically part of Caernarfonshire, the community had a population of 15,060 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, and the built up area had a population of 16,990. Landmarks include Bangor Cathedral, Bangor University and Garth Pier. The Britannia Bridge, Britannia and Menai Suspension Bridge, Menai Suspension bridges connect the city to the Anglesey, Isle of Anglesey. History The origins of the city date back to the founding of a monastic establishment on the site of Bangor Cathedral by the Celtic saint Deiniol in the early 6th century AD. itself is an old Welsh word for a wattled enclosure, such as the one that originally surrounded the cathedral site. The present cathedral is a somewhat more recent building and has been extensively modified throughout the centuries. While the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor, Pennsylvania
Bangor, or West Bangor, to differentiate it from its immediate neighbor East Bangor, Pennsylvania, East Bangor, is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located north of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown. It had a population of 5,187 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Bangor is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. History The borough was settled about 1760 and first incorporated in 1875. The founder and first Chief Burgess of Bangor was Robert M. Jones, an emigrant from Bangor, Gwynedd, Bangor, Wales. He was the prime mover in the establishment of the slate industry in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Northampton County. Slate quarries pepper the area, but only a few are still functioning. A life-sized statue of him, dedicated on September 24, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor, Morbihan
Bangor () is a Communes of France, commune in the Morbihan Departments of France, department in the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany region of north-western France. It is one of the four communes on the island of Belle-Île. Geography Bangor is one of four communes on the island of Belle Île located on the south-west coast of the island. The island is some 14 km south of the Quiberon peninsula. Access to the commune is by the D190 road from Le Palais in the north and the D25 from Locmaria in the east which continues to Sauzon in the north-west. There is the small ''Aerodrome de Belle-Île'' in the north of the commune which hosts the ''Aeroclub de Belle-Ile en Mer''. Apart from the village there are many hamlets in the commune: * Bordenec'h * Bornor * Borsauz * Calestren * Cosquet * Domois * Donnant * Goélan * Le Grand Village * Kerguélen * Kerourdé * Kervarijon * Parlavan * Radenac * Tinéüé * Le Vazen Several offshore islands also belong to the commune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor, Michigan
Bangor is a city in Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,885 at the 2010 census. The city is located in the northeast corner of Bangor Township, but is politically independent. It was first organized as a town in 1854 and named after Bangor, Maine. 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 2020 United States census, the city had a population of 2,016 people. The racial makeup was 61.3% White, 7.3% Black, 0% Asian, 1.5% Native American, 5.6% from other races and 24.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 45.4% of the population. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,885 people, 707 households, and 464 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 835 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 72.9% White, 11.8% African American, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor Railway Station (Northern Ireland)
Bangor Bus and Rail Centre is a combined rail and bus interchange which serves the city of Bangor in County Down, Northern Ireland. The station in its current form was built in the year 2000 to celebrate the new millennium. History The station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 1 May 1865 and closed to goods traffic on 24 April 1950. Daylight saving time was introduced by the Summer Time Act 1916 and implemented on 1 October 1916 as GMT plus one hour and Dublin Mean Time plus one hour. However, Dublin Mean Time (used by the railways) had a disparity of twenty-five minutes with Greenwich Mean Time, which meant that the Bangor Railway Station Clock was to be put back only thirty-five minutes instead of one hour. An additional complication was that the clocks in Belfast and Bangor were twenty-three minutes and thirty-nine seconds behind Greenwich Mean Time (not twenty-five minutes as in Dublin), so the final adjustment was thirty-six minutes and twenty-one sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor Township, Van Buren County, Michigan
Bangor Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,939. The City of Bangor is located in the northeast corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous. Bangor Township was organized in 1853. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (2.15%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,121 people, 727 households, and 564 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 942 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 85.71% White, 3.96% African American, 1.18% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 6.46% from other races, and 2.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.06% of the population. There were 727 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married coupl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor International Airport
