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Talk:Crystal Palace, London

Morwen has merged the Upper Norwood page into the Crystal Palace Page.

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I don’t believe the two are equivalent. Crystal Palace refers to the area around the site of the old palace itself and especially the 'Triangle' between Westow Hill, Westow Street and Church Road. Upper Norwood describes the entire district especially the ridge to the west. A look at any OS map or London A-Z will confirm this. There should be 2 articles one describing the upper Norwood district and one the Triangle which is historically rich enough to warrant one of its own.

Lumos3

 * I will look into this. I note that though 'Upper Norwood' may have a formal definition, 'Crystal Palace' is unlikely to, seeing as it is just a nickname. Morwen 17:28, 22 Nov 2003 (UTC)

 * Upper Norwood is all of the SE19 postal district. The area known as Crystal Palace straddles the border of several London Boroughs and postal districts.  The Crystal Palace Park is in Bromley (which explains its neglect).  There is also a Crystal Palace ward in Bromley.  I have always understood the term 'I'm going up the Palace' to refer to the park.  Anyone going shopping would refer to going to Upper Norwood.Bebofpenge 00:15, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Crystal Palace is getting bigger all the time. Parts of the Groves Estate in Penge are being marketed as Crystal Palace by estate agents.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bebofpenge (talk • contribs) 06:36, 31 January 2008 (UTC) hi:)

Image of Sophie Aldred
Why is this actress's photo on this page? She seems to have no links to the area. Is this a promotion of some sort? It should be replaced with a good photo of the dinosaurs. Lumos3 22:11, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

Phoenix Suburb
A man called Alan R Warwick produced quite a good history of the area in the early 1970s (he died a year or two later). Remarkably it contains not one mention of sport! Millbanks 22:38, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Bandstand

 * there is a monumental bandstand in the park which looks like it's made of iron. it's rust-redness suggests that it's a Richard Serra. is this the case, i can find no mention of it anywhere? --81.158.255.134 (talk) 09:47, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * it's the Crystal Palace Park Concert Platform designed by Ian Ritchie Architects. why no mention? --81.158.149.157 (talk) 20:33, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Proposed to-do list
Had a few ideas for the improvement of this page: SheffGruff (talk) 18:07, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) Move Crystal Palace Park out into its own article - it is notable enough for a page in its own right but shouldn't take up so much space on this page - a summary would do.  Make a link to Crystal Palace Park Concert Platform in the park section.
 * 2) Move the "Area Today" section out of "History" and rename/split into new categories - I propose "Local Landmarks" and "Economy".
 * 3) Find out where the information for the history section came from (old landmarks, etc) and add inline citations accordingly.  Was it the Alan R Warwick book?
 * 4) Add to the list of notable sports clubs, if any.
 * 5) Find sources for the media section - much of it is unsourced material.
 * 6) Create a geography section, mention the height of the area any any other unusual features.  This section could also contain information on the convergence of several london boroughs in one spot, who they are and what political entities/wards represent each bit.
 * 7) Find out if there are any notable people born in the area or who have lived in the area for a while.  There's a fair few blue plaques in the area, some of them must be notable.
 * 8) Transport/Road section: Add some remarks about the history of road planning in the area w.r.t. London Motorway Box plans.
 * 9) Transport/Rail section: Make mention of the former railway station.
 * 10) Transport/Bus section: Add a citation (prob TFL website).
 * 11) Landmarks - Add Expand Westow Park section

As per the peer review: SheffGruff (talk) 23:28, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) Define boundaries of the area more clearly as per the review. I've been finding it hard to find good reliable sources to pin this down so suggestions are more than welcome.
 * 2) Update Sports Clubs section to Sports and incorporate National Sports Centre information and anything else notable - could probably expand on racing, football club origins etc.
 * 3) Add information on local amenities (Upper Norwood Library, CP Farm, Crystal Palace Museum, etc).
 * 4) Copy editing/rephrasing.
 * 5) Citation Needed tag cleanup.

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This is POV (and is also untrue!). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.140.57.113 (talk) 09:58, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Clean ups to this article
External links have been replaced with inline citations where possible and have also been strengthened. I've now taken the flag off that has been there since 2011 indicating that refs were needed. In relation to tone, I've reduced the non WP:NPOV and somewhat 'travelogue' style of writing, especially where it was both POV and unsourced. Further improvements might be needed. Libby norman (talk) 16:22, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
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Talk:Dalston

Should hold the line
This is a very important area, and is set to become even more so, so it's been shamefully neglected. Hope this'll help for now. Yet to add a little piece on Restaurants (I have a couple of favourites, would be nice to get an interior pic of the Shanghai), external links and maybe a small history piece.

Tarquin Binary 14:16, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Hi Tarquin, agree to restaurants - Shanghai is rated as one of the best Chinese in London by Square Meal and Gilbert and George can be found most nights in the Mangal.
 * Ridley Road market was featured in The Apprentice last week.Piersmasterson 10:56, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

 * And the Shanghai is a Grade II listed building (loads of those in Stokie or Old Dalston to the east, but not many at the Junction). Really need a pic of that interior. Mangal II was on my list too, though I often end up at the modest Istanbul across the road, easier to get a table, food almost as good...
 * Yeah, Sir Alan knows his markets (well, he is a Hackney lad). Probably one of the most competitive on prices he could have sent them to in East London.
 * Anyway, go for it, Piers - I too hope to do some more on Dalston soon, there's also the issue of proposed redevelopment - the old Theatre is under occupation now. Have been updating Stokie mostly, but this is next on the list. Tarquin Binary 17:54, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Disputed sections
The neutrality and factual accuracy of certain sections of the article are clearly in doubt.

 * Redevelopment and future -- this section appears to make value judgements on the benefits or otherwise of urban regeneration, uses weasel words and does not cite sources.
 * Entertainment -- I have attempted to remove the most glaring impartialities in this section, but further clean-up is probably required.
 * Shopping -- this is the section perhaps most in need of serious revision.

Headlessness 12:41, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

 * Isn't the use of the adjective "lively" also somewhat subjective? Don't you really mean noisy, disparate, hectic, over-populated, and any one of a number of similar adjectives?Hoovering (talk) 13:07, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

 * Can I ask why you are removing impartialities? Sure the objective is an impartial article?46.7.85.68 (talk) 16:34, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

I removed the weasely bits of Redevelopment and future. It's been sitting there untouched and uncommented on for 1.5 yrs. Removed dispute tag from the section. Derekbd (talk) 19:19, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

I feel the Shopping section could be completely removed! All the decent parts are covered much better in the Area profile section. The tone also doesn't sit right. Any thoughts? Theabbotoflondon (talk) 03:39, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

This is well inappropiate and racist: "Recent arrivals include Poles, judging by the numbers of Polish delicatessens now appearing and other stores catering to Polish tastes" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.34.253.175 (talk) 13:07, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

Reading this article, one gets the impression that Dalston is just another of your everyday inner city villages with a very bland past, rather than being the area described by the Metropolitan Police in Operation Trident, as the "Murder Mile", as well as there being no reference to "The Front Line" in Sandringham Rd. An Historical article about Dalston that fails to mention it's criminal antecedents is a bit like failing to mention Henry VIII's six marriages.

It's also noteworthy that though there is mention of a leper hospital, there is no mention of the German Hospital before someone accuses me of trying to "criminalise" the area. In fact I am surprised that this hospital does not have it's own Wiki page!46.7.85.68 (talk) 15:54, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
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Talk:Debden, Epping Forest/Archive 1

Telephone code
Have removed the assertion that Debden's telephone code is '020 85' - this is innaccurate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.135.138.4 (talk • contribs) 03:48, 30 September 2005.

