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22-429: Electric City may refer to: Places [ edit ] Electric City, Washington , U.S. Anderson, South Carolina , U.S., nicknamed Electric City New France, Digby County, Nova Scotia , Canada, nicknamed Electric City Schenectady, New York , U.S., nicknamed Electric City Scranton, Pennsylvania , U.S., nicknamed Electric City Electric City Trolley Museum ,

44-671: A scrivener's error. Such plats can sometimes serve to relocate lot-lines or other features, but laws usually tightly restrict such use. A vacating plat functions to legally void a prior plat or portion of a plat. The rules normally allow such plats only when all the platted lots remain unsold and no construction of buildings or public improvements has taken place. Other names associated with parcel maps are: land maps, tax maps, real estate maps, landowner maps, lot and block survey system and land survey maps. Parcel maps, unlike any other public real estate record, have no federal, state or municipal oversight with their development. Plats contain

66-502: A Scranton trolley museum Kaukauna, Wisconsin , U.S., nicknamed Electric City Peterborough, Ontario , Canada, nicknamed Electric City Great Falls, Montana , U.S., nicknamed Electric City Brora , Sutherland, Scotland, nicknamed the Electric City Media [ edit ] Electric City (web series) , a 2012 web series published online by Yahoo Electric City of Music Instructor "Electric City" (song) , by

88-513: A fourth-class city on August 4, 1950, following a vote on July 8. The 1950 U.S. census counted a population of 1,472 people in the Electric City area a few months before the election. A group of residents contested the validity of the incorporation and appealed to the Grant County's superior court , which did not overturn the incorporation. Electric City is located near the northern end of

110-454: A plat map marks an important step in the process of incorporating a town or city according to United States law. Because the process of incorporation sometimes occurred at a courthouse , the incorporation papers for many American cities may be stored hundreds of miles away in another state . For example, to view the original United States General Land Office plat for the city of San Francisco, California , filed in 1849, one must visit

132-458: Is a cadastral map , drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bearing between section corners, sometimes including topographic or vegetation information. City, town or village plats show subdivisions broken into blocks with streets and alleys. Further refinement often splits blocks into individual lots , usually for

154-538: Is a city in Grant County , Washington . The population was 956 at the time of the 2020 census . The community was named for its proximity to the power source at Grand Coulee Dam . Electric City was established in 1934 as one of several settlements around the future site of the Grand Coulee Dam that aimed to house construction workers. President Franklin D. Roosevelt stopped at Electric City during his tour of

176-499: Is water. As of the 2010 census , there were 968 people, 447 households, and 275 families residing in the city. The population density was 569.4 inhabitants per square mile (219.8/km ). There were 524 housing units at an average density of 308.2 per square mile (119.0/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 86.0% White , 0.5% African American , 5.2% Native American , 0.4% Asian , 0.9% from other races , and 7.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.0% of

198-590: The Grand Coulee (now filled by Banks Lake ) in northern Grant County, Washington . It is southwest of the Grand Coulee Dam and the city of Grand Coulee , and connected to both by State Route 155 . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.34 square miles (6.06 km ), of which, 1.70 square miles (4.40 km ) is land and 0.64 square miles (1.66 km )

220-534: The Black Eyed Peas "Electric City" ( The Big O episode) Other [ edit ] Electric City FC , a Canadian soccer team located in Peterborough, Ontario See also [ edit ] Electricity (disambiguation) Electric (disambiguation) City Electric Electric Town Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

242-566: The Museum of the Oregon Territory in Oregon City, Oregon , as at that time Oregon City was the site of the closest federal land office to San Francisco. A plat of consolidation or plan of consolidation originates when a landowner takes over several adjacent parcels of land and consolidates them into a single parcel. In order to do this, the landowner will usually need to make a survey of

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264-403: The average family size was 2.74. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 18.4% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males. The median income for a household in

286-502: The city was $ 42,321, and the median income for a family was $ 47,969. Males had a median income of $ 46,667 versus $ 20,288 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,388. About 11.6% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over. Plat In the United States , a plat ( / p l æ t / or / p l ɑː t / ) ( plan )

308-420: The city. The population density was 1,706.3 people per square mile (659.2/km ). There were 420 housing units at an average density of 777.3 per square mile (300.3/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 89.59% White , 0.22% African American , 7.05% Native American , 0.65% Asian , 0.11% Pacific Islander , 0.11% from other races , and 2.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.84% of

330-446: The dam site later that year; by August, 500 lots had been platted for the town. Some of the earliest buildings in Electric City had been relocated from nearby Osborne , which was inundated by Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake following the dam's completion. A post office was created for the settlement in June 1935 and was followed by a school a year later. Electric City was incorporated as

352-419: The governing body, which would then have to approve it. A plat of subdivision also applies when a landowner/building owner divides a multi-family building into multiple units. This can apply for the intention of selling off the individual units as condominiums to individual owners. A correction plat or amending plat records minor corrections to an existing plat, such as correcting a surveying mistake or

374-412: The parcels and submit the survey to the governing body that would have to approve the consolidation. A plat of subdivision or plan of subdivision appears when a landowner or municipality divides land into smaller parcels. If a landowner owns an acre of land, for instance, and wants to divide it into three pieces, a surveyor would have to take precise measurements of the land and submit the survey to

396-403: The population. There were 382 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and

418-439: The population. There were 447 households, of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.5% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

440-442: The purpose of selling the described lots; this has become known as subdivision . After the filing of a plat, legal descriptions can refer to block and lot-numbers rather than portions of sections . In order for plats to become legally valid, a local governing body, such as a public works department, urban planning commission, zoning board, or another organ of the state must normally review and approve them. The creation of

462-485: The title Electric City . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Electric_City&oldid=1050977096 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Electric City, Washington Electric City

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484-426: Was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.71. The median age in the city was 50.5 years. 18.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.1% were from 25 to 44; 36.4% were from 45 to 64; and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. As of the 2000 census , there were 922 people, 382 households, and 291 families residing in

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