'Emporia' definitions:
Definition of 'Emporia'
From: GCIDE
- Emporium \Em*po"ri*um\, n.; pl. Emporiums, L. Emporia. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? belonging to commerce, fr. ? traveler, trader; ? in + ? way through and over, path. See In, and Empiric, Fare.]
- 1. A place of trade; a market place; a mart; esp., a city or town with extensive commerce; the commercial center of a country. [1913 Webster]
- That wonderful emporium [Manchester] . . . was then a mean and ill-built market town. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- It is pride . . . which fills our streets, our emporiums, our theathers. --Knox. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Physiol.) The brain. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Emporia, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Emporia, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000) :
26760
Housing Units (2000) :
11019
Land area (2000) :
9.900252 sq. miles (25.641534 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.064974 sq. miles (0.168282 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
9.965226 sq. miles (25.809816 sq. km)
FIPS code :
21275
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
38.408148 N, 96.187054 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
66801
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Emporia, VA -- U.S. city in Virginia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Emporia, VA -- U.S. city in Virginia
Population (2000) :
5665
Housing Units (2000) :
2412
Land area (2000) :
6.892933 sq. miles (17.852615 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.074054 sq. miles (0.191800 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.966987 sq. miles (18.044415 sq. km)
FIPS code :
25808
Located within :
Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location :
36.693018 N, 77.538090 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
23847
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Emporia -- U.S. city in Virginia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Emporia -- U.S. city in Virginia
Population (2000) :
5665
Housing Units (2000) :
2412
Land area (2000) :
6.892933 sq. miles (17.852615 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.074054 sq. miles (0.191800 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.966987 sq. miles (18.044415 sq. km)
Located within :
Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location :
36.693018 N, 77.538090 W