'Raleigh' definitions:
Definition of 'Raleigh'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
Capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina [syn: Raleigh, capital of North Carolina]
Raleigh, NC -- U.S. city in North Carolina
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Raleigh, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Raleigh, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Raleigh -- U.S. County in West Virginia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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