'Bessemer' definitions:
Definition of 'Bessemer'
(from WordNet)
noun
British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898) [syn: Bessemer, Sir Henry Bessemer]
Bessemer, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Bessemer, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
Population (2000) :
29672
Housing Units (2000) :
12790
Land area (2000) :
40.702947 sq. miles (105.420145 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.067247 sq. miles (0.174169 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
40.770194 sq. miles (105.594314 sq. km)
FIPS code :
05980
Located within :
Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location :
33.391343 N, 86.956569 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
35020
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Bessemer, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Bessemer, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
1172
Housing Units (2000) :
496
Land area (2000) :
1.671646 sq. miles (4.329542 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.053844 sq. miles (0.139455 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.725490 sq. miles (4.468997 sq. km)
FIPS code :
05936
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
40.973960 N, 80.487517 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
16112
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Bessemer, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Bessemer, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
Population (2000) :
2148
Housing Units (2000) :
1179
Land area (2000) :
5.467225 sq. miles (14.160048 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
5.467225 sq. miles (14.160048 sq. km)
FIPS code :
07960
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
46.478024 N, 90.051426 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
49911
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.