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List of U.S. states and territories by population density
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Map of states scaled proportional to population (2015)
New Jersey is the most densely-populated state
Being home to the most populous city in the country, New York ranks 7th (among the states) in overall density
Washington is ranked 24th in density among the states.
Despite a fairly average population density, Vermont has one of the smallest populations due to its small overall area
Idaho's overall population has increased rapidly in recent decades, but its population density relative to other states is low
About half of the population of Alaska lives in the Anchorage metropolitan area
Puerto Rico ranks as the third most densely-populated area in the U.S.
This article includes a sortable table listing the 50 United States, territories, and the District of Columbia by population density, population rank, and land area.
It also includes a sortable table of Density by states, divisions, regions and territories by population rank and land area, and a sortable table for Density by states, divisions, regions and territories in square miles and square kilometers.
Population density is calculated as resident population divided by total land area. Resident population is from the United States Census Bureau estimates for July 1, 2015 (for the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), and from the 2015 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs for the other territories.[1][2] In the second table, territories data (except Puerto Rico) is from the 2010 Census. Total land area is from the 2010 Census.[3]
The population density of the United States is relatively low compared to many other developed countries due to its size. For example, the population density of the U.S. is one-twelfth that of the Netherlands and one-fifteenth that of South Korea.[4]
Contents
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1 2015 Density population rank and land area (states, territories, and DC)
2 2013 Density by states, divisions, regions and territories in square miles and square kilometers
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
2015 Density population rank and land area (states, territories, and DC)[edit]
2015 Density by population rank and land area (states, territories, and the District of Columbia)hide
State
Pop. dens.
Rank
Pop. dens.
Rank
50 states
Density
(Pop.
/ mi2)
Density
(Pop.
/ km2)
Pop.
Rank
2015
population
Land
Rank
Land
area
(mi2)
Land
area
(km2)
District of Columbia 01 !1 — !— 7004110110000000000♠11,011 7003425100000000000♠4,251 50 !50 25 !672,228 56 !56 61.05 158.1
New Jersey 02 !2 01 !1 7003121800000000000♠1,218 7002470000000000000♠470 11 !11 25 !8,958,013 46 !46 7,354 19,046.8
Puerto Rico 03 !3 — !— 7003104600000000000♠1,046 7002404000000000000♠404 29 !29 !3,680,058 49 !49 3,515 9,103.8
Rhode Island 04 !4 02 !2 7003102100000000000♠1,021 7002394000000000000♠394 44 !44 59 !1,056,298 51 !51 1,034 2,678.0
Massachusetts 05 !5 03 !3 7002871000000000000♠871 7002336000000000000♠336 15 !15 29 !6,794,422 45 !45 7,800 20,201.9
Guam 06 !6 — !— 7002808000000000000♠808 7002314000000000000♠314 53 !53 !169,885 52 !52 210 543.9
US Virgin Islands 07 !7 — !— 7002799000000000000♠799 7002308000000000000♠308 54 !54 !106,906 54 !54 133.73 346.4
Connecticut 08 !8 04 !4 7002741000000000000♠741 7002286000000000000♠286 30 !30 45 !3,590,886 48 !48 4,842 12,540.7