Moved from article
I moved the following comments from the article: MRSC 19:33, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

''I wish to inform all website visitors that there is no such place as Debden in or near Loughton. Yes there is a London Underground Station in the north of Loughton named Debden but that I am afraid is it! There is no postal address or code for this made up address and Royal Mail has many times officially told people NOT to put the place name “Debden” on letters when posting to this area. This is why it is not shown on any maps, as simply there is no such place. Such an informative website should not have pages with made up information on. No one locally knows why and how the name Debden came about. The only thing people can come up with is when people from London moved to the area, they misunderstood that Debden was just a station name. If the station hadn’t changed its name these people may well of thought that the area was named Chigwell Lane. "Debden is not recognized on most roadmaps" This is because there is no such place! It's all Loughton, that's why the whole of Loughton North & South have the same address, post code & dialling code.''

 * I don't think its been implied anywhere that Debden is the correct part of any postal address. In fact there is an infobox in the article which shows the post town is Loughton. Besides this, postal addresses have nothing to do with if a place exists or not. If they did then only about 1,500 towns in the UK would "exist". MRSC 19:52, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

 * I lived in Loughton many years ago, and remember problems where mail that was incorrectly addressed "Debden" ended up at the place whose real name is Debden. If Debden is the name of a part of Loughton, then it would be possible to define a boundary - I would say that that is impossible to do. "Debden" used to loosely refer to the housing estate constructed after WW2 by the London County Council to re-house people displaced from bomb damaged areas in London, but with the passage of time, demolition of areas of prefabs, construction of private housing etc, it would no longer be possible to define a complete boundary based on that criterion. Also "The Broadway" is often wrongly referred to as "Debden Broadway", and that has led to shops referring (where they also have a branch in Loughton High Road) to premises there as their "Debden branch". 82.29.215.250 14:19, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

 * I've lived Loughton for most of my life and I can say with my experience "Debden" existed - according to local rumours it was amalgamated with Loughton, partly to avoid confusion and partly to do with that many from the area called "Debden" couldn't get jobs in Loughton because of Debden's completely undeserved bad-reputation (though it is relatively a more socially deprived area only in comparison to its richer neighbour Loughton); so they simply ended the name Debden and it formed part of Loughton. It does form a separate area at least for us old Loughtonians - I do believe it does deserve to have its on WikiPage because it does at least exist in the hearts and minds of Debdenites and Loughtonians. I love the place, it's like Loughton without the snobbiness. Madkaffir 20:20, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Debden exists, but I'd argue that that's largely by convention, much like 'Upper Leytonstone'. I have to work there occasionally and - the pie shop aside - the place is hell on earth... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Newartriot (talk • contribs) 02:38, 23 April 2007

 * Debden certainly does exist - the problem is that most of the people who moved to Debden really wanted to move to Loughton, an old established middle class area, but they couldn't afford to do so. That doesn't stop them from saying they live in 'Loughton', usually adding that Debden is just a postcode, etc. While Loughton Town Council is responsible for Debden, Loughtonians have never really accepted a council housing estate on their doorstep.  They deal with this by either denying it exists altogether (saying it is all Loughton) or by talking about the 'Debden Estate' or 'North Loughton'. Debden folk, on the other hand, especially those who live around the Broadway, do not mix with those living near to Loughton High Road end, by choice.  They feel that Loughton residents are snobs and say they have nothing much in common. That is just how it is and the terrible bus service between the two areas doesn't help very much. Essex County Council seems to have forgotten this part of the county. Most of the local societies, such as Loughton Historical, the WI and so on are in Loughton and Loughton Methodist Church and Lopping Hall are at the centre of Loughton's cultural life. Once Debden lost Loughton Hall to the college in 1991, it lost the centre of its community and there isn't much going on in Debden at all now other than Debden Day.

 * There are significant differences between the two communities which are important. The 2001 census shows that if you live in Debden you are less well educated, live in a home worth far less than in South Loughton, are more likely to be unemployed or employed in a non-professional less well paid job.  Perhaps that is why Debden, which is mostly white, has 6 BNP District Councillors, whereas the Loughton Wards do not have any. For people who understand these things, that is another reason to keep the two communities separate.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.143.20.63 (talk) 15:42, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

 * There is only one Debden in Essex and that is the village of Debden in Saffron Walden and this is a fact. However, as the LCC estate is a 'hell hole' mostly full of 'white trash' people who live in the mostly more expensive houses in the older part of Loughton like to differentiate themselves. It's a snobbish thing, otherwise Debden, Loughton has never and mostly likely will never exist! If you don't believe me just telephone Royal Mail, EFDC or ECC who will confirm that the village of Debden is the only Debden in Essex! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Spymo (talk • contribs) 21:26, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

 * I just thought i would add another point of view, my father grew up on the "Debden Estate" as he calls it, I have also heard it referred to as "North Loughton" however I feel this is partly due to the fact that property prices in the ex council estate have risen dramatically (a 3 bedroom terraced ex-council house is now worth well over 250 000 if it has been refurbished - my father owns such a property, the house he grew up in) and as such is now a far more desirable area. I grew up in Chelmsford central essex, and while I consider myself to be middle class I take great offence to certain above comments about "white trash" (an americanism!) the original inhabitants of the area never asked to live there, they were displaced after the war, so please don't refer to my family as "trash". The funny thing is that you say its (no apostrophe, not such a 'snob' are we?) a "snobbish thing" yet I am very well spoken for someone from Essex and have myself been called on numerous occasions "posh", but I am not bothered because I know my roots and I am clearly more educated than you despite being 19 years old and only having attended a comprehensive school, but with respect to "Debden" the population has changed considerably since the time when you must've last visited, it is now far more desirable for first time buyers - ex LLC properties are now worth in excess of 250,000! While there may still be "workking class" inhabitants (not "white trash" as you so eloquently put it) the area is changing rapidly and soon will resemble a middle greater London suburb. Angryafghan (talk) 03:27, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Page move
Some good work has been done here, Debden Estate, Loughton, Essex. Is correct and this article covers that. Somone (for unkown reasons) deleted this article and replaced it with 'Debden, Epping Forest' which is incorect as there isn't a potal address for 'Epping Forest'. I would ask before any edits are made on this article they arediscussed here first.(78.86.136.146 (talk) 13:57, 2 August 2009 (UTC))

 * Help:Moving a page gives some information about how to move pages as you tried to do at Debden, Epping Forest. Unfortunately you can't just copy and past the contents to a new page and then redirect. Further information is here: How to fix cut-and-paste moves. What you need to do is continue to make editorial changes at Debden, Epping Forest and move the page using the move button. In some cases the move button will not work and there is a mechanism at WP:RM where the move can be completed. MRSC (talk) 14:00, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

 * In fact, How to fix cut-and-paste moves allows for history merges, which can reunite both histories without having to re-copy everything again (see below). MLauba (talk) 20:22, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

 * Stepping in following the CorenSearchBot false positive. The situation at present is that the version sitting at Debden Estate has evolved editorially while the one at Debden, Epping Forest hasn't budged (other than war about the redirect). In order to restore complete contributor history, I'm requesting a history merge of both articles into the one with the most recent content changes.

