When established in 1956 (and revised in 1987) the first nine counties were ordered by population. Starting with 10 they are in alphabetical order through Ziebach, with Oglala Lakota County (65) and Todd (67) rounding out the list. Today the top 10 plate numbers and populations don'...
This suburb of Milwaukee on the shores of Lake Michigan began as a small family town alternative to the larger city, but its location regarding the railroad and lake led to population growth. The rail, and later airline, industry coupled with a mid-century power plant birthed the city as it...
The Nishnabotna River that runs along Atlantic in Iowa's Cass County experiencedintense floodingon June 14, 1998, after heavy rainfall and a severe thunderstorm. Many bridges were either damaged or completely destroyed, and all highways and roads had to be closed once the flooding started intensi...
RELATED: Detroit plans to fight census count after 10.5 percent population drop Detroit is among almost two dozen cities and counties that have challenged their census figures so far. States and municipalities have until the middle of next year to appeal their figures through the Census Bureau’s...
Ballad Health (Johnson City, Tenn.): 21 hospitals.Ballad Health is a 21-hospital health system that includes more than 815 physicians caring for patients in 29 counties covering areas of Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky. The system includes a children's hospital as well as sever...
and settlers began to return. The arrival of therailroadin 1878 contributed greatly to population growth; today the city is headquarters of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation and the Iowa,Chicago& Eastern Railroad Corporation.Quarryingand polishing of rose quartzite, found throughout...