American Samoa 09 !9 — !— 7002721000000000000♠721 7002279000000000000♠279 55 !55 25 !55,538 55 !55 77 199.4
Maryland 10 !10 05 !5 7002618000000000000♠618 7002238000000000000♠238 19 !19 33 !6,006,401 42 !42 9,707 25,141.0
Delaware 11 !11 06 !6 7002485000000000000♠485 7002187000000000000♠187 46 !46 61 !945,934 50 !50 1,949 5,047.9
New York 12 !12 07 !7 7002420000000000000♠420 7002162000000000000♠162 04 !4 16 !19,795,791 30 !30 47,126 122,055.8
Florida 13 !13 08 !8 7002378000000000000♠378 7002145000000000000♠145 03 !3 15 !20,271,272 26 !26 53,625 138,888.1
Northern Mariana Islands 14 !14 — !— 7002307000000000000♠307 7002118000000000000♠118 56 !56 25 !55,070 53 !53 179 463.6
Pennsylvania 15 !15 09 !9 7002286000000000000♠286 7002110000000000000♠110 06 !6 20 !12,802,503 32 !32 44,743 115,883.8
Ohio 16 !16 10 !10 7002284000000000000♠284 7002109000000000000♠109 07 !7 21 !11,614,373 35 !35 40,861 105,829.5
California 17 !17 11 !11 7002251000000000000♠251 7001970000000000000♠97 01 !1 10 !39,144,818 03 !3 155,959.34[5] 403,932.8
Illinois 18 !18 12 !12 7002231000000000000♠231 7001890000000000000♠89 05 !5 19 !12,859,995 24 !24 55,519 143,793.5
Hawaii 19 !19 13 !13 7002222000000000000♠222 7001860000000000000♠86 41 !41 56 !1,431,603 47 !47 6,423 16,635.5
Virginia 20 !20 14 !14 7002212000000000000♠212 7001810000000000000♠81 12 !12 26 !8,382,993 36 !36 39,490.09 102,278.9
North Carolina 21 !21 15 !15 7002206000000000000♠206 7001790000000000000♠79 09 !9 23 !10,042,802 29 !29 48,617.91 125,919.8
Indiana 22 !22 16 !16 7002184000000000000♠184 7001710000000000000♠71 16 !16 30 !6,619,680 38 !38 35,826 92,788.9
Georgia 23 !23 17 !17 7002177000000000000♠177 7001680000000000000♠68 08 !8 22 !10,214,860 21 !21 57,513 148,958.0
Michigan 24 !24 18 !18 7002175000000000000♠175 7001670000000000000♠67 10 !10 24 !9,922,576 22 !22 56,539 146,435.3
South Carolina 25 !25 19 !19 7002162000000000000♠162 7001620000000000000♠62 23 !23 37 !4,896,146 40 !40 30,061 77,857.6
Tennessee 26 !26 20 !20 7002160000000000000♠160 7001610000000000000♠61 17 !17 31 !6,600,299 34 !34 41,235 106,798.2
New Hampshire 27 !27 21 !21 7002148000000000000♠148 7001570000000000000♠57 42 !42 57 !1,330,608 44 !44 8,953 23,188.2
Kentucky 28 !28 22 !22 7002112000000000000♠112 7001430000000000000♠43 26 !26 40 !4,425,092 37 !37 39,486 102,268.3
Louisiana 29 !29 23 !23 7002108000000000000♠108 7001410000000000000♠41 25 !25 39 !4,670,724 33 !33 43,204 111,897.8
Washington 30 !30 24 !24 7002107000000000000♠107 7001410000000000000♠41 13 !13 27 !7,170,351 20 !20 66,456 172,120.2
Wisconsin 31 !31 25 !25 7002106000000000000♠106 7001410000000000000♠41 20 !20 34 !5,771,337 25 !25 54,158 140,268.6
Texas 32 !32 26 !26 7002105000000000000♠105 7001400000000000000♠40 02 !2 12 !27,469,114 02 !2 261,232 676,587.8
Alabama 33 !33 27 !27 7001950000000000000♠95 7001370000000000000♠37 24 !24 38 !4,858,979 28 !28 50,645 131,169.9
Missouri 34 !34 28 !28 7001880000000000000♠88 7001340000000000000♠34 18 !18 32 !6,083,672 18 !18 68,742 178,041.0
West Virginia 35 !35 29 !29 7001760000000000000♠76 7001290000000000000♠29 39 !39 54 !1,844,128 41 !41 24,038 62,258.1
Minnesota 36 !36 30 !30 7001680000000000000♠68 7001260000000000000♠26 21 !21 35 !5,489,594 14 !14 79,627 206,233.0
Vermont 37 !37 31 !31 7001670000000000000♠67 7001260000000000000♠26 51 !51 66 !626,042 43 !43 9,217 23,871.9
Mississippi 38 !38 32 !32 7001630000000000000♠63 7001240000000000000♠24 33 !33 48 !2,992,333 31 !31 46,923 121,530.0
Arizona 39 !39 33 !33 7001600000000000000♠60 7001230000000000000♠23 14 !14 28 !6,828,065 06 !6 113,594 294,207.1