 * The history merge will restore the correct attribution as required by GFDL and CC-BY-SA licensing. Once this is done, if a move is desirable under the old title, please poste a request under Requested moves so that the article with its entire history can be moved (this will temporarily delete the unwanted redirect to make room for the proper move, which is currently impossible).

 * I do please request from all parties that they interrupt the reverting until the history merge is completed, as this is required by WP:C, and then discuss further moves back and forth before enacting them and transforming the article histories of both titles into an unsalvageable state, which would infringe upon every past contributor's rights. Best, MLauba (talk) 20:19, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

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Hospital(s)
I see that the Metropolitan Asylums Board operated a fever/smallpox hospital at Deptford - see the external link of locations in that article (it was apparently called South Eastern Hospital) and the brief mention I have just added to James Niven. I would imagine that there is sufficient information out there to warrant a mention but I would be drifting down yet another byway if I did so myself. So, if anyone has the wherewithal and inclination to pursue it ... - Sitush (talk) 19:57, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

 * Thanks for that. This - New Cross Hospital, Deptford - appears to be the hospital, and there's a bit of information here and here. I'll look into a bit more. SilkTork (talk) 10:13, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

History: Foreign Cattle Market
I have referred out to the main article and removed some incorrect and/or unsourced statements, e.g.
 * Women "butchered" i.e. slaughtered sheep — an old rumour, founded on a kernel of truth (women and girls did clean sheep and cattle guts from 1891 to 1898, until it was banned), only supported by one junk source and a broken link. See the main article, The Gut Girls.
 * Statistics from an article in The Times. True so far as it goes, but not representing a typical era for the market.Ttocserp 10:05, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

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Near
Cudham is nowhere near to Becontree, Goodmayes or Dagenham, I have removed the erroneous items from the article.

As for the remaining railway station I don't know where that is, so I left it in!

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London Borough of Redbridge

The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough established in 1965.

The borough shares boundaries with the Epping Forest District and the ceremonial county of Essex to the north, with the London Borough of Waltham Forest to the west, the London Borough of Havering to the east, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in the south and east, and the London Borough of Newham to the south.

The principal settlements in the borough are Ilford, Wanstead and Woodford.

Etymology
The name comes from a bridge over the River Roding which was demolished in 1921. The bridge was made of red brick, unlike other bridges in the area made of white stone. The name had first been applied to the Redbridge area and Redbridge tube station was opened in 1947. It was earlier known as Hocklee's Bridge.

History
The borough was formed in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963, covering the whole of the former municipal boroughs of Ilford and Wanstead and Woodford, plus smaller areas from the Municipal Borough of Dagenham and Chigwell Urban District, which were included to unite in one borough the Hainault area which had previously straddled Ilford, Dagenham and Chigwell. The area was transferred from Essex to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs.

Following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, minor changes were made on 1 April 1994 to the boundary with Barking & Dagenham and Newham. Further changes were made on 1 April 1995 to the boundary with Waltham Forest and Epping Forest District. The latter change transferred an area around Grange Hill and Roding Valley tube stations from Essex to Greater London.

Parks and open spaces
Redbridge has more than 35 parks, playgrounds and open spaces. These include Hainault Forest Country Park, with 300 acres of countryside including adventure play areas, cafe and petting zoo; Roding Valley Park, a wildlife sanctuary with a range of flora and fauna and woodland areas; Valentines Park, including Valentines Mansion, ornamental gardens, bowling green and outdoor gym; and Claybury Woods and Park, a conservation area that features an ancient area of oak and hornbeam woodland, meadows and wildlife ponds.

Arts and culture
Valentines Mansion is a Georgian country house and gardens in the grounds of Valentines Park, Ilford.

Kenneth More Theatre in Oakfield Road, Ilford opened in 1975.

Redbridge Museum, which opened in 2000, is situated on the second floor of Redbridge Central Library, Clements Road, Ilford, along with the Redbridge Heritage Centre.

The Embassy Cinema is an Art Deco former cinema in Chadwell Heath. It opened in 1934 and closed in 1966, but is currently the focus of a major restoration project.

Libraries
Redbridge has 11 libraries across the borough. This includes the Redbridge Central Library, in Clements Road, Ilford, which had a major refurbishment in 2012. The libraries offer a number of services including reading clubs, story time sessions, study areas and learning resources. The libraries in Redbridge are operated by Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure, a Charitable Trust established by Redbridge Council and now operating independently.

 * Aldersbrook Library
 * Fullwell Cross Library
 * Gants Hill Library
 * Goodmayes Library
 * Hainault Library
 * Redbridge Central Library (in Ilford town centre)
 * Keith Axon Library (in Chadwell Heath)
 * Seven Kings Library
 * South Woodford Library & Gym
 * Wanstead Library
 * Woodford Green Library & Gym

Governance
The local authority is Redbridge Council, which meets at Redbridge Town Hall (formerly Ilford Town Hall) and has its main offices at the nearby Lynton House.

Greater London representation
Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly, the borough forms part of the Havering and Redbridge constituency.

Demographics
In 2011 the population of Redbridge was recorded at 278,970. In common with the other London boroughs this continues a period of growth; between the 1991 and 2001 censuses the increase was 7.5% with a further rise of 15.3% by 2011. Redbridge has the third highest proportion of children and a higher-than-average proportion of older adults while the proportion of working age adults is slightly lower than average. The population density was last recorded at 4,945 residents per km2(the London regional density is 5,199, far higher than the England and Wales figure of 371).

The healthy life expectancy (HLE) at birth for Redbridge residents stands at 65.5 years for males and 62.4 years for females (the England average HLE is 63.4 for males and 64.1 for females).

Redbridge is one of the most ethnically diverse local authorities in the UK. 34% of respondents to the 2011 census stated that they were born outside the UK and 65.5% identified as belonging to an ethnic group other than white British. Redbridge's largest ethnic group is White British (34.5%), followed by Indian (16.4%), and Pakistani (Redbridge has the highest proportion of Pakistani residents of any London borough).

Ethnic and religious change
In common with many London boroughs, the 2011 census showed notable ethnic and religious population mobility in Redbridge. Ethnic groups whose proportions fell in Redbridge were White British (-23% of the borough's total), Irish (-0.9%), and Caribbean (-0.6%). Ethnic groups whose proportions rose include Pakistani (+4.9%), other Asians (+4.4%), Bangladeshis (+3.9%), and other White (+2.9%). Religious groups whose proportions fell in Redbridge were Christian (-13.9%) and Jews (-2.5%). For Jews this represented a fall of over 50% of their number in some wards. Religious groups whose proportions rose include Muslims (+11.4%) followed by Hindu (+3.6%).

Religion

According to the 2021 Census, the largest religious groupings are Muslims (31.3 per cent), followed by Christians (30.4 per cent), those of no religion (12.6 per cent), Hindus (11.1 per cent) no response (5.7 per cent), Sikhs (5.7 per cent), Jews (2.1 per cent), Buddhists (0.5 per cent) and other religions at (0.7 per cent).

The number of Christians in 2011 residing in Redbridge ranked fourth lowest in England and Wales, and 12 per cent below the London average of 48.4%. The number of Muslims in Redbridge has more than doubled since 2001.

Walking and cycling
The Roding Valley Way is a designated walking and cycling route between Woodford and Ilford.

Elizabeth line
These services serving these stations were rebranded from TfL Rail to Elizabeth line in 2022.

London Underground
Central line: Epping Branch.

Central line: Hainault Loop (follows the route of the A12 from Wanstead to Newbury Park)

Buses
Numerous London buses run through and within the borough.

