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Pennsylvania was the location of the first documented organized strike in North America, and Pennsylvania was the location of two hugely prominent strikes, the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and the Coal Strike of 1902. The eight-hour day was eventually adopted, and the coal and iron police were banned. [68]
This is a list of state prisons in the U.S. state of North Carolina: [1] In January 2015, the former five male divisions and one female division were consolidated into four regions, as listed below. [2] As of February 2015, North Carolina houses about 38,000 offenders in 56 correctional institutions. [3]
Windsor is a town in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,630 at the 2010 census, [4] up from 2,283 in 2000. It is the county seat of Bertie County, which is also the homeland of the Southern Band Tuscarora Tribe that remained in North Carolina post Colonialism. [5] Windsor is located in North Carolina's Inner ...
As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 692 people, 333 households, and 201 families residing in the town. The population density was 720.5 people per square mile (278.2 people/km 2).
Lexington is the county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 19,632. [4] It is located in central North Carolina, 20 miles (32 km) south of Winston-Salem. Major highways include I-85, I-85B, U.S. Route 29, U.S. Route 70, U.S. Route 52 / I-285 and U.S. Route 64.
The 2016 U.S. Gini coefficient was .59 based on market income, but was reduced to .42 after taxes and transfers, according to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) figures. The top 1% share of market income rose from 9.6% in 1979 to a peak of 20.7% in 2007, before falling to 17.5% by 2016.
As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 583 people, 265 households, and 169 families residing in the town. The population density was 615.8 inhabitants per square mile (237.8/km 2).
The North Carolina General Assembly annexed land from the neighboring Duplin County. The neighboring Wayne County and New Hanover counties would be annexed later. Early settlers were Scots-Irish immigrants from Northern Ireland, many came to colonial North Carolina under the protection and inducements of Henry McCulloch, a wealthy London merchant.