Arkansas 40 !40 34 !34 7001570000000000000♠57 7001220000000000000♠22 34 !34 49 !2,978,204 27 !27 52,035 134,770.0
Oklahoma 41 !41 35 !35 7001570000000000000♠57 7001220000000000000♠22 28 !28 43 !3,911,338 19 !19 68,595 177,660.2
Iowa 42 !42 36 !36 7001550000000000000♠55 7001210000000000000♠21 31 !31 46 !3,123,899 23 !23 55,857 144,669.0
Colorado 43 !43 37 !37 7001520000000000000♠52 7001200000000000000♠20 22 !22 36 !5,456,574 08 !8 103,642 268,431.5
Maine 44 !44 38 !38 7001430000000000000♠43 7001160000000000000♠16 43 !43 58 !1,329,328 39 !39 30,843 79,883.0
Oregon 45 !45 39 !39 7001410000000000000♠41 7001160000000000000♠16 27 !27 42 !4,028,977 10 !10 95,988 248,607.8
Utah 46 !46 40 !40 7001360000000000000♠36 7001140000000000000♠14 32 !32 47 !2,995,919 12 !12 82,170 212,819.3
Kansas 47 !47 41 !41 7001360000000000000♠36 7001140000000000000♠14 35 !35 50 !2,911,641 13 !13 81,759 211,754.8
Nevada 48 !48 42 !42 7001260000000000000♠26 7001100000000000000♠10 36 !36 51 !2,890,845 07 !7 109,781 284,331.5
Nebraska 49 !49 43 !43 7001240000000000000♠24 7000900000000000000♠9 38 !38 53 !1,896,190 15 !15 76,824 198,973.2
Idaho 50 !50 44 !44 7001200000000000000♠20 7000700000000000000♠7 40 !40 55 !1,654,930 11 !11 82,643 214,044.4
New Mexico 51 !51 45 !45 7001170000000000000♠17 7000600000000000000♠6 37 !37 52 !2,085,109 05 !5 121,298 314,160.4
South Dakota 52 !52 46 !46 7001110000000000000♠11 7000400000000000000♠4 47 !47 62 !858,469 16 !16 75,811 196,349.6
North Dakota 53 !53 47 !47 7001100000000000000♠10 7000400000000000000♠4 48 !48 63 !756,927 17 !17 69,001 178,711.8
Montana 54 !54 48 !48 7000700000000000000♠7 7000200000000000000♠2 45 !45 60 !1,032,949 04 !4 145,546 376,962.4
Wyoming 55 !55 49 !49 7000600000000000000♠6 7000200000000000000♠2 52 !52 67 !586,107 09 !9 97,093 251,469.7
Alaska 56 !56 50 !50 7000100000000000000♠1 5000000000000000000♠0 49 !49 64 !738,432 01 !1 570,641 1,477,953.4
2013 Density by states, divisions, regions and territories in square miles and square kilometers[edit]
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Division totals – 9 divisions for 50 states and DC
Region totals – 4 regions (2 or 3 divisions each)
Individual territories
Total U.S. Territories
50 states + DC and District of Columbia
Divisions & regions as defined by U.S. Census Bureau
Last col. shows larger region which contains entity in col. 2
2013 Density by states, divisions, regions and territories in square miles and square kilometershide
Rank
State/Territory/
Division/Region
Density
(Pop.
/ mi2)
Density
(Pop.
/ km2)
Geog.
sort
01 !1 65 ! District of Columbia 01 !10,588.8 01 !4,088.4 13 !MdAtl
02 !2 30 ! New Jersey 02 !1,210.1 02 !467.2 08 !MdAtl
03 !3 69 ! Puerto Rico 03 !1,055.9 03 !407.7 66 !Terr.
04 !4 39 ! Rhode Island 04 !1,017.1 04 !392.7 01 !NEng
71 !-- 71 ! Territories 05 !991.0 05 !382.6 71 !USA
05 !5 21 ! Massachusetts 06 !858.0 06 !331.3 02 !NEng
06 !6 70 ! U.S. Virgin Islands 07 !792.2 07 !305.9 67 !Terr.
07 !7 67 ! Guam 08 !759.6 08 !293.3 68 !Terr.
08 !8 07 ! Connecticut 09 !742.6 09 !286.7 03 !NEng
09 !9 66 ! American Samoa 10 !726.1 10 !280.4 69 !Terr.
10 !10 20 ! Maryland 11 !610.8 11 !235.8 14 !MdAtl
11 !11 08 ! Delaware 12 !475.1 12 !183.4 15 !MdAtl
12 !12 32 ! New York 13 !417.0 13 !161.0 09 !MdAtl
51 !1 53 ! Mid-Atlantic 14 !416.5 14 !160.8 11 !NEast
13 !13 09 ! Florida 15 !364.6 15 !140.8 16 !SAtl
60 !1 61 ! Northeast 16 !345.5 16 !133.4 12 !USA
14 !14 68 ! Northern Mariana Islands 17 !295.5 17 !114.1 70 !Terr.