Bangor International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport on the west side of the city of Bangor, in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Owned and operated by the City of Bangor, the airport has a single runway measuring . Formerly a military installation known as Dow Air Force Base, Bangor International Airport remains home to the 101st Air Refueling Wing of the Maine Air National Guard, although most of the Air Force's aircraft and personnel left in the late 1960s. BGR covers 2,079 acres (841 ha) of land. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2023–2027 categorized it as a non-hub primary commercial service facility. The airport owes its prosperity to its location on major air corridors between Europe and the East Coast of the United States. Bangor International is operated as an "enterprise fund", which means that the expense of operating it comes from airport revenue. Revenues are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor (Amtrak Station)
Bangor station is a train station in Bangor, Michigan, serving Amtrak's '' Pere Marquette'' line. The station, originally built in 1926 by the Pere Marquette Railway, was renovated in 2005, and includes an enclosed waiting area, washrooms, a coffee shop, free parking, and payphones. It serves northern Van Buren County and the South Haven area. History The brick Bangor station house was built in 1926 by the Pere Marquette Railway, replacing an 1870 wooden station that burned. Amtrak shared the station with a toy train manufacturer from 1984 (when Amtrak service began) to 1991, when the manufacturer ceased production. The station was in declining condition, and Amtrak vacated it in favor of a smaller adjacent structure. In November 2001, the City of Bangor purchased the station from CSX Transportation to prevent it from demolition. In 2004, they sold it to a health care provider, who doubled the floor space of the building by expanding the attic (once used as a sleeping s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor Township, Bay County, Michigan
Bangor Charter Township is a charter township in Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 14,045 as of the 2020 Census and is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Communities The township contains five unincorporated communities: *Aplin Beach, also known as Wenona Beach, is located at Patterson and Zimmer Roads near the Saginaw Bay shoreline. (Elevation: 584 ft./178 m.) *Donahue Beach, also known as Bayside and Donoghue Beach, is located at Donahue Beach Road along the Bay shoreline near the mouth of the Kawkawlin River. (Elevation: 584 ft./178 m.) *Killarney Beach is located between the Bay shoreline and Tobico Marshes on Killarney Beach Road. (Elevation: 577 ft. /176 m.) *Lagoon Beach, also known as Lagoona Beach, is located along the Bay shoreline North of the mouth of the Kawkawlin River. (Elevation: 584 ft./178 m.) *Little Killarney Beach is located between the Bay shoreline and Tobico Marshes on Kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor, New South Wales
Bangor is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bangor is located 28 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the Sutherland Shire in the area commonly called Menai. Bangor sits south of the Georges River and to the west of the Woronora River. History The name 'Bangor' was selected in 1895 by the land's owner, a farmer named Owen Jones, after his birthplace Bangor, Wales, Bangor in Wales. To avoid confusion with Bangor in Tasmania, the Postmaster General's Office changed the suburb name to Menai in 1910. Another Australian Bangor is located in South Australia. Menai Bridge is a town opposite the original Bangor, on the Menai Strait in Wales. When Menai expanded, the eastern section was renamed Bangor in 1976. As part of the modern development of Bangor, the streets were all named with an Aboriginal theme. Population In the 2021 census, there were 5,536 people in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor, New York
Bangor is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Bangor in Wales. It is an interior town of the county, located west of Malone. History Settlement commenced around 1806. The town of Bangor was organized from the town of Dickinson in 1812. The town lost some territory upon the later foundation of the town of Brandon in 1828. Geography The town of Bangor is in northwestern Franklin County, bordered by Fort Covington and Westville to the north, Malone to the east, Brandon to the south, Dickinson at Bangor's southwestern corner, Moira to the west, and Bombay at Bangor's northwestern corner. According to the United States Census Bureau, Bangor has a total area of , all land. The town is drained by the Little Salmon River and its tributaries, all part of the Saint Lawrence River watershed. U.S. Route 11 and New York State Route 11B are important east-west highways across the town. Demograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
