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Kirkland may refer to: Places Canada * Kirkland, Quebec, Canada * Kirkland Island, British Columbia, Canada * Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada United Kingdom * Kirkland, Culgaith, Cumbria, England, a village * Kirkland, Lamplugh, Cumbria, England, a village * Kirkland, Woodside, Cumbria, England, a hamlet * Kirkland, Kendal, Cumbria, England, a former parish now in Kendal * Kirkland, Lancashire, England, a parish * Kirkland, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, a List of United Kingdom locations: Kip-Kz, location ** Kirkland railway station, a former station there * Kirkland, Fife, Scotland; a former village, absorbed by Methil United States * Kirkland, Arizona, an unincorporated community * Kirkland, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Kirkland, Illinois, a village * Kirkland Township, Adams County, Indiana, a township * Kirkland, New York, a town * Kirkland, North Carolina, a census-designated place * Kirkland, Lincoln County, Tennessee, an unincorporated community * Kirkland, ...
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Kirkland Lake
Kirkland Lake is a town and municipality in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Timiskaming District of Northeastern Ontario. The 2021 population, according to Statistics Canada, was 7,750. The community name was based on a nearby lake which in turn was named after Winnifred Kirkland, a secretary of the Ontario Department of Mines in Toronto. The lake was named by Surveying, surveyor Louis Rorke in 1907. Miss Kirkland never visited the town, and the lake that bore her name did not exist as it dried because of Mining, mine tailings, but recently due to floodings of the mineshafts has come back up to about half of its initial deepness. The community comprises Kirkland Lake (Teck Township), as well as Swastika, Ontario, Swastika, Chaput Hughes, Bernhardt, and Morrisette Township. Kirkland Lake was built on gold, but is also notable for its hockey players. As well, hockey broadcaster Foster Hewitt called Kirkland Lake "the town that made the National Hockey League, NHL." The town celebr ...
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Kirkland Township, Adams County, Indiana
Kirkland Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 951, up from 929 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total land area of . Unincorporated towns * Curryville * Honduras * Peterson (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Adjacent townships * Preble Township (north) * Root Township (northeast) * Washington Township (east) * Monroe Township (southeast) * French Township (south) * Harrison Township, Wells County (southwest) * Lancaster Township, Wells County (west) * Jefferson Township, Wells County (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains these cemeteries: Pleasant Dale (Steele), Shady, St. Luke UCC, and Zion (Cline). Major highways * School districts * Adams Central Community Schools Political districts * Indiana's 6th congressional district Indiana's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. st ...
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Kirkland College
Kirkland College was a small, private liberal arts women's college located in Clinton, New York, from 1965 to 1978. It was a female counterpart to Hamilton College, at that time all male, and its campus was adjacent to Hamilton's. It was named for Samuel Kirkland, who founded the Hamilton-Oneida Academy, origin of Hamilton College (and for whom, some felt, Hamilton should have been named). It was not successful financially, so Hamilton absorbed Kirkland on June 30, 1978, has maintained its archives and financial endowment, and supports its alumnae community. History Planning for Kirkland began during the 1962-1963 academic year through the influence of then-Hamilton College president Robert W. McEwen. It was named for Samuel Kirkland, the founder of Hamilton. Hamilton was a men's college. Kirkland College, a college for women, was envisioned as the first of several institutions which would form a cluster similar to the Claremont Colleges. Though the "cluster" vision was never ...
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Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. A suburb east of Seattle, its population was 92,175 in the 2020 U.S. census which made it the sixth largest city in King County and the twelfth largest city in the state of Washington. The city's downtown waterfront has restaurants, art galleries, a performing arts center, public parks, beaches, and a List of public art in Kirkland, Washington, collection of public art that includes bronze sculptures. Kirkland was the original home of the Seattle Seahawks; the National Football League, NFL team's headquarters and training facility were located at the Lake Washington Shipyard (now Carillon Point) along Lake Washington for their first ten seasons then at nearby Northwest University (United States), Northwest University through 2007 Seattle Seahawks season, 2007. Warehouse chain Costco previously had its headquarters in Kirkland. While Costco is now headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, Issaquah, the city is the namesak ...
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Kirkland, New York
Kirkland is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 10,075 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Samuel Kirkland, a missionary among the Oneidas. The Town of Kirkland is southwest of Utica. In 1829, part of Kirkland was used to form the newer Town of Marshall. Hamilton College is located in the western part of the town. Clinton is the only village in the town of Kirkland. History The first settlement occurred around 1787 near the present village of Clinton. The Town of Kirkland was established in 1827 from the Town of Paris. The land of the town belonged to the Kirkland Patent, Brothertown Patent, and Coxe Patent. The Rev. Asahel Norton Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.21%) is water. The Oriskany Creek flows through the town. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 10,138 p ...
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Kirkland, Quebec
Kirkland is an Greater Montreal, on-island suburb on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is named after Charles-Aimé Kirkland, a Quebec provincial politician. It was incorporated as a town in 1961. Kirkland is primarily a residential community, with a commercial core, and an industrial park straddling the Trans-Canada Highway (Quebec Autoroute 40, Autoroute 40). In 1997, that portion of the Autoroute 40 was renamed to Quebec Autoroute 40, Félix-Leclerc Highway. The city is composed of mainly single-family residences, with some multi-unit facilities (apartments, town houses, and condos) available. History In the early 18th century settlement began of farming communities along Côte Saint-Charles (now Boulevard Saint-Charles). By 1731, Côte Saint-Charles had 19 farms, 12 houses, and 17 barns. It was part of the Parish of Saint-Joachim de la Pointe Claire, which included the present territory of the cities of Beaconsfield, Quebec, Beaconsfield, Kirkland, an ...