15 !15 38 ! Pennsylvania 18 !285.5 18 !110.2 10 !MdAtl
16 !16 35 ! Ohio 19 !283.2 19 !109.3 34 !ENC
17 !17 05 ! California 20 !246.1 20 !95.0 58 !Pac
52 !2 55 ! New England 21 !233.2 21 !90.0 07 !NEast
53 !3 57 ! South Atlantic 22 !233.1 22 !90.0 22 !South
18 !18 13 ! Illinois 23 !232.0 23 !89.6 35 !ENC
19 !19 11 ! Hawaii 24 !218.6 24 !84.4 59 !Pac
20 !20 46 ! Virginia 25 !209.2 25 !80.8 17 !SAtl
21 !21 33 ! North Carolina 26 !202.6 26 !78.2 18 !SAtl
54 !4 51 ! East North Central 27 !192.1 27 !74.2 39 !MWest
22 !22 14 ! Indiana 28 !183.4 28 !70.8 36 !ENC
23 !23 22 ! Michigan 29 !175.0 29 !67.6 37 !ENC
24 !24 10 ! Georgia 30 !173.7 30 !67.1 19 !SAtl
25 !25 40 ! South Carolina 31 !158.8 31 !61.3 20 !SAtl
26 !26 42 ! Tennessee 32 !157.5 32 !60.8 23 !ESC
27 !27 29 ! New Hampshire 33 !147.8 33 !57.1 04 !NEng
61 !2 62 ! South 34 !136.3 34 !52.6 33 !USA
28 !28 17 ! Kentucky 35 !111.3 35 !43.0 24 !ESC
29 !29 18 ! Louisiana 36 !107.1 36 !41.3 28 !WSC
30 !30 49 ! Wisconsin 37 !106.0 37 !40.9 38 !ENC
55 !5 52 ! East South Central 38 !105.0 38 !40.5 27 !South
31 !31 47 ! Washington 39 !104.9 39 !40.5 60 !Pac
32 !32 43 ! Texas 40 !103.1 40 !40.8 29 !WSC
33 !33 01 ! Alabama 41 !95.4 41 !36.9 25 !ESC
62 !3 60 ! Midwest 42 !90.0 42 !34.7 48 !USA
65 !-- 64 ! 50 States + DC 43 !89.5 43 !34.6 65 !NAmer
56 !6 59 ! West South Central 44 !89.1 44 !34.4 32 !South
34 !34 25 ! Missouri 45 !87.9 45 !33.9 40 !WNC
35 !35 48 ! West Virginia 46 !77.1 46 !29.8 21 !SAtl
36 !36 23 ! Minnesota 47 !68.1 47 !26.3 41 !WNC
37 !37 45 ! Vermont 48 !68.0 48 !26.3 05 !NEng
38 !38 24 ! Mississippi 49 !63.7 49 !24.6 26 !ESC
39 !39 03 ! Arizona 50 !58.3 50 !22.5 49 !Mtn
57 !7 56 ! Pacific 51 !57.4 51 !22.2 63 !West
40 !40 15 ! Arkansas 53 !56.9 53 !21.8 32 !WSC
41 !41 15 ! Oklahoma 53 !56.1 53 !21.3 32 !WSC
42 !42 15 ! Iowa 54 !54.8 54 !21.2 42 !WNC
43 !43 06 ! Colorado 55 !50.8 55 !19.6 50 !Mtn
63 !4 63 ! West 57 !49.5 57 !19.1 12 !USA
44 !44 19 ! Maine 56 !43.1 56 !16.6 06 !NEng
58 !8 58 ! West North Central 58 !41.1 58 !15.9 47 !MWest
45 !45 37 ! Oregon 59 !40.9 59 !15.8 61 !Pac
46 !46 16 ! Kansas 60 !35.4 60 !13.7 43 !WNC
47 !47 44 ! Utah 61 !35.3 61 !13.6 51 !Mtn
59 !9 54 ! Mountain 62 !26.7 62 !10.3 57 !West
48 !48 28 ! Nevada 63 !25.4 63 !9.8 52 !Mtn
49 !49 27 ! Nebraska 64 !24.3 64 !9.4 44 !WNC
50 !50 12 ! Idaho 65 !19.5 65 !7.5 53 !Mtn
51 !51 31 ! New Mexico 66 !17.2 66 !6.6 54 !Mtn
52 !52 41 ! South Dakota 67 !11.1 67 !4.3 45 !WNC
53 !53 34 ! North Dakota 68 !10.5 68 !4.0 46 !WNC
54 !54 26 ! Montana 69 !7.0 69 !2.7 55 !Mtn
55 !55 50 ! Wyoming 70 !6.0 70 !2.3 56 !Mtn
56 !56 02 ! Alaska 71 !1.3 71 !0.5 62 !Pac
See also[edit]
Book: United States
Big Eight States
Outline of the United States
Index of United States-related articles
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References[edit]
Resident Population Data - 2010 Census. United States Census Bureau. Last accessed January 10, 2011.[dead link]
[1] 2015 List of Countries by Population Density [for territories]. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
Jump up ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". 2015 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. December 2015. Archived from the original (CSV) on December 23, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
Jump up ^ http://statisticstimes.com/population/countries-by-population-density.php 2015 - List of Countries by Population Density. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
Jump up ^ "State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. February 11, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
Jump up ^ United Nations World Population Prospects Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
Jump up ^ http://www.onlinecalifornia.us/countyarea.shtml
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Mary River (Queensland)
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This article is about the Mary River, Queensland, Australia. For other uses, see Mary River.
Mary (Moocooboola)
Wide Bay
River
The upper Mary River at Conondale
Name origin: Lady Mary Lennox,[1] wife of Charles Augustus FitzRoy
Country
Australia
State
Queensland
Regions
South East Queensland, Wide Bay–Burnett
Tributaries
- left Yabba Creek, Kandanga Creek, Widgee Creek, Wide Bay Creek, Munna Creek, Susan River
- right Obi Obi Creek, Tinana Creek
Source
Conondale Range
- location Conondale, South East Queensland
- elevation 209 m (686 ft)
- coordinates 26°47′39″S 152°44′41″E / 26.79417°S 152.74472°E / -26.79417; 152.74472
Mouth
Great Sandy Strait
- location River Heads, Wide Bay–Burnett
- elevation 0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates 26°35′06″S 152°44′01″E / 26.58500°S 152.73361°E / -26.58500; 152.73361Coordinates: 26°35′06″S 152°44′01″E / 26.58500°S 152.73361°E / -26.58500; 152.73361
Length
291 km (181 mi)
Basin
9,595 km2 (3,705 sq mi)
Reservoir
Lake Borumba
Location of Mary River mouth in Queensland
Wikimedia Commons: Mary River (Queensland)
[2]
Topo map sheet with most of Mary River to mouth
The Mary River (Kabi: Moocooboola) is a major river system located in the South East and Wide Bay–Burnett regions of Queensland, Australia.
Contents
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1 Course and features
1.1 2011 floods
2 Flora and fauna
3 Etymology
4 Traveston Crossing Dam
5 Port of Maryborough
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Course and features[edit]
Gold sluicing in the 1890s
Mary River near Tiaro, 2012
View from Dickabram Bridge, 2010
The river rises at Booroobin in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, west of Landsborough. From its source, the Mary River flows north through the towns of Kenilworth, Gympie, Tiaro and Maryborough before emptying into the Great Sandy Strait, a passage of water between the mainland and Fraser Island, near the town of River Heads, 17 km (11 mi) south of Hervey Bay. The Mary River flows into the Great Sandy Strait, near wetlands of international significance recognised by the International agreement of the Ramsar Convention and the UNESCO Fraser Island World Heritage Area, which attracts thousands of visitors every year.
Notable river crossings include the Dickabram Bridge, the Granville Bridge at Maryborough, and the Lamington Bridge.
From source to mouth, the Mary River is joined by nineteen tributaries, including the Tinana Creek, Munna Creek, Obi Obi Creek, Yabba Creek, Wide Bay Creek and the Susan River. The river descends 209 metres (686 ft) over its 291-kilometre (181 mi) course.[2] The river's catchment area is 9,595 square kilometres (3,705 sq mi) and is bounded by the Conondale, Jimna and Burnett Ranges.[3]
It is also a historical Australian river that contains gold as was first discovered in Gympie by James Nash.
