Raleigh

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Raleigh
    n 1: English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to
         colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to
         England (1552-1618) [syn: {Raleigh}, {Walter Raleigh}, {Sir
         Walter Raleigh}, {Ralegh}, {Walter Ralegh}, {Sir Walter
         Ralegh}]
    2: capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east
       central part of the North Carolina [syn: {Raleigh}, {capital
       of North Carolina}]
    
from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Raleigh, IL (village, FIPS 62588)
  Location: 37.82529 N, 88.53162 W
  Population (1990): 305 (157 housing units)
  Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 62977
Raleigh, MS (town, FIPS 60840)
  Location: 32.03035 N, 89.52363 W
  Population (1990): 1291 (495 housing units)
  Area: 13.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 39153
Raleigh, NC (city, FIPS 55000)
  Location: 35.82195 N, 78.65875 W
  Population (1990): 207951 (92643 housing units)
  Area: 228.3 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 27601, 27603, 27604, 27605, 27606, 27607, 27608, 27609, 27610, 27612, 27613, 27614, 27615
Raleigh, ND
  Zip code(s): 58564
    
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Raleigh, NC -- U.S. city in North Carolina
   Population (2000):    276093
   Housing Units (2000): 120699
   Land area (2000):     114.599714 sq. miles (296.811883 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.970247 sq. miles (2.512927 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    115.569961 sq. miles (299.324810 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            55000
   Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
   Location:             35.818835 N, 78.644590 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     27601 27603 27604 27605 27606 27607
                         27608 27609 27610 27612 27613 27614
                         27615
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Raleigh, NC
    Raleigh
    
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Raleigh, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    330
   Housing Units (2000): 182
   Land area (2000):     1.974430 sq. miles (5.113751 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.974430 sq. miles (5.113751 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            62588
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             37.827084 N, 88.533738 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     62977
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Raleigh, IL
    Raleigh
    
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Raleigh, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
   Population (2000):    1255
   Housing Units (2000): 550
   Land area (2000):     5.040008 sq. miles (13.053561 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.015490 sq. miles (0.040119 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    5.055498 sq. miles (13.093680 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            60840
   Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
   Location:             32.033008 N, 89.522893 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     39153
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Raleigh, MS
    Raleigh
    
from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Raleigh -- U.S. County in West Virginia
   Population (2000):    79220
   Housing Units (2000): 35678
   Land area (2000):     606.934576 sq. miles (1571.953269 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    2.407841 sq. miles (6.236280 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    609.342417 sq. miles (1578.189549 sq. km)
   Located within:       West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
   Location:             37.771342 N, 81.228271 W
   Headwords:
    Raleigh
    Raleigh, WV
    Raleigh County
    Raleigh County, WV
    
from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date
RALEIGH

Walt., one of the men who was permitted to hold hands
with Queen Elizabeth.  His other feats were the introduction of
the pipe into England and the plug into Ireland.
    

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