Travel to work
In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: driving a car or van, 23.5% all residents aged 16–74; underground, metro, light rail, tram, 18.4%; train, 6.2%; bus, minibus or coach, 4.6%; on foot, 3.7%; work mainly at or from home, 2.6%; passenger in a car or van, 1.5%.

Education
Redbridge Council is the Local Education Authority. The Borough has the accolade of sending more young people to university than any other borough in the country in both 2011 and 2012. GCSE and A Level results are consistently higher than the Country's average. A 2017 report by Trust for London and the New Policy Institute found that Redbridge has the highest proportion of 19 year olds with Level 3 qualifications (equivalent to an A Level) of any London borough.

All schools in the borough take part in the Redbridge Schools Choral Festival, a bi-annual music festival held in the Royal Albert Hall in Knightsbridge.

Sport and leisure facilities
Redbridge has a number of sports and leisure facilities including the road and off-road cycling tracks at Redbridge Cycling Centre.

There are two local football teams both playing in the Isthmian League Division One: Redbridge F.C. (not to be confused with Dagenham & Redbridge) and Ilford FC. In addition there is fellow Non-League football club Barkingside F.C. who play at The Oakside stadium.

Valentines Park in Ilford acted as one of Essex County Cricket Club's home grounds in 1923-4 and from 1935 until 2002, when the club stopped playing there due to financial constraints.

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Talk:Dulwich

Dulwich Village
Isn't Dulwich Village just a part of Dulwich?

- Yes, the Village is just the centre of Dulwich. I'm not sure how the Village area is defined - I would suggest that it is the area under the conservation control of the Dulwich Trust.--Richard@lbrc.org 08:59, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

Isn't the navigation table on this page a little garrish - anyone know how to make it more stylish?

Edit
I've tidied up this page considerably. I hope it's OK. I cut many names of notable people who I couldn't seem to link with Dulwich. Some were alumini of Dulwich College so I cut them as they'd be mentioned on that page.

There is also a problem with duplication with East Dulwich. What should go on what page? Should there be one page on Dulwich and forget East Dulwich ie merge them? SuzanneKn 14:27, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

There's also Anne E. who lives in Dulwich. I haven't put it there because she is nice but not really wikipedia notable. Mrs.EasterBunny 22:50, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Monty Python's
According to http://www.samba.org/~jelmer/dulwich/docs/ there is a Monty Python's sketch having to do with Dulwich and an open-source project of the same name. Would it make sense to include this information in a "trivia" section? --Peterpall (talk) 14:30, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

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Muzzle

Muzzle may refer to:

 * Muzzle (anatomy) or snout, the projecting parts of the face (including the nose and mouth) of an animal
 * Muzzle (mouth guard), a device that covers an animal's snout
 * Muzzle (firearms), the mouth of a firearm
 * Muzzle (band), a band based in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
 * "Muzzle" (song), a song by the Smashing Pumpkins from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
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Spelling
Spelling of 'Edgware' in this article is very inconsistent. Also, the statement that the spelling 'Edgware' is incorrect, is itself incorrect. It may be incorrect for the original Saxon settlement, but not the modern town.IxK85 03:46, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Is someone having a laugh?
Come on, you expect us to believe this: "Ecgi's weir" I think you are pulling a fast one. Znethru

See http://www.barnet.gov.uk/archives-edgwarehistories --User:Brenont (talk) 03:14, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Notable people
This section is very vague. Are these people who ever happened to spend a single night in Edgware? Also, it's entirely unreferenced. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 08:59, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

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It's in a non-rhotic area. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.149.241.58 (talk) 10:43, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

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Wikipedia talk:WikiProject/Old history

I've been thinking of videotaping the syllabus of Ballroom Dance steps I've learned so I can review steps I forget. But then I figured, why not put it online so the next guy doesn't have to do the same thing? Actually, Wikipedia got me started on the whole idea of putting them online - what better place for them? If I get motivated enough to do it, though, it might take some work on Larry/Jimbo's part to host them here and make them available through the wiki interface. ''Fantastic! By the way, Jason and Magnus are both working on uploading programs. I imagine they'll be ready pretty soon! --Larry''

 * Presumed inactive. --Eequor 01:20, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)

This page needs updating!
Two items here should either be removed or updated:
 * Wikipedia NEWS takes users to Recent changes
 * Year in Review takes users to 20th century. Er...the 20th century is not a year. Kingturtle 02:08, 25 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Reorganization
User:Eequor has turned this page into a redirect to WikiProjects. He did not move any of the content, because he was under the impression that all of these projects were dead. I know that was wrong on at least one count (Translation into English), and I am about to place that on the WikiProjects. I believe others of these are also "live", and I recommend that people involved in those move them as well. -- Jmabel 04:10, Aug 9, 2004 (UTC)

Previously found here

 * WikiProject Arab-Israeli conflict The articles in Wikipedia about the Arab-Israeli conflict are considered by many people to represent biased views. This project is dedicated to removing the bias out of the articles (and bring a little bit of order in the articles)

 * Article of the week: A project to bring one yet-to-be-created article up to featured standard each week.

 * Companies, Corporations and Economic Information How many of us buy things? But the companies we buy from are not very well described in wikipedia. It would be good to have standards, methods, and templates.

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Talk:Edmonton, London

Local Photographer. Suggestions for images of interest in Edmonton?
I plan to add some images to this reference. Is there anything in particular people not local to this place think would be usefull to see? Yes,Maybe photos of the semi rural areas of Edmonton such as the River Lee and the William Girling reservoir.Northmetpit 15:42, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Town of Edmonton?
"Often refered to as the town of Edmonton"

I'm taking this out - I've been living in Edmonton since 1988 and I've never heard anybody say any such thing! BTLizard

 * As stated in the article, until 1965 Edmonton had a town hall, and there are various references to the "town of Edmonton" up to that time. As an example, in 1621, The Witch of Edmonton (published in 1658) by Thomas Dekker, John Ford, William Rowley, et al. is set in "The town and neighbourhood of Edmonton". Coyets (talk) 08:25, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

 * I grew up in the area in the 1970's, and it was still commonly referred to as "Edmonton Town" then, just as there was also "Enfield Town." 84.93.165.235 (talk) 14:55, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Boundary
Hi folks, I would not quarrel with the latest edit by user IMC in removing "historical" from the first sentence where it formerly said "The man-made River Lee Diversion .. forms the .. historical boundary between Middlesex and Essex." because as IMC says, the original boundary was the original river Lea, not the man-made diversion. But.. The lead sentence now says "The man-made River Lee Diversion .. forms the .. boundary between Middlesex and Essex.", which ceased to be true in 1965 with implementation of the London Government Act 1963. Can anyone suggest a better wording for this? Pterre (talk) 13:37, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

I actually created the Lower Edmonton web site that is used as a reference for the comment and it does look rather garbled. However surely the issue is what on earth the comment is doing in the first paragraph anyway. What is so important about the eastern boundary? Grunson (talk) 13:34, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

No changes to the physical Middlesex/Essex border took place in 1965. The Local Government Act merely redefined ADMINISTRATIVE boundaries, just as the later 1974 local-government reorganization changed only administrative boundaries, not actual county boundaries. 87.115.88.67 (talk) 21:37, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Middlesex/Essex boundary
I've taken that section out. As you say the diversion of the river was never the boundary, and as such a boundary no longer exists, it should be dealt with (if at all) in the 'history' section, not the introductory paragraph. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.104.182.112 (talk) 00:08, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