2011 floods[edit]
The Mary River experienced major flooding during the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. In some places the river rose 20 metres (66 ft).[4] In Maryborough the river peaked at 8.2 metres (27 ft) while at Gympie the peak was 19.3 metres (63 ft). The Bruce Highway was closed to the north and south of Gympie[5] and more than 50 homes and businesses were inundated.[6] The high turbidity levels interfered with the natural breeding cycle for some of the river species.[4]
Flora and fauna[edit]
The endangered Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus) lives in the river.[7] Other marine life native to the river include the Queensland lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) and the endangered Mary River cod (Maccullochella mariensis). Significant vulnerable and endangered species that live in the river also include endangered giant barred frog, Cascade tree frog and Coxen's fig parrot and the vulnerable tusked frog, honey blue-eye fish, the Richmond birdwing butterfly and the Illidge's ant blue butterfly. Saltwater crocodiles are occasionally seen in the lower reaches of the river, with one notable 3.5-metre (11 ft) crocodile being known to live in the river since April 2012.[8] Although the official range for saltwater crocodiles stops near Gladstone, it is widely regarded that the Mary River is the most southerly range limit for crocodiles.
Etymology[edit]
The river was traditionally named Moocooboola by the indigenous Australian Kabi people. The river was named Wide Bay River on 10 May 1842 by early European explorers, Andrew Petrie[9] and Henry Stuart Russell.[10] The official name was changed on 8 September 1847 (prior to Queensland becoming a separate colony) by Charles Augustus FitzRoy, then Governor of New South Wales, to Mary River — after his wife Lady Mary Lennox (15 August 1790 to 7 December 1847).[1]
Traveston Crossing Dam[edit]
Main article: Traveston Crossing Dam
In light of the region's longest drought in one hundred years, the Queensland Government announced on 27 April 2006 its intention to dam part of the Mary River at Traveston Crossing, south of Gympie. The project was cancelled in November 2009, after being refused approval by Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett.
The action had been planned to create a reservoir "almost as big as the Wivenhoe Dam" by 2011.[11] The Traveston Dam was projected to inundate an area of fertile farmland, endangered regional ecosystems and small towns more than 1.3 times the area of Sydney Harbour.[12] There was considerable local opposition to the proposal, with all Mary Valley and Sunshine Coast Shire Councils opposed to the dam proposal [13] on a variety of grounds including: the dislocation of the local community from the inundated area; adverse effects on downstream communities; and environmental impacts such as the removal of one of the few remaining habitats for the vulnerable Queensland Lungfish.[14] More than 20,000 residents formally petitioned the Queensland State Parliament to halt the dam. There were further concerns that the geomechanics of the proposed site were not suitable for damming due to potentially significant leakage (due to the predominantly sandy substrate) and evaporation problems.[15]
There was strong opposition to the dam from the wider and international community, based on environmental concerns related to the endangered Mary River cod, Mary River turtle, giant barred frog, Cascade tree frog, Coxen's fig parrot, the vulnerable Queensland lungfish, tusked frog, honey blue-eye fish, the Richmond birdwing butterfly and the Illidge's ant blue butterfly.[16] There were also fears for the dugong, a globally vulnerable species. It was alleged that reduced fresh water flowing to the Great Sandy Strait would have affected the growth of seagrass, the dugong's primary food source.
The Mary River Turtle and the Queensland Lungfish attracted particular attention regarding their conservation. The Mary River Turtle, whose only known home is the Mary River, is a cloacal ventilator ('bum breather' – it uses oxygen from water taken in through its tail), and is listed in the top 25 most endangered turtle species in the world. The Lungfish also has great significance to evolutionary biologists. It requires the rapids in order to breed, and much of its breeding habitat had already been interrupted by other dams in Queensland. Professor Jean Joss of Macquarie University stated, in a submission to the Senate Inquiry 2007: "The Mary River dam would almost certainly push the lungfish to 'Critically Endangered,' and in the long term will lead to its extinction in the wild."[citation needed] The Mary River Cod, which only lives naturally in the Mary River system, is already Critically Endangered. It is completely protected, and it is illegal to fish them.
The barque Maria Ysasi, 1874
Port of Maryborough[edit]
Main article: Port of Maryborough
The Port of Maryborough was opened in 1847 and in 1859 it was declared a port of entry. In 1856, after the river became unnavigable to larger vessels a new township and port were established. From the 1850s to the end of the century the port was one of Australia's busiest immigration ports.[17] Some authorities called the port "Wide Bay" well into the 1860s.
