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BELLEFONTAINE

Date "BELLEFONTAINE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1883. (references)


Specialty Definition: BELLEFONTAINE

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Literature

Bellefontaine (Benedict ). The most wealthy farmer of Grand Pré (Nova Scotia), and father of Evangeline. When the inhabitants of his village were exiled, and he was about to embark, he died of a broken heart, and was buried on the sea-shore. (Longfellow: Evangeline.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Bellefontaine, Ohio

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Bellefontaine is a city located in Logan County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,069. The name is locally pronounced "Bell Fountin", with the emphasis on the "Foun". It is the county seat of Logan County6.

Geography


Bellefontaine is located at 40°21'39" North, 83°45'29" West (40.360878, -83.758126)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.7 km² (8.8 mi²). 22.7 km² (8.8 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 13,069 people, 5,319 households, and 3,436 families residing in the city. The population density is 576.0/km² (1,491.3/mi²). There are 5,722 housing units at an average density of 252.2/km² (652.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 90.82% White, 5.13% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 2.40% from two or more races. 1.12% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 5,319 households out of which 34.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% are married couples living together, 14.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% are non-families. 30.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.43 and the average family size is 3.01. In the city the population is spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.4 males. The median income for a household in the city is $36,029, and the median income for a family is $42,126. Males have a median income of $34,637 versus $22,849 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,781. 14.6% of the population and 12.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 20.7% are under the age of 18 and 7.0% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bellefontaine, Ohio."

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Photo Album: BELLEFONTAINE

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Bellefontaine, country home of Giraud Foster, Lenox, Mass. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Fountain, Bellefontaine, home of Giraud Foster, Lenox, Mass. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: BELLEFONTAINE

The following table summarizes the usage of "BELLEFONTAINE" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
BellefontaineLast name10087,956
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Cities: BELLEFONTAINE


1. Bellefontaine, OH (city, FIPS 5130)
Location: 40.35997 N, 83.75699 W
Population (1990): 12142 (5127 housing units)
Area: 15.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 43311
Country: USA

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Expression: BELLEFONTAINE

Expression using "BELLEFONTAINE": Bellefontaine Neighbors. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: BELLEFONTAINE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

bellefontaine ohio

289

bellefontaine examiner

137

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26

bellefontaine high school

8

bellefontaine neighbor

7

bellefontaine newspaper ohio

7

bellefontaine cemetery

6

bellefontaine newspaper

6

bellefontaine hotel

6

bellefontaine city school

6

bellefontaine examiner newspaper

5

city of bellefontaine

4

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3

bellefontaine neighbor missouri

3

bellefontaine classifieds examiner

3

bellefontaine news

2

bellefontaine ms

2

bellefontaine school

2
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Anagrams: BELLEFONTAINE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-e-f-i-l-l-n-n-o-t"

-3 letters: fontanelle.

-4 letters: fellation, linoleate, nonbelief.

-5 letters: ballonet, ballonne, befallen, beltline, biennale, fellatio, fileable, fineable, flatline, fleabite, foilable, fontanel, lanoline, libelant, lienable, lifeboat, liftable, lineable, lobeline, nonelite, tailbone, tenaille.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: BELLEFONTAINE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000010 01000101 01001100 01001100 01000101 01000110 01001111 01001110 01010100 01000001 01001001 01001110 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

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British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Images: Photo Album
3. Names: Frequency
4. Cities
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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