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Columbia Heights

(Encyclopedia)Columbia Heights, city (2020 pop. 20,311), Anoka co., SE Minn., a residential suburb adjoining Minneapolis, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1921. It has ...

Muskegon Heights

(Encyclopedia)Muskegon Heights, city (1990 pop. 13,176), Muskegon co., W Mich., a suburb of Muskegon; inc. 1903. Its manufactures include foundry items, restaurant furniture, tanks and hoppers, and lubricants. ...

Maple Heights

(Encyclopedia)Maple Heights, city (1990 pop. 27,089), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio; inc. 1932. It is chiefly a residential suburb of Cleveland, with major shopping centers and an industrial park. ...

Garfield Heights

(Encyclopedia)Garfield Heights, city (2020 pop. 29,781), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a residential and industrial suburb adjacent to Cleveland; founded 1904, inc. 1932. It...

Arlington Heights

(Encyclopedia)Arlington Heights, village, Cook county, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; founded 1836, inc. 1887. Its manufactures include machinery, drugs and medical equipment, and metal fabri...

Madison Heights

(Encyclopedia)Madison Heights, city (1990 pop. 32,196), Oakland co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. 1955. With the decline of the regional auto industry, the city has become a technology center for companies f...

Chicago Heights

(Encyclopedia)Chicago Heights, city (2020 pop. 28,860), Cook co., NE Ill., S of Chicago; settled in the 1830s, inc. as a city 1901. It is an industrial community wher...

Parma Heights

(Encyclopedia)Parma Heights, city (1990 pop. 21,448), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a residential suburb of Cleveland; settled 1818, set off from Parma and inc. 1912. It is surrounded on three sides by Parma, and the two ...

Warrensville Heights

(Encyclopedia)Warrensville Heights, city (1990 pop. 15,745), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1927. Although chiefly residential, it has plants that manufacture machinery, automobile equipment, an...

Cleveland Heights

(Encyclopedia)Cleveland Heights, city (2020 pop. 45,312), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a residential suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1903. It is known for its beautiful homes and...