 * Such a boundary no longer exists? Yes it does!  There is still an Essex/Middlesex boundary.  The fact that bureaucrats redefined administrative boundaries hasn't changed that.  Even the government itself has acknowledged that the various local govt. changes (1974 etc.) were NOT decreeing changes in actual county boundaries or attempting to abolish counties as such.   87.115.56.207 (talk) 18:30, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

 * And still those who I must assume have some sort of agenda keep trying to insist that Middlesex no longer exists, despite the fact that they cannot cite anything which officially abolished it as a county. The abolition of any particular government administrative body bearing the county name is NOT the same thing!    87.115.163.24 (talk) 12:27, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
 * The only agenda is WikiProject UK geography/How to write about counties. Please read this. If you have a problem with the policy might I suggest you raise this in the appropriate forum. The fact that Edmonton (along with numerous other places which do not suffer repeated vandalism) was part of Middlesex prior to the creation of Greater London is referred to later in the article. Please also note that if you wish to show that Edmonton is still in Middlesex the onus lies on you to provide reliable references, not on anyone to disprove it. Pterre (talk) 13:43, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

 * You talk as if these Wikipedia guidelines are somehow more important than facts. That Edmonton had been within Middlesex for centuries does not seem to be disputed by anyone.  So where is the legislation which decreed that Middlesex, as a county, was no longer to exist?  Can you cite it?  Of course not, because no such legislation was ever passed.   Middlesex County Council, the local government body, was abolished, certainly.  But that's not the same thing as a decree that the county itself is no longer to be considered to be in existence.  87.112.142.201 (talk) 18:04, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Take your arguments to UKGEO. Mr Stephen (talk) 18:53, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

 * Where your claim, backed up by official documentation and statements will be completely dismissed because "established Wikipedia policy," despite having nothing to back it up, will be deemed to take precedence. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.208.48.115 (talk) 16:10, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * No. At UKGEO you can make your argument that the encyclopedia would be improved by changing the naming guideline.  Mr Stephen (talk) 16:44, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * By the way (User talk:87.112.142.201) or (User talk:46.208.48.115) or whatever IP address you appear as next. I support Mr Steven's repeated suggestions about raising your issue at the UKGeo Talk pages. I would also advise apart from your constant habit of ignoring advice the other reasons why your posts lack credibility is that you keep on appearing using a new IP address every day or so which becomes tedious for other editors wo have to establish if you are a new editor contributing or not. This may not be done on purpose but does not help your cause. Maybe you are just failing to log in but I assume its because you have not registered with an account. See Why create an account? I encourage you to open an account as by doing this as you will achieve more. As will acting in a polite and respectful way towards other editors. Unfortunately you do not have a good track record to date when you repeatedly accuse them of being bureaucrats with an agenda and trying to further their own interests etc. Please see Assume good faith and see here which deals with civility and avoiding the making of personal attacks on oher editors. I hope you are of the mind to take this advice on board.Tmol42 (talk) 21:26, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

Proposed merge with Houndsfield Primary School
Non-notable primary school Tacyarg (talk) 22:49, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose The page has a reliable source. In my experience, most schools can now meet the test of WP:N. Also, Edmonton has a large number of schools, see List of schools in Enfield, and the page for Edmonton would be swamped by new sections for each of them. There is no harm in this school having its own article. Moonraker (talk) 06:17, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

Edmonton as a town?
Sirfurboy, you told me that Edmonton is "historically" a town. But its historically. It now is a London suburb. The opening description even says "District of London". 2A02:C7C:B459:F500:79B1:190A:9290:6836 (talk) 16:34, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

 * The lead says it is both a town and a local government district. Which is true. But why wouldn't we call it a town? It had a town council, a town hall, a town centre and sources called it and continue to call it a town. We do this for all London towns. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 16:49, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Well, many other areas of London have a town hall and they aren't called towns. Wandsworth, West Ham, East Ham aren't called "towns" but just regular districts and areas. 2A02:C7C:B459:F500:79B1:190A:9290:6836 (talk) 18:50, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Wandsworth is literally also called "Wandsworth Town"! Also, scroll up to the section above: "Town of Edmonton?". Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 19:11, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I've read the article many times and it said "Wandsworth Town is a district of South London" not a town. 2A02:C7C:B459:F500:79B1:190A:9290:6836 (talk) 20:36, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Which proves what? The page also has a picture of "Wandsworth's town centre". Are you saying Wandsworth Town is not a town? In any case, the only thing that matters is how sources describe Edmonton. As I said, note the discussion above. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 20:50, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * It proves my point that not all of the London suburbs are called "town" solely because they have a town hall. Look at East Ham article you guys made, that's also called a "district" and not a town, besides it doesn't even have the traits to be a town. 2A02:C7C:B459:F500:79B1:190A:9290:6836 (talk) 07:48, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I am hoping others may join this discussion, but to be clear, per WP:ONUS, a consensus is required before re-asserting a challenged edit. You say you don't see it in the sources. I said twice to scroll up, where discussion on this page did show at least one source for it. There is also this (both for the same thing) that speaks of the Angel Edmonton as the town centre, and another source  speaking of Edmonton Green in the same terms. Edmonton is both a district and a town (as is the case for many London towns). It is historically a town and referred to as such, and the town hall is a bit of a giveaway on that. Whether it is still a town is a question we could explore, but your edit removed the historical information of it as a town too, so that won't do. In any case, again, it seems (if you read up the page) that people locally still called it a town after the demolition of the town hall.
 * Now you also say look at East Ham and West Ham. But there are many counter examples, because Wikipedia pages are not sources for other Wikipedia pages. If you want to challenge the way London towns are described en masse, then raise it at Wikipedia Project London. Otherwise, if discussing here, what matters is what the sources say about Edmonton, not what they say about East Ham and West Ham. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 09:11, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
 * It still has the same concept. Not to mention that West Ham, East Ham, Wandsworth and Edmonton all have town halls, but only Edmonton is called a "town" and all the others have been called an area, a suburb or a district. 5.69.179.242 (talk) 12:42, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

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Wright County, Missouri

Wright County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,188. Its county seat is Hartville. The county was officially organized on January 29, 1841, and is named after Silas Wright (D-New York), a former Congressman, U.S. Senator and Governor of New York.

As of the 2020 United States Census, the U.S. Census Bureau recognized the mean center of the United States population to be within the county, near the community of Hartville.

History
Wright County is bordered by Laclede County on the north, Texas County on the east, Douglas County on the south, and Webster County on the west. It is in the part of the state considered Southwest Missouri. Formed from part of Pulaski County on January 29, 1841, Wright County was named in honor of Silas Wright, a prominent New York Democrat. The county seat of Hartville was named after pioneer settler Isaac Hart. Wright County lost part of its land in 1845 to Texas County, in 1849 to Laclede, and in 1855 a big chunk to Webster.

It appears there were no Native American settlements early in the area, although the wandering Delawares, Shawnees, and Piankashaws did come through. Early white settlers were in the county in 1836 and were probably hunters. Earliest known settlers (by 1840) were Samuel Thompson, Robert Moore, John W. Burns, Jeff and Robert Montgomery, Benjamin Stephens, James Young, William Franklin, Isham Pool, and the Tuckers, according to Goodspeed.

The county has been devastated several times by storms. A tornado that swept through Southwest Missouri that devastated Webster County on April 18, 1880. A flood occurred April 22–23, 1885. Another tornado on May 8, 1888, did considerable damage, as did a hailstorm near the same time that reportedly left hail 3-4 inches deep and in drifts 5–8 feet high, after falling for two hours. Goodspeed gives great accounts of these storms, as well as others.

