Aberdeen is a city located in Grays Harbor County, Washington. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 16,461. The city is made up almost entirely of a ghetto that extends into nearby Cosmopolis and Hoquiam, although there are some isolated areas of relative wealth. Aberdeen is sometimes called the “Gateway to the Olympic Peninsula” or the “Birthplace of Grunge", however locals generally term it “Hicktown, USA” or, as famous Aberdonian Kurt Cobain put it:
“In Aberdeen, I hated my friends with a passion, because they were idiots.”
Aberdeen is the homeport of the tall ship Lady Washington, a reproduction of a smaller vessel used by the explorer Captain Robert Gray.
History
The early settlers who came to the eastern edge of Grays Harbor in the 1880s called the place Wishkah after the nearby river. But some objected, and the city was eventually renamed for a local salmon cannery. That “Aberdeen” in Scottish means “the meeting of two rivers” — in this case, the Wishkah and the Chehalis — was a coincidental poetic touch.
Though the largest and best known of the three cities on Grays Harbor, Aberdeen lagged behind neighbors Hoquiam and Cosmopolis in the early years. When A.J. West built the future city’s first sawmill in 1884, the other two municipalities had already been in business for several years.
Aberdeen was officially incorporated on May 12, 1890. On October 16, 1903, a massive fire swept through the city’s commercial district, destroying 140 buildings and killing four people.
For a time Aberdeen had the distinction of being “the roughest town west of the mississippi” because of its gambling, prostitution, extreme drug use, and violence. The city was off-limits to military personnel as late as the early 1980’s, and with its currently high poverty and unemployment, police and judicial corruption, and drug use, has had little luck altering its public image.
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Aberdeen is a city located in Harford County, Maryland. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,842.
Geography
Aberdeen is located at 39°30'37" North, 76°10'9" West (39.510310, -76.169178)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.5 km˛ (6.4 mi˛). 16.5 km˛ (6.4 mi˛) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 13,842 people, 5,475 households, and 3,712 families residing in the city. The population density is 836.4/km˛ (2,166.2/mi˛). There are 5,894 housing units at an average density of 356.1/km˛ (922.4/mi˛).
Aberdeen is a city located in Bingham County, Idaho. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,840.
Geography
Aberdeen is located at 42°56'36" North, 112°50'22" West (42.943405, -112.839322)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 km˛ (1.0 mi˛). 2.6 km˛ (1.0 mi˛) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 1,840 people, 603 households, and 435 families residing in the city. The population density is 696.5/km˛ (1,807.9/mi˛). There are 654 housing units at an average density of 247.6/km˛ (642.6/mi˛).
Aberdeen, a city and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, U.S.A., about 125 mi (200 km) N.E. of Pierre. Pop. (1890) 3182; (1900) 4087, of whom 889 were foreign-born; (1905) 5841; (1910) 10,753. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 24,658.
In 1911, Aberdeen was served by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul, the Great Northern, the Minneapolis and St. Louis, and the Chicago and North Western railroads. It is the financial and trade center for the northern part of the state, a fine agricultural region, and in 1908 had five banks and a
Aberdeen is a town located in Moore County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,400.
Geography
Aberdeen is located at 35°8'19" North, 79°25'40" West (35.138494, -79.427701)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.0 km˛ (6.2 mi˛). 16.0 km˛ (6.2 mi˛) of it is land and 0.16% is water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 3,400 people, 1,526 households, and 929 families residing in the town. The population density is 213.1/km˛ (551.6/mi˛). There are 1,655 housing units at an average density of 103.7/km˛ (268.5/mi˛). The racial makeup
Aberdeen is a city located in Monroe County, Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,415. It is the county seat of Monroe County6.
Geography
Aberdeen is located at 33°49'28" North, 88°32'59" West (33.824412, -88.549733)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.4 km˛ (11.0 mi˛). 27.7 km˛ (10.7 mi˛) of it is land and 0.6 km˛ (0.2 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 2.19% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 6,415 people, 2,398 households, and 1,661 families residing in the city. The population density
