Introduction The following paper is a community assessment of Bono Arkansas. Bono is located in Northeast Arkansas along Highway 63 bypass within Craighead County and has an area of 1.4 square miles. The town was founded in the late 1800’s by Alfred Bonner. The name Bono was actually chosen by a contest after the US postal service refused to issue a postal service permit with the original name of Bonnerville, as it was easily confused with Booneville (The encyclopedia of Arkansas history and…
population is 684,451 people (Census Bureau, n/d). Amongst the 684,451 residents who live in Seattle approximately 333,878 are males and 334,464 are females, which accounts for the population to be split to 50/50 of its genders (City-Data, 2016). Percentages of age and sex recorded from 2010-2015: under five years of age 5.3%, under eighteen years old 15.4%, sixty five years and older 10.8% (Census Bureau, n/d). According to the data that was reported to the census bureau, most of the population…
above the Florida ratios. The overall health in Marion County is not up to par with the Florida average. As Stated by WellFlorida Council, “Marion County has a substantially higher mortality rate than the state for all ten of the ten leading causes of death in Florida.” In the United States, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention determines the leading causes of death. Currently the top ten leading causes of death are heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease,…
1. Pima County environment and geography Pima County is one of the oldest inhabited regions in the United States and includes South Tucson, the Tohono O’odham nation, Marana, Tucson, Oro Valley, Green Valley, Sahuarita, Ajo, and Sells. Gold and silver initiated the drive of development in the area in the mid 18th century which left the county growing rapidly ever since. In 1864, Pima County was created, taking over nearly 9,200 square miles. The San Xavier Reservation, Saguaro National Park,…
improvement from last year at the same time when the rate was 5.4% according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2015). Despite this overall improvement, South Linden still carries an unemployment rate higher than the national average; 13.2% as of 2013 (U.S. Census, 2015). Whereas there have been positive changes over the years in the Linden area as a whole most of those changes have been in the North Linden area. South Linden, however, has not seen much improvement. The overall crime rate in…
http://www.america2050.org) 3.2.1. Traffic Congestion Measure Traditionally, two measures have been widely used for measuring traffic congestion. The first one is to use the average journey to work travel time, which is measured and provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Average travel time is a simple way to measure overall levels of congestion, but it cannot provide specific commuter’s experience. For example, it only captures the average travel time during the certain time period, but it…
goes all the way up to 117th Street is very diverse. According to U.S. Census Bureau, this area is predominantly occupied by women (40,192 females compared to 35,160 males). A good amount (56%) of Upper East Siders living in this zip code area is working (35,989 out of 63,536 people 16 years and over, i.e. 56.6%), while 43% are not in labor force (27,547 out of 63,536 people living in the area). According to the United States Department of Labor, “many who are not in the labor force are going…
Forming an identity is usually the last thing people think about in their day to day lives. We strive for success based upon the standards and ideals associated by our communities and peers which can be skewed by many factors such as religion, race, gender, class, personal interests and hobbies. To establish an identity within these parameters produces many different outcomes such as moral and ethical behavior, social status and titles, and overall character. Without taking time to look at…
the early 19th century, the waves of the Asian immigrants to America mostly found a job as day laborers. They fluently worked on cross-country railway, transportation system by rail, and in the mining industry. According to the data gathered by the Census Bureau in “Total Asian alone ...” the estimated number of U.S. residents on July, 2013 who were Vietnamese is approximately more than 1.6 million. America is a nation established by immigrants. Therefore, the immigrants’ culture also…
nonconforming people have in recent years earned recognition as being legitimate genders. An estimated .03% of the population within the United States identifies as transgender (Gates). That number may seem like such a small portion of the population, however the majority of that .03% have or currently experience discrimination in everyday life. In the United States, more legislation needs to be…