A good-sized portion of the county is located in the Mark Twain National Forest. The Gasconade River and its tributaries flow through the county, as well allowing for great recreational opportunities.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 683 sqmi, of which 682 sqmi is land and 1.4 sqmi (0.2%) is water.

Wright County lies within the Salem Plateau region of the Ozarks. The bulk of the county is drained by the north flowing Gasconade River and its tributary streams. The southern edge of the county is drained by the south flowing headwaters of North Fork River. The terrain is moderately hilly.

Adjacent counties

 * Laclede County (north)
 * Webster County (west)
 * Douglas County (south)
 * Texas County (east)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 60.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 60
 * [[Image:MO-5.svg|20px]] Route 5
 * [[Image:MO-38.svg|20px]] Route 38
 * [[Image:MO-95.svg|20px]] Route 95

National protected area

 * Mark Twain National Forest (part)

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,955 people, 7,081 households, and 5,020 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 /mi2. There were 7,957 housing units at an average density of 12 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 97.61% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Approximately 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,081 households, out of which 33.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were married couples living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.20% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,685, and the median income for a family was $37,139. Males had a median income of $24,876 versus $17,608 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,319. About 17.30% of families and 21.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.10% of those under age 18 and 17.60% of those age 65 or over.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), Wright County is a part of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Wright County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (49.92%), National Association of Free Will Baptists (19.84%), and Pentecostals (7.55%).

Education
Of adults 25 years of age and older in Wright County, 71.1% possesses a high school diploma or higher while 9.8% holds a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest educational attainment.

Public schools

 * Hartville R-II School District - Hartville
 * Grovespring Elementary School - Grovespring - (K-06)
 * Hartville Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Hartville High School (07-12)
 * Mansfield R-IV School District - Mansfield
 * Wilder Elementary School (PK-05)
 * Mansfield Jr. High School (06-08)
 * Mansfield High School (09-12)
 * Mountain Grove R-III School District - Mountain Grove
 * Mountain Grove Elementary School (K-04)
 * Mountain Grove Middle School (05-08)
 * Mountain Grove High School (09-12)
 * Norwood R-I School District - Norwood
 * Norwood Elementary School (PK-04)
 * Norwood Middle School (05-08)
 * Norwood High School (09-12)
 * Manes R-V School District - Manes
 * Manes Elementary School (K-08)

Private schools

 * Mountain Grove Christian Academy - Mountain Grove - (PK-12) - Non-denominational Christian
 * Liberty Faith Christian Academy - Norwood - (K-12) - Non-denominational Christian

Alternative and vocational schools

 * Ozark Mountain Technical Center - Mountain Grove - (09-12) - Vocational/Technical
 * Ozark Regional Juvenile Detention Center - Mountain Grove - (05-12) - Juvenile Hall
 * Skyview State School - Mountain Grove - (K-12) - A school for handicapped students and those with other special needs.

Public libraries

 * Wright County Library

Local
The Republican Party completely controls politics at the local level in Wright County. Republicans hold every elected position in the county.

State
All of Wright County is a part of the Missouri 141st District in the Missouri House of Representatives and is currently represented by Hannah Kelly (R-Mountain Grove).

All of Wright County is a part of Missouri's 33rd District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by State Senator Mike Cunningham (R-Rogersville)

Federal
Wright County is included in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Jason T. Smith (R-Salem) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to finish out the remaining term of U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R-Cape Girardeau). Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative.

Political culture
Like most counties situated in Southwest Missouri, Wright County is a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. George W. Bush carried Wright County in 2000 and 2004 by more than two-to-one margins, and like many other rural counties throughout Missouri, Wright County strongly favored John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008, Mitt Romney in 2012, and Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton in 2016. No Democratic presidential nominee has won Wright County in more than 80 years.

Like most rural areas throughout the Bible Belt in Southwest Missouri, voters in Wright County traditionally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to strongly influence their Republican leanings. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it overwhelmingly passed Wright County with 86.28 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban same-sex marriage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state—it failed in Wright County with 64.84 percent voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research. Despite Wright County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes like increasing the minimum wage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $6.50 an hour—it passed Wright County with 70.99 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99 percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour in the state. During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) received more votes, a total of 1,878, than any candidate from either party in Wright County during the 2008 presidential primary. He also received more votes than the total number of votes cast in the entire Democratic Primary in Wright County. Wright County was Huckabee's strongest county in Missouri.

Cities

 * Hartville (county seat)
 * Mansfield
 * Mountain Grove (partly in Texas County)
 * Norwood

Unincorporated communities

 * Astoria
 * Boyer
 * Cedar Gap
 * Dawson
 * Duggan
 * Duncan
 * Fuson
 * Graff
 * Grovespring
 * Jerktail
 * Macomb
 * Manes
 * Odin
 * Owens
 * Rayborn
 * Smittle
 * St. George
 * Talmage
 * Umpire

title: Wright County, Missouri


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Worth County, Missouri

Worth County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,973. It is the smallest county in the state in population and, excluding the independent city of St. Louis, the smallest in total area. Its county seat is Grant City. The county was organized February 8, 1861, and named for General William J. Worth, who served in the Mexican–American War. Worth County is also the youngest county in the state.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 267 sqmi, of which 267 sqmi is land and 0.2 sqmi (0.08%) is water. It is the smallest county in Missouri by area. Iowa is located to the north of Worth County.

Adjacent counties

 * Taylor County, Iowa – northwest
 * Ringgold County, Iowa – northeast
 * Harrison County – east
 * Gentry County – south
 * Nodaway County – west

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,382 people, 1,009 households, and 677 families residing in the county. The population density was 9 /mi2. There were 1,245 housing units at an average density of 5 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 98.99% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.08% Asian, and 0.42% from two or more races. Approximately 0.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,009 households, out of which 28.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.30% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 22.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,471, and the median income for a family was $34,044. Males had a median income of $24,138 versus $17,300 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,367. About 10.90% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.80% of those under age 18 and 11.50% of those age 65 or over.

Public schools

 * Worth County R-III School District – Grant City
 * Worth County Elementary School (PK–6)
 * Worth County High School (7–12)

Public libraries

 * Worth County Library Association

Cities

 * Grant City (county seat)
 * Sheridan

Towns

 * Allendale

Villages

 * Denver
 * Irena
 * Worth

Unincorporated communities

 * Isadora
 * Oxford
 * Prohibition City

Local
The Republican Party controls politics at the local level in Worth County. Republicans hold all but six of the elected positions in the county.

State
Worth County is part of the 1st district in the Missouri House of Representatives, currently held by Jeff Farnan (R-Stanberry).

Worth County is part of the 12th District in the Missouri Senate, currently held by Dan Hegeman (R-Cosby).

Federal
Worth County is included in Missouri's 6th Congressional District and is currently represented by Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 171, than any candidate from either party in Worth County during the 2008 presidential primary.

title: Worth County, Missouri


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Webster County, Missouri

Webster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,085. Its county seat is Marshfield. The county was organized in 1855 and named for U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of State Daniel Webster.

Webster County is part of the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
Webster County was organized on March 3, 1855, and encompasses some of the highest extensive upland area of Missouri's Ozarks. The judicial seat is Marshfield, which lies 1,490 feet above sea level. Webster County is the highest county seat in the state of Missouri. Pioneer Legislator John F. McMahan named the county and county seat for Daniel Webster, and his Marshfield, Massachusetts home.

