Show us your Wikiburg.
 

I had a need to look up one of our members home town for some demographics and took a peek at Wikipedia in hopes of getting right to some info and something other than what the local chamber of commerce would give me to dig through. It worked well,:thumbs: ....... then I thought I'd see what they had to say about my town. :rolleyes:

Other than the omissions and minutia from my personal view, it did give a reasonable insight to my town.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio

Now show us some of your. :)

well here is the one for my current home

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quad-Cities

the Mississippi River flows from east to west in my town.
an interesting fact

I knew there was a good reason I started this. :D Very interesting indeed. Among other things you have the Rock Island Arsenal and I see bridges seemed to be a major points of contention in your town too. LOL

For our little town of Morton, Illinois ...

Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, USA, known for its pumpkins and annual Pumpkin Festival. The population was 15,198 at the 2000 census. Morton, the home of a Caterpillar facility and a Libby's Pumpkin plant, is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. It holds its annual Pumpkin Festival in the second week of September. The population of Morton in 2007 was 16,700.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 15,198 people, 6,021 households, and 4,244 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,247.6 people per square mile (481.8/km²). There were 6,299 housing units at an average density of 517.1/sq mi (199.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.87% White, 0.13% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 6,021 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $53,869, and the median income for a family was $62,935. Males had a median income of $51,845 versus $30,973 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,531. About 2.8% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Did someone by the name of Peter ever live there? :confused:



Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater,
had a wife and couldn't keep her.
So he put her in a pumpkin shell,
and there he kept her very well.

;)

Here's mine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beachwood,_New_Jersey

Home town Currently Live

I miss Tolland. Even the town square is nice and quiet.

The entry for mine is probably longer than some others... :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls,_New_York

Nope, too easy to find me if you know where I live. :p

Darwin (pronounced /ˈdɑrwɨn/[3], locally [ˈdaːwən][4]) is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,652, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities. It is the smallest and most northerly of the Australian capital cities, and acts as the Top End's regional centre.

Over time Darwin has grown from a pioneer outpost and small port into one of Australia's most modern and multicultural cities. Its proximity to Asia makes it an important Australian gateway to countries such as Indonesia and East Timor. The Stuart Highway begins in Darwin, ending at Port Augusta in South Australia.

The city itself is built on a low bluff overlooking the harbour. Its suburbs spread out over some area, beginning at Lee Point in the north and stretching to Berrimah in the east — past Berrimah, the Stuart Highway goes on to Darwin's satellite city, Palmerston, and its suburbs.

The region, like the rest of the Top End, has a tropical climate, with a wet season and a dry season. It receives heavy rainfall during the Wet, and is well-known for its spectacular lightning.[5]

The original inhabitants of the greater Darwin area are the Larrakia people. On 9 September 1839, HMS Beagle sailed into Darwin harbour during its surveying of the area. John Clements Wickham named the region "Port Darwin" in honour of a former shipmate and famed scientist Charles Darwin.

Having been almost entirely rebuilt twice, once due to Japanese air raids during World War II and again after being devastated by Cyclone Tracy in 1974, the city is one of Australia's most modern capitals.[6]

We already know where to find you. Just look under Wilderness. :nod:

Or maybe on top?

I was surprised that mine made no mention of O'l Indian Joe or This ......



The History of Beachwood, NJ

In November of 1914, the New York Tribune, cooperating with Mr. Bertram Chapman Mayo (founder of Beachwood) issued an "Extra" announcing

"Subscribe to the New York Tribune and secure a lot at Beautiful Beachwood. Act at once, secure your lot in this Summer Paradise now!"

This was the greatest premium offered by a newspaper - nothing equal to it was ever attempted in the United States.

I hear ya.:nod: That type thing was the "Other than the omissions and minutia from my personal view" I noted about my town. LOL I guess each of us would definitely have things to add for our abodes. I PMed with 'one' member about the shabby write up for 'her' city and even though 'she' happens to be a 'professional research historian', SHE... didn't think it was important enough to do the Wiki-thing and straighten their ass out, so I guess we'll take what they give us.:rolleyes2










EVEN THOUGH they are one of the few places built on getting good input to get the story right




..... and GIVE you a built-in links to submit your 'already written and accredited' information. :D

... but that's OK:rolleyes:



:rofl: