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Definition: Crockett |
CrockettNoun1. American frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Crockett is a town located in Contra Costa County, California. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,194.Geography
Crockett is located at 38°3'10" North, 122°13'24" West (38.052820, -122.223400)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 13.0 km² (5.0 mi²). 13.0 km² (5.0 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 3,194 people, 1,491 households, and 848 families residing in the town. The population density is 245.2/km² (634.7/mi²). There are 1,590 housing units at an average density of 122.0/km² (315.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 85.10% White, 3.13% Black or African American, 0.94% Native American, 2.60% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 4.26% from other races, and 3.98% from two or more races. 11.62% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,491 households out of which 21.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% are married couples living together, 11.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% are non-families. 34.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.14 and the average family size is 2.75. In the town the population is spread out with 18.5% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $48,574, and the median income for a family is $66,174. Males have a median income of $46,311 versus $31,204 for females. The per capita income for the town is $27,469. 7.4% of the population and 4.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 12.1% are under the age of 18 and 9.2% 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 "Crockett, California."
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Crockett is a city located in Houston County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 7,141. It is the county seat of Houston County6.Geography
Crockett is located at 31°19'1" North, 95°27'30" West (31.317010, -95.458397)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.0 km² (8.9 mi²). 22.9 km² (8.9 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 7,141 people, 2,672 households, and 1,747 families residing in the city. The population density is 311.2/km² (805.6/mi²). There are 3,081 housing units at an average density of 134.3/km² (347.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 48.54% White, 44.67% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 4.78% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. 10.50% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 2,672 households out of which 31.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% are married couples living together, 23.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% are non-families. 31.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.46 and the average family size is 3.08. In the city the population is spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 75.5 males. The median income for a household in the city is $21,455, and the median income for a family is $27,069. Males have a median income of $26,098 versus $18,674 for females. The per capita income for the city is $11,708. 33.9% of the population and 26.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 44.6% are under the age of 18 and 26.0% 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 "Crockett, Texas."
Synonyms: CrockettSynonyms: David Crockett (n), Davy Crockett (n). (additional references) |
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Lyrics | Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland (We Didn't Start The Fire; performing artist: Billy Joel) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956) King of the Wild Frontier Davy Crockett (1954) Indian Scout Davy Crockett (1950) The Son of Davy Crockett (1941) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Dave Meyer and Lee Crockett collect gillnets for sampling. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | Lee Crockett ad Ed Townsend untie the end of the otter trawl to empty the catch into collection buckets. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | Anything new? / Gib Crockett. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | It's mighty heavy, Uncle, but you can't put it down now / Gib Crockett. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Davy Crockett Ward of Bog Trotters Band and his wife, Galax, Virginia. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Crockett Ward (with fiddle). Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Ft. Crockett, Galveston, Tex., 1918. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Camp, Fourth & Seventh Infantry, Ft. Crockett, Galveston, Tex. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Parade, 1st Prov. Regt., Ft. Crockett, Galveston, Tex. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Colonel Crockett / engraved by C. Stuart from the original portrait by J.G. Chapman. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Davy Crockett | Be always sure your are right, then go ahead. |
| Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take away everything you have. | |
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| "Crockett" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 91.89% of the time. "Crockett" is used about 37 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 91.89% | 34 | 59,261 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 5.41% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 2.7% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 37 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Crockett" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Crockett | Last name | 10,000 | 1,241 |
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1. Crockett, CA (CDP, FIPS 17274) 2. Crockett, TX (city, FIPS 17744) 3. Crockett, VA |
Expressions using "Crockett": Crockett County ♦ David Crockett ♦ Davy Crockett. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "Crockett": crockett-style. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| 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. |
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"Crockett" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Cockett, Crockatt. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-e-k-o-r-t-t" | |
-1 letter: crocket. | |
-2 letters: cocker, cotter, recock, rocket. | |
-3 letters: crock, ocker, octet, otter, recto, rotte, toker, torte, toter, trock, troke. | |
-4 letters: cero, coke, core, cork, cote, croc, keto, kore, reck, rock, rote, toke, torc, tore, tort, tote, trek, tret, trot. | |
-5 letters: cor, cot, kor, oke, orc, ore, ort, rec, ret, roc, roe, rot, tet, toe, tor, tot. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-e-k-o-r-t-t" | |
+5 letters: counterattack, counterpicket. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 72 6F 63 6B 65 74 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .-. --- -.-. -.- . - - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01110010 01101111 01100011 01101011 01100101 01110100 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C r o c k e t t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0072 006F 0063 006B 0065 0074 0074 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3784816977718686 |
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