Marshfield was laid out in 1856 by R.H. Pitts, on land that was given by C.F. Dryden and W.T. and B.F.T. Burford. Until a courthouse was built, the county business was conducted at Hazelwood where Joseph W. McClurg, later Governor of Missouri, operated a general store. Today's Carthage Marble courthouse was built in 1939-1941 and is the county's third.

During the U.S. Civil War, a small force of pro-Southern troops was driven out of Marshfield in February 1862, and ten months later a body of Confederates was routed east of town. On January 9, 1863, General Joseph O. Shelby’s troops burned the stoutly built Union fortification at Marshfield and at Sand Springs, evacuated earlier. During Marmaduke's First Raid, on January 9, 1863, Confederate Troops under the command of Col. Joseph C. Porter, led by Lt. Colonel John M. Wimer, burned the Fort at Hazelwood. By 1862, the telegraph line passed near Marshfield on a route later called the "Old Wire Road".

A part of the 1808 Osage Native American land cession, the county was settled in the early 1830s by pioneers from Kentucky and Tennessee. A Native American trail crossed southern Webster County and many prehistoric mounds are in the area.

The railroad-building boom of the post Civil War period stimulated the county's growth as a dairy, poultry, and livestock producer. The Atlantic & Pacific (Frisco) Railroad was built through Marshfield in 1872, and by 1883 the Kansas City, Springfield, and Memphis (Frisco) crossed the county. Seymour, Rogersville, Fordland and Niangua grew up along the railroad routes.

Early schools in the county were Marshfield Academy, chartered in 1860; Mt. Dale Academy, opened in 1873; and Henderson Academy, chartered in 1879.

On April 18, 1880, an intense tornado measuring F4 on the Fujita scale struck Marshfield. Its damage path was 800 yd wide and 64 mi long. The tornado killed 99 people and injured 100, and it is said that 10% of Marshfield's residents were killed and all but 15 of its buildings were destroyed. The composition “Marshfield Cyclone” by the African-American musician John W. (Blind) Boone gave wide publicity to the cyclone, which is still listed as one of the top ten natural disasters in the history of the nation.

Astronomer Edwin P. Hubble (1889–1953) was born in Marshfield and attended through the third grade in the public school system. A replica of the Hubble telescope sits in the courthouse yard and the Marshfield stretch of I-44 was named in his honor.

Marshfield holds claim to the oldest Independence Day parade west of the Mississippi River. Former President George Herbert Walker Bush and wife Barbara visited the parade on July 4, 1991, while campaigning for the presidency through Missouri. Webster County also boasts the longest continuous county fair in the state of Missouri.

The annual Seymour Apple Festival, established in 1973, has grown to one of Missouri's largest free celebrations, with estimated crowds of more than 30,000 congregating on the Seymour public square each second weekend of September. The festival pays tribute to Seymour's apple industry, which began in the 1840s, with Seymour being called "The Land Of The Big Red Apple" around the turn of the 20th century, when Webster County produced more than 50 percent of the state's apple crop.

Geography
Webster County straddles the drainage divide between the Missouri and White rivers and the headwaters of the James, Niangua, Gasconade, and Pomme de Terre rivers arise in Webster County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 594 sqmi, of which 593 sqmi is land and 1.2 sqmi (0.2%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * Dallas County (northwest)
 * Laclede County (northeast)
 * Wright County (east)
 * Douglas County (southeast)
 * Christian County (southwest)
 * Greene County (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-44 (MO).svg|20px]] Interstate 44
 * [[Image:US 60.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 60
 * [[Image:MO-38.svg|20px]] Route 38

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,045 people, 11,073 households, and 8,437 families residing in the county. The population density was 52 PD/sqmi. There were 12,052 housing units at an average density of 20 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 96.20% White, 1.16% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Approximately 1.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 11,073 households, out of which 37.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.00% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.80% were non-families. 20.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.90% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,948, and the median income for a family was $46,941. Males had a median income of $28,168 versus $20,768 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,948. About 9.60% of families and 14.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.00% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.

Local
The Republican Party predominantly controls politics at the local level in Webster County. Republicans hold all of the elected positions in the county.

State
Webster County is split between Missouri's 129th and 141st Districts in the Missouri House of Representatives.

 * District 129 — John Black (R-Marshfield). Consists of the western part of the county.
 * District 141 — Hannah Kelly (R-Mountain Grove). Consists of the eastern part of the county.

All of Webster County is part of Missouri's 20th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Curtis Trent (R-Rural Greene County).

Federal
The northern half of Webster County is included in Missouri's 4th Congressional District, which is currently represented by Mark Alford (R-Kansas City) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The southern half of the county is included in the 7th Congressional District, which is represented by Eric Burlison (R-Springfield).

Political culture
Like most counties situated in Southwest Missouri, Webster County is a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. In 2020, Donald Trump garnered nearly 80% of the vote, with Joe Biden receiving 19%. Going back in time, George W. Bush carried Webster County in 2000 and 2004 by around two-to-one margins, and like many other rural counties throughout Missouri, Webster County strongly favored John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008. The last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Webster County was Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Like most areas throughout the Bible Belt in Southwest Missouri, voters in Webster County traditionally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to strongly influence their Republican leanings. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it overwhelmingly passed Webster County with 82.32 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban same-sex marriage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state—it failed in Webster County with 57.94 percent voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research. Despite Webster County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes like increasing the minimum wage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $6.50 an hour—it passed Webster County with 75.50 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99 percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour in the state. During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.

Missouri presidential preference primaries
In 2020, there were: 2,614 votes for Republicans (98% for President Donald J. Trump); 1,782 votes for Democrats (scattered among 23 candidates; the top four of which were: Joseph R. Biden, Bernie Sanders, Michael R. Bloomberg, & Tulsi Gabbard); 8 for the Libertarian Party; 8 for the Constitution Party; and 1 for the Green Party.

In 2016, during an open Presidential Primary, there were: 1,793 votes for Democrats; 6,878 votes for Republicans; 11 Libertarian votes, and 2 votes for candidates of the Constitution Party. Among a field of Democrats, Bernie Sanders out-paced Hillary Clinton (53% vs. 45%) and others. Among Republicans, Texas Senator Ted Cruz gained more votes (53%) than future President Donald J. Trump and the other contenders.

In 2012, Rick Santorum received 1,343 votes, more than any other candidate and approximately 63% of Republican votes cast.

In 2008, former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) received more votes, a total of 2,576, than any candidate from either party in Webster County during the presidential primary.

