Carson
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People
- Carson (surname)Carson (surname)Carson is a surname of Scottish, Irish and English origin, and may refer to:-Real persons:*Adam Carson, American drummer for the band AFI*Andre Carson, U.S...
, people with the surname Carson - Carson (given name)Carson (given name)Carson is a unisex given name. It comes from an Irish and Scottish surname, which is of unknown meaning. It may refer to:*Carson Daly, American television host*Carson Kressley, American fashion expert*J. Carson Mark, American mathematician...
, people with the given name Carson
Place names
United States- Carson, CaliforniaCarson, CaliforniaCarson is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, Carson had a total population of 91,714. Located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport, it is known as a suburb of the city....
- Carson, IowaCarson, IowaCarson is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 668 at the 2000 census.-History:Carson was formed in 1881 as a result of the establishment of a depot on the Burlington and Rock Island Railroad at this location during the previous year.-Geography:Carson's longitude...
- Carson, New MexicoCarson, New MexicoCarson is an unincorporated community in southwestern Taos County, New Mexico, United States. Named after famed frontiersman and Taos resident Kit Carson, Carson was founded around 1908, when the surrounding area was opened for homesteading. Carson is presently a low-density rural area.Carson has...
- Carson, North DakotaCarson, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 319 people, 154 households, and 83 families residing in the city. The population density was 79.4 people per square mile . There were 201 housing units at an average density of 50.1 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 96.87% White, 1.25% from...
- Carson, VirginiaCarson, VirginiaCarson is an unincorporated community in Prince George County, Virginia, United States, located between Petersburg and Stony Creek, just west of Interstate 95.History...
- Carson, WashingtonCarson, WashingtonCarson is a small unincorporated town in Skamania County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Washington.Carson is the population base of Skamania County, located just north of the Columbia River near the towns of Stevenson, Bingen and White Salmon in Washington and Cascade Locks and Hood...
- Carson, WisconsinCarson, WisconsinCarson is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,299 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Mill Creek Community and Rocky Run are located in the town.-Geography:...
- Carson City, MichiganCarson City, MichiganCarson City is a city in Montcalm County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,191.Carson City was first platted in 1866 on land owned by R. M. Abbott, Delia Miner, and Hiram T. Sherman and recorded in 1871. The first lot was sold to Thomas Scott and two...
- Carson City, NevadaCarson City, NevadaThe Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the state of Nevada. The words Consolidated Municipality refer to a series of changes in 1969 which abolished Ormsby County and merged all the settlements contained within its borders into Carson City. Since that time Carson City has...
- Carson Township, MinnesotaCarson Township, MinnesotaCarson Township is a township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 311 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...
- Fort Carson, Colorado, United States Army post
- Kit Carson, ColoradoKit Carson, ColoradoThe historic Town of Kit Carson is a Statutory Town in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States. The population was 253 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Kit Carson is located at ....
- Kit Carson County, ColoradoKit Carson County, ColoradoKit Carson County is the 18th most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 8,011 at U.S. Census 2000. The county was named for Kit Carson...
- West Carson, CaliforniaWest Carson, CaliforniaWest Carson is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, USA. The population was 21,699 at the 2010 census, up from 21,138 at the 2000 census...
- Carson and Colorado RailroadCarson and Colorado RailroadThe Carson and Colorado Railway was a U.S. narrow gauge railroad that ran from Mound House, Nevada, to Keeler, California below the Cerro Gordo Mines. It was incorporated on May 10, 1880 as the Carson and Colorado Railroad, and construction on the railroad began on May 31, 1880. A track gauge of ...
, running from Nevada to California - Carson High School (disambiguation), several
- Carson National ForestCarson National ForestCarson National Forest is a national forest in northern New Mexico, United States. It encompasses 6,070 square kilometers and is administered by the United States Forest Service...
, in New Mexico - Carson PassCarson PassCarson Pass is the Sierra Crest mountain pass over which State Route 88 crosses. The historic pass was a point on the Carson Trail during the California Gold Rush and was used for American Civil War shipping to California until the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad...
, through the Sierra Nevada in California - Carson RangeCarson RangeThe Carson Range is a spur of the Sierra Nevada in eastern California and western Nevada that starts at Luther Pass and West Carson Canyon and goes to the Truckee River...
, range of mountains in California and Nevada near Lake Tahoe - Carson RiverCarson RiverThe Carson River is a northwestern Nevada river that empties into the Carson Sink, an endorheic basin. The main stem of the river is long....
, river in California and Nevada - Carson SinkCarson SinkCarson Sink is a playa in the northeastern portion of the Carson Desert that was formerly the terminus of the Carson River. The sink is currently fed by drainage canals of the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District...
, large playa in Nevada- Carson Sink UFO incident
- Kit Carson PeakKit