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Lynnwood

(Encyclopedia)Lynnwood, city (1990 pop. 28,695), Snohomish co., W central Wash., a residential and industrial suburb of Seattle; inc. 1959. Aerospace parts, communications and electrical equipment, electronic compo...

Lynwood

(Encyclopedia)Lynwood, city (1990 pop. 61,945), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; founded 1896, inc. 1921. Although it is primarily residential, Lynwood has printing presses and varied light manuf...

Sanger

(Encyclopedia)Sanger, city (1990 pop. 16,839), Fresno co., S central Calif., in the San Joaquin Valley; inc. 1911. It is a shipping and processing center for a variety of agricultural products. Manufactures include...

Victoriaville

(Encyclopedia)Victoriaville, town (1991 pop. 21,495), S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the Nicolet and Bulstrode rivers, SE of Trois-Rivières. An industrial center, it has factories that make furniture, clothi...

Shelton

(Encyclopedia)Shelton, city (1990 pop. 35,418), Fairfield co., SW Conn., on the Housatonic River opposite Derby; settled 1697, set off from Stratford 1789, inc. as a city 1915. Metal products, furniture, and electr...

Hicksville

(Encyclopedia)Hicksville, uninc. city (2020 pop. 43,869), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island; founded 1648. It is chiefly residential, with electronic and metal prod...

Kidderminster

(Encyclopedia)Kidderminster, city (1991 pop. 50,385), Worcestershire, W central England. The city had a prosperous cloth trade from the 14th to 18th cent. Kidderminster carpets have been produced since 1735. Associ...

Taylorville

(Encyclopedia)Taylorville, city (1990 pop. 11,133), seat of Christian co., central Ill., in a farm, coal, and oil area; inc. 1882. There is agriculture (wheat, corn, soybeans, and sorghum), as well as soybean proce...

Daito

(Encyclopedia)Daito dīˈtō [key], city, Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. A residential suburb of Osaka...

Greendale

(Encyclopedia)Greendale, village (2020 pop. 14,854), Milwaukee co., SE Wis., a suburb of Milwaukee; inc. 1938. Metal products are manufactured. Greendale is one of th...