Public schools
Also, shared with neighboring counties:
 * Fordland R-III School District - Fordland
 * Fordland Elementary School - (K-05)
 * Fordland Middle School - (06-08)
 * Fordland High School - (09-12)
 * Logan-Rogersville R-VIII School District - Rogersville
 * Logan-Rogersville Primary School - (PK-01)
 * Logan-Rogersville Elementary School - (02-03)
 * Logan-Rogersville Upper Elementary School - (04-06)
 * Logan-Rogersville Middle School - (07-08)
 * Logan-Rogersville High School - (09-12)
 * Marshfield R-I School District - Marshfield
 * Edwin P. Hubble Elementary School - (K-01)
 * Daniel Webster Elementary School - (02-03)
 * Shook Elementary School - (04-05)
 * Marshfield Jr. High School - (06-08)
 * Marshfield High School - (09-12)
 * Niangua R-V School District - Niangua
 * Niangua Elementary School - (K-06)
 * Niangua High School - (07-12)
 * Seymour R-II School District - Seymour
 * Seymour Elementary School - (PK-05)
 * Seymour Middle School - (06-08)
 * Seymour High School - (09-12)
 * Conway School (Laclede County R-1 School District)
 * Fair Grove School (Greene County R-10 School District)
 * Strafford School (Greene County R-6 School District)

Private schools

 * Ozark Mennonite School - Seymour - (01-10) - Mennonite

Public libraries

 * Garst Memorial Library (Marshfield) https://webstercountylibrary.org/
 * Rogersville Branch Library https://webstercountylibrary.org/
 * Seymour Public Library

Cities

 * Fordland
 * Marshfield (county seat)
 * Niangua
 * Rogersville
 * Seymour
 * Strafford

Village

 * Diggins

Unincorporated communities

 * All
 * Beach
 * Bracken
 * Caddo
 * Conklin
 * Crown
 * Duncan
 * Elkland
 * Forkners Hill
 * Henderson
 * High Prairie
 * Mountain Dale
 * Northview
 * Olga
 * Panther Valley
 * Rader
 * Red Top
 * Sampson
 * Sarvis Point
 * Susanna
 * Waldo
 * Zenar

title: Webster County, Missouri


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Wayne County, Missouri

Wayne County is a county located in the Ozark foothills in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,974. The county seat is Greenville. The county was officially organized on December 11, 1818, and is named after General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, who served in the American Revolution. As of August 28, 2023, Wayne County is designated the UFO Capital of Missouri, along with the city of Piedmont.

History
Wayne County was created in December 1818 by the last Missouri Territorial Legislature from portions of Cape Girardeau and Lawrence counties. Wayne County thus actually predates statehood. In March 1819, Congress established the Territory of Arkansas, and most of Lawrence County became Lawrence County, Arkansas Territory. The small strip that had been excluded was added to Wayne County by the Missouri State Constitution of 1820. The Osage Strip on the Kansas border was added in 1825. Between 1825 and 1831, Wayne County was actually larger than the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Delaware combined. All or part of 32 present Missouri counties once belonged to Wayne County. Despite its size, the Census of 1820 revealed that Wayne County had a total population of just 1,239 white inhabitants and 204 African American slaves.

When Wayne County was formed in 1818, the territorial legislature appointed five commissioners to govern it. They chose a small settlement called Cedar Cabin on the St. Francis River to be the county seat. Renamed Greenville, it had grown to about 1,000 by the turn of the 20th century. By 1940, however, the population had declined to 572. In 1941, the remaining inhabitants were forced to relocate because of the construction of Lake Wappapello. This new town's population had fallen to 270 in 1950, but has now increased to about 563.

The Wayne County Courthouse was destroyed by a fire in 1854. In 1866, the records in new courthouse were stolen, and in 1892 the courthouse again burned down. Thus few county records survive from that time.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 774 sqmi, of which 759 sqmi is land and 15 sqmi (1.9%) is water.

The most populous community in Wayne County is Piedmont with a population of 2,401 people, followed by Greenville with 563 and Williamsville with 386.

Adjacent counties

 * Madison County (north)
 * Bollinger County (east)
 * Stoddard County (southeast)
 * Butler County (south)
 * Carter County (southwest)
 * Reynolds County (west)
 * Iron County (northwest)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 67.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 67
 * [[Image:MO-34.svg|20px]] Route 34
 * [[Image:MO-49.svg|20px]] Route 49

National protected areas

 * Mark Twain National Forest (part)
 * Mingo National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics
As of the 2010 Census, there were 13,521 people, 5,717 households, and 3,850 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 /mi2. There were 8,083 housing units at an average density of 11 /mi2.

The racial makeup of the county was 97% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 0% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. 1.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. According to the 2000 Census, the most common first ancestries reported in Wayne County were 32.9% American, 15.0% German, 11.9% English, 11.7% Irish, 3.0% French (excluding Basque), 2.0% Dutch and 2.0% Italian.

There were 5,717 households, out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were husband-wife families. 32.7% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 19, 5% from 20 to 24, 14.2%% from 25 to 39, 36.4% from 40 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.8 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,954, and the median income for a family was $39,419. Males had a median income of $26,048 versus $18,250 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,378. About 15.8% of families and 23% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.9% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

Religion
According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000), Wayne County is a part of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the majority religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Wayne County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (62.76%), Methodists (10.08%), and Roman Catholics (7.07%).

Local
The Republican Party dominates politics at the local level in Wayne County and controls all but one county-wide offices.

State
Wayne County is divided among two legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives.
 * District 144 – Currently represented by Chris Dinkins (R)-Lesterville.
 * District 153 – Currently represented by Darrell Atchison (R)-Williamsville.

All of Wayne County is a part of Missouri's 27th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Holly Thompson Rehder (R)-Sikeston.

Federal
Wayne County is included in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Jason T. Smith (R-Salem) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to finish out the remaining term of U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R-Cape Girardeau). Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative.

Political culture
At the presidential level, Wayne County was traditionally a fairly independent county or battleground, though in recent years the county has become strongly Republican. President Donald Trump received a record 85% of the vote in 2020, building on his former record of 81% he set, in 2016. Bill Clinton also carried the county both times in 1992 and 1996, and since that point the county has been solidly Republican to Extremely Republican. Like many rural counties in Missouri and throughout the United States in 2008, voters in Wayne County favored John McCain over Barack Obama, and favored Mitt Romney by a significantly larger margin in 2012.

In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it overwhelmingly passed Wayne County with 87.75 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban same-sex marriage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state—it failed in Wayne County with 55.15 percent voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research. Despite Wayne County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes like increasing the minimum wage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $6.50 an hour—it passed Wayne County with 77.36 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 75.94 percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour in the state. During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)
In the 2008 presidential primary, voters in Wayne County from both political parties supported candidates who finished in second place in the state at large and nationally.

Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 1,458, than any candidate from either party in Wayne County during the 2008 presidential primary. Wayne County was Clinton's second best county in Missouri; her only better result was in Dunklin County.

Education
Of all adults 25 years of age and older in Wayne County, 87% possessed a high school diploma or higher while 30.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest educational attainment.

Public schools

 * Clearwater R-I School District - Piedmont
 * Clearwater Elementary School (PK-04)
 * Clearwater Middle School (05-08)
 * Clearwater High School (09-12)
 * Greenville R-II School District - Greenville
 * Williamsville Elementary School (PK-06) - Williamsville
 * Greenville Elementary School (PK-06)
 * Greenville Jr. High School (07-08)
 * Greenville High School (09-12)

Private schools

 * Victory Baptist Academy - Piedmont - (PK-11) - Baptist
 * New Hope Christian Academy - Silva - (PK-12) - General Baptist

Public libraries

 * Piedmont Public Library
 * Greenville Community Library Greenville, Missouri

Cities

 * Greenville (county seat)
 * Piedmont
 * Williamsville

Village

 * Mill Spring

Unincorporated communities

 * Brunot
 * Bull Run Camp
 * Burbank
 * Burch
 * Cascade
 * Clubb
 * Coldwater
 * Dees Town
 * Gaylor
 * Gravelton
 * Hiram
 * Ladero
 * Leeper
 * Lodi
 * Lowndes
 * McGee
 * Patterson
 * Shook
 * Silva
 * Virginia Settlement
 * Wappapello

Ghost towns

 * Barlow

title: Wayne County, Missouri