See also[edit]
Queensland portal
Water portal
Environment portal
List of rivers of Queensland
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "Mary River (entry 21155)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b "Map of Mary River, QLD". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
Jump up ^ "Water resources – Overview – Queensland – Basin & Surface Water Management Area: Mary River (Qld)". Australian Natural Resources Atlas. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
^ Jump up to: a b Volkofsky, Aimee (26 January 2011). "Mary River battered by flood waters". ABC News. Wide Bay, Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
Jump up ^ "Mary River floodwaters fill Gympie streets". ABC News. Australia. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
Jump up ^ Cubby, Ben (12 January 2011). "Peak leaves city severed and submerged". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
Jump up ^ "Mary River turtle". Queensland's Vanishing Wildlife. Archived from the original on 11 May 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
Jump up ^ "'Extreme caution' urged over elusive Mary River croc". ABC News. Australia. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
Jump up ^ Petrie, Constance Campbell (1904). "Part II Chapter VI". Tom Petrie's Reminiscences of Early Queensland. Brisbane: Watson, Ferguson & Co. p. 261. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
Jump up ^ Russell, Henry Stuart (1888). The Genesis of Queensland. Sydney: Turner & Henderson. p. 272.
Jump up ^ "Qld Govt proposes Mary River dam". ABC News. Australia. 27 April 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2006.
Jump up ^ "Bishop to visit mega dam site". Retrieved 14 August 2006.
Jump up ^ "Mayors unite to block dam, find own solution". Gympie Times. 12 August 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2006.
Jump up ^ "Cooloola Shire Council Meeting Minutes" (PDF). Retrieved 31 October 2006. [permanent dead link]
Jump up ^ "Expert raises Mary River dam leakage fears". ABC News. Australia. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 25 June 2006.
Jump up ^ "Report to Garrett says dam species will die". Brisbane Times. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
Jump up ^ "Harbour facilities". Fraser Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
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Mary's Boy Child
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"Mary's Boy Child"
Single by Harry Belafonte
from the album An Evening with Belafonte
B-side
"Venezuela"
Released
1956
Format
Vinyl record (7", 10")
Recorded
1954
Studio
Grand Ballroom, Webster Hall, New York City
Genre
Christmas
Length
2:57
Label
RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
Jester Hairston
Harry Belafonte singles chronology
"Jamaica Farewell"
(1954) "Mary's Boy Child"
(1956) "Banana Boat (Day-O)"
(1957)
"Mary's Boy Child" is a 1956 Christmas song, written by Jester Hairston.[1] It is widely performed as a Christmas carol.
Contents
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1 History
2 Covers
3 Translations
4 Other uses
5 References
History[edit]
The song had its genesis when Hairston was sharing a room with a friend. The friend asked him to write a song for a birthday party.[2] Hairston wrote the song with a calypso rhythm because the people at the party would be mainly West Indians. The song's original title was "He Pone and Chocolate Tea", pone being a type of corn bread.[2] It was never recorded in this form.
Some time later Walter Schumann, at the time conducting Schumann's Hollywood Choir, asked Hairston to write a new Christmas song for his choir. Hairston remembered the calypso rhythm from his old song and wrote new lyrics for it.[2]
Harry Belafonte heard the song being performed by the choir and sought permission to record it.[2] It was recorded in 1956 for his album An Evening with Belafonte. An edited version was subsequently released as a single,[3] reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1957.[1] It was the first single to sell over one million copies in the UK alone.[1] To date, Belafonte's version has sold over 1.19 million copes.[4] In 1962. the full-length version was added to a re-issue of Belafonte's previously released album To Wish You a Merry Christmas.
The song was also recorded by Mahalia Jackson in 1956 but titled "Mary's Little Boy Child".[5]
Covers[edit]
One of the best-known cover versions of the song is from the German-based disco-group Boney M. from 1978, "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord."[6] This version returned the song to the top of the UK chart.[1] It is one of the best-selling singles of all time in the UK, and has sold 1.87 million copies as of November 2015.[4]
When Hairston found out how well the Boney M version had done, he said: "God bless my soul. That's tremendous for an old fogey like me".[2] He was 78 at the time.
The song has been recorded twice by Andy Williams, once on his 1965 album Merry Christmas and again on his 1997 album We Need A Little Christmas. It has also been recorded by Evie (1977), Anne Murray, The Brothers Four, Charlotte Church (Dream a Dream, 2000), Greg MacDonald, The Lettermen (1966), The Merrymen, Jim Reeves (1963), Rolf Harris (1970), Roger Whittaker, The Little River Band, The Three Degrees, The Pete King Chorale, Nina & Frederik, Carola, Vikingarna, Kiri Te Kanawa (1984), José Mari Chan (1990), Al Bano and Romina Power (1991), Tom Jones (1993), John Denver (1990), the cast of Glee (2013), RJ Jacinto (2015), Harry Connick Jr, Bryn Terfel, Connie Talbot and many others.
