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HAPPY VALLEY

Specialty Definition: HAPPY VALLEY

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Literature

Happy Valley in Dr. Johnson's tale of Rasselas, is placed in the kingdom of Amhara, and was inaccessible except in one spot through a cave in a rock. It was a Garden of Paradise where resided the princes of Abyssinia. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Specialty Definition: Happy Valley, Alaska

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Happy Valley is a town located in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 489.

Geography


Happy Valley is located at 59°56'54" North, 151°43'7" West (59.948424, -151.718711)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 229.6 km² (88.7 mi²). 229.4 km² (88.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.08% water.

Demographics


As of the census2 of 2000, there are 489 people, 196 households, and 131 families residing in the town. The population density is 2.1/km² (5.5/mi²). There are 398 housing units at an average density of 1.7/km² (4.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 88.34% White, 0.00% Black or African American, 6.13% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.41% Pacific Islander, 0.82% from other races, and 3.89% from two or more races. 2.86% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 196 households out of which 28.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% are married couples living together, 4.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% are non-families. 22.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.49 and the average family size is 2.94. In the town the population is spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 118.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 122.2 males. The median income for a household in the town is $30,139, and the median income for a family is $40,156. Males have a median income of $47,917 versus $20,469 for females. The per capita income for the town is $19,377. 17.5% of the population and 10.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 28.2% are under the age of 18 and 6.8% are 65 or older.



Happy Valley, Oregon

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Happy Valley is a city located in Clackamas County, Oregon. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 4,519.

Geography


Happy Valley is located at 45°26'45" North, 122°32'1" West (45.445812, -122.533674)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²). 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 4,519 people, 1,431 households, and 1,302 families residing in the city. The population density is 646.2/km² (1,674.2/mi²). There are 1,500 housing units at an average density of 214.5/km² (555.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 87.39% White, 0.77% African American, 0.29% Native American, 8.85% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 2.10% from two or more races. 1.88% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,431 households out of which 49.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.4% are married couples living together, 4.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 9.0% are non-families. 6.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 2.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.16 and the average family size is 3.28. In the city the population is spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.2 males. The median income for a household in the city is $93,131, and the median income for a family is $95,922. Males have a median income of $68,125 versus $43,667 for females. The per capita income for the city is $36,665. 1.2% of the population and 0.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 1.2% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% 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 "Happy Valley, Alaska."

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Synonyms within Context: HAPPY VALLEY

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Imagination

Flying Dutchman, great sea serpent, man in the moon, castle in the air, pipe dream, pie-in-the-sky, chateau en Espagne; Utopia, Atlantis, happy valley, millennium, fairyland; land of Prester John, kindgom of Micomicon; work of fiction; (novel); Arabian nights; le pot au lait; dream of Alnashar; (hope).

Pleasure

Honeymoon; palmy days, halcyon days; golden age, golden time; Dixie, Dixie's land; Saturnia regna, Arcadia, Shangri-La, happy valley, Agapemone.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Modern Usage: HAPPY VALLEY

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Movie/TV Titles

Happy Valley (1952)

A Romance of Happy Valley (1919)

The Happy Valley (1987)

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Photo Album: HAPPY VALLEY

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

In harbor, 20 January 1956, with crewmen paraded on her flight deck spelling out the ship's nickname: "HAPPY VALLEY". Credit: NAVY.

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Cities: HAPPY VALLEY


1. Happy Valley, AK (CDP, FIPS 31710)
Location: 59.94728 N, 151.73222 W
Population (1990): 309 (209 housing units)
Area: 87.1 sq km (land), 104.5 sq km (water)
Country: USA

2. Happy Valley, OR (city, FIPS 32050)
Location: 45.44382 N, 122.53575 W
Population (1990): 1519 (509 housing units)
Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: HAPPY VALLEY

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

happy valley

42

happy valley goose bay

19

resort happy valley

15

happy valley oregon

11

happy valley school

8

church happy valley

7

campground happy valley

5

happy valley high school

4

camp happy valley

4

farm happy valley

3

happy valley ranch

3

california happy valley

3

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3

lodge happy valley

3

ca happy valley

2

happy valley city

2

baptist bible college happy valley

2

happy valley real estate

2

baptist happy valley

2
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Anagrams: HAPPY VALLEY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-e-h-l-l-p-p-v-y-y"

-4 letters: aphylly, papally.

-5 letters: alphyl, appall, appeal, paella, paleal, palely, palpal, phylae, valley.

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

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Alternative Orthography: HAPPY VALLEY


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

48 41 50 50 59      56 41 4C 4C 45 59

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

    

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

01001000 01000001 01010000 01010000 01011001 00100000 01010110 01000001 01001100 01001100 01000101 01011001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#72 &#65 &#80 &#80 &#89 &#32 &#86 &#65 &#76 &#76 &#69 &#89

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0048 0041 0050 0050 0059      0056 0041 004C 004C 0045 0059

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

42355050592563546463959

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INDEX

1. Usage: Modern
2. Images: Photo Album
3. Cities
4. Expressions: Internet 		5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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