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Kirkland House
Kirkland House is one of twelve undergraduate residential Houses at Harvard University, located near the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was named after John Thornton Kirkland, president of Harvard University from 1810 to 1828. Background Some of the buildings were built in 1914 but construction was not completed until 1933. Kirkland is one of the smallest Houses at Harvard, but has nevertheless managed to win many intramural and house-spirit contests, most recently the 2022, 2023, and 2024 Straus Cups. Before Harvard opted to use a lottery system to assign housing to upperclassmen, Kirkland was considered the "jock house" because its location near Anderson Bridge and the Soldiers Field made it a desirable home and convenient place to dine for Harvard athletes. The first Master of Kirkland House was Edward A. Whitney. Walter Eugene Clark succeeded Whitney as the second Master on September 1, 1935. The title of "House Master" was done away with at Harvard Univer ...
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Kirkland High School And Community College
Kirkland High School (formerly known as Kirkland High School and Community College and Kirkland Junior High School) was a six-year comprehensive school in Methil that served the population in the Levenmouth area, Scotland. From January 2005 until June 2016 the head teacher was Ronnie Ross. In June 2012 Fife Council proposed that the school should merge with neighbouring Buckhaven High School to create Levenmouth Academy. The plans were approved in April 2014 and the new school opened to pupils on 17 August 2016. In September 2015 the student roll was 421, less than half of the roll of 900 the school had in 2000. History The Kirkland Junior High School was established in 1963 to accommodate the extra influx of pupils to the existing Aberhill Secondary. It was built on the 13th-century land of Michael of Methil, a relative of the famous MacDuff. It was officially opened in 1965. The school had served alongside Buckhaven High School as the high schools for the Levenmouth area si ...
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Kirkland's
Kirkland's, Inc. is an American retail chain that sells home decor, furniture, textiles, accessories and gifts. It operates 317 stores in 35 states as well as an e-commerce enabled website. It is based in Brentwood, Tennessee. History Kirkland's was founded by Carl Kirkland and Robert Kirkland in 1966 in Jackson, Tennessee, when they began selling home accessories at low prices. As of June 2024, the chain has grown to 329 stores in 35 states. In February 2024, Kirkland's announced it had named Amy Sullivan as the new CEO, replacing CEO, Steve Woodward. Co-founder Robert Kirkland was also the main funder for nationally acclaimed museum and fun park, Discovery Park of America, located in Union City, Tennessee. On June 26, 2024 at the annual meeting of Kirkland's shareholders, two long-time members of Kirkland's Board of Directors, R. Wilson Orr, III and Steven J. Collins, resigned after failing to receive majority support from voting shareholders. Amy Sullivan was elected and ...
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Kirkland Signature
Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. As of 2021, Costco is the third-largest retailer in the world, and as of August 2024, Costco is the world's largest retailer of beef, poultry, organic produce, and wine, with just under a third of American consumers regularly shopping at Costco warehouses. This article states that FedMart "became" Costco, which is incorrect. Sol Price founded Price Club after leaving FedMart. Costco is ranked #11 on the ''Fortune'' 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. Costco originally began with a wholesale business model aimed at enrolling businesses as members, then also began to enroll individual consumers and sell products intended for them, including its own private label brand. Costco's worldwide headquarters are in Issaquah, Washington, an eastern suburb of Seattle, although its Kirkland Signatur ...
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Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is an American multinational law firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1909, Kirkland & Ellis has been the largest law firm in the world by revenue since 2017 and, as of 2025, is the seventh-largest by number of attorneys. It was the first law firm in the world to reach US$7 billion in annual revenue. With a revenue of US$8.8 billion and a profit per equity partner of US$9.25 million, Kirkland & Ellis is the highest-grossing and most profitable law firm in the world. Many attorneys from the firm have served as federal officials or judges, including United States Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and former Attorneys General William Barr and Robert Bork. History In 1909, two attorneys, Stuart G. Shepard and Robert R. McCormick, formed the Chicago-based partnership that would eventually become Kirkland & Ellis. McCormick was the grandson of Joseph Medill, who had founded the ''Chicago Tribune''. McCormick became president of the Tribune ...
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Kirkland (surname)
Kirkland is a surname. It originated from a habitational name with variant spellings Kirtland and Kirtlan, from the English word Kirk meaning church, plus land, and was originally given either as a topographical name to someone resident on land belonging to the church, or as a locational name from any of the several places named Kirkland. A *Alexander Kirkland (1901– c.1986), American actor *Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr. (1917–2004), American judge *Angus Kirkland (born 1965), British microscopist *Anthony Kirkland (born 1968), American serial killer *Arthur Kirkland (other), Arthur Kirkland, several people B *B'Ho Kirkland (1912–2004), American football player *Boyd Kirkland (1950–2011), American director *Brian Joseph Kirkland (born 1981), American politician C *Caroline Kirkland (1801–1864), American writer *Cassandra Kirkland (1984–2017), French professional golfer *Charles Kirkland (born 1950), American basketball player *Charles-Aimé Kirkland ( ...
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