The song was also included on the 1991 live concert A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert, featuring Kathleen Battle, Frederica von Stade and Wynton Marsalis.[citation needed]
Recent covers include The Wiggles on their 2004 album Santa's Rockin'; Juice Newton's folk-rock version on her 2007 The Gift of Christmas; Mandisa on her 2008 album It's Christmas; Paul Poulton's reggae version on his 2008 album Grooves 4 Scrooge; Daniel O'Donnell on his 2010 album O Holy Night; and Joe McElderry on his 2011 album Classic Christmas.
In 2012, the Portuguese priest António Cartageno made a choral arrangement for the song.
Translations[edit]
Translated versions include "Hankien Joulu" recorded by Georg Malmstén, "Kauan Sitten Beetlehem" recorded by Petri Laaksonen (fi), "Marian Poika" by Tarja Turunen, "Varje människa har ett ljus" recorded by Jan Malmsjö,[7] "...und Frieden für die Welt" by Rolf Zuckowski, "Maria's Kind" by La Esterella, "Bethlehem" by Rob de Nijs, "Det hände sig för länge sen" recorded by Kikki Danielsson on her 1987 Christmas album Min barndoms jular,[8] "Det hände sig för länge sen" recorded by Stefan Borsch on his 1981 Christmas album I kväll jag tänder ett ljus,[9] "Himlens hemlighet" recorded by Tommy Körberg and "Du är som en sommardag" by dance band Schytts. The Schytts version was in the Swedish chart Svensktoppen for 10 weeks in 1979, where it peaked at No. 1.[10] "Ang Batang Hesus" by mayor_junneil (Filipino).
Other uses[edit]
The words and music featured on a miniature sheet issued with the 1983 Christmas stamps of the Caribbean island of St Kitts,[11] while the adjacent island of Nevis issued a complementary sheet featuring the "Calypso Carol".
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 33. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Boney M, John Shearlaw and David Brown, Hamlin Paperbacks, 1979 ISBN 0 600 20009 4, page 105
Jump up ^ RCA Victor, 20-6735 (78rpm) / 47-6735 (45rpm)
^ Jump up to: a b Myers, Justin (29 November 2015). "Official Top 20 biggest selling Christmas songs revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
Jump up ^ Columbia, 40777 (78rpm) / 4-40777 (45rpm)
Jump up ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 360. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Jump up ^ Information på Svensk mediedatabas
Jump up ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
Jump up ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
Jump up ^ Svensktoppen - 1979
Jump up ^ "St Kitts 1983 Christmas m/sheet (SG MS 138)". Justwendystamps.com.
1950s portal
Preceded by
"That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly and The Crickets UK Singles Chart number one single (Harry Belafonte version)
November 22, 1957 Succeeded by
"Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis
Preceded by
"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart UK Singles Chart number one single (Boney M version)
9 December 1978 - 30 December 1978 Succeeded by
"Y.M.C.A." by Village People
Preceded by
Mull of Kintyre by Wings UK Christmas Number One single
"Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord"
*Original Christmas Video!
(Boney M. version) 1978
Succeeded by
Pink Floyd
Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
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"Here in My Heart" (Al Martino, 1952)
"Answer Me" (Frankie Laine, 1953)
"Let's Have Another Party" (Winifred Atwell, 1954)
"Christmas Alphabet" (Dickie Valentine, 1955)
"Just Walkin' in the Rain" (Johnnie Ray, 1956)
"Mary's Boy Child" (Harry Belafonte, 1957)
"It's Only Make Believe" (Conway Twitty, 1958)
"What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" (Emile Ford & The Checkmates, 1959)
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"I Hear You Knocking" (Dave Edmunds, 1970)
"Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)" (Benny Hill, 1971)
"Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" (Jimmy Osmond, 1972)
"Merry Xmas Everybody" (Slade, 1973)
"Lonely This Christmas" (Mud, 1974)
"Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen, 1975)
"When a Child Is Born" (Johnny Mathis, 1976)
"Mull of Kintyre" (Wings, 1977)
"Mary's Boy Child" (Boney M., 1978)
"Another Brick in the Wall" (Pink Floyd, 1979)
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