Yale Peabody Museum GNIS Database Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, south Carolina, south dakota, Tennessee The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a data system developed by http://george.peabody.yale.edu/gnis/
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The Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey Table 1 Communities Surveyed, geography of Area, and Sample Size rural SouthDakota. 375. 368. Central OR. central Oregon. 500. 500. Seattle. City of http://www.cfsv.org/communitysurvey/results8.html
Extractions: Sponsor Area Sample Size Goal Actual Arizona Community Foundation Maricopa County Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Counties: DeKalb, Fulton, Cobb, Rockdale, Henry Forum 35/Baton Rouge Area Foundation East Baton Rouge Parish Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham (AL) Counties: Jefferson, Shelby Boston Foundation City of Boston (includes oversample of 200 in 4 zip codes) Community Foundation Serving Boulder County Boulder Co. Foundation for the Carolinas Counties: N.C.: Catawba, Iredell, Rowan, Cleveland, Lincoln, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Stanly, Union, Anson; S.C.: York, Chester, Lancaster Central NY Community Foundation Onondaga Co (includes City of Syracuse) Chicago Community Trust Counties: Lake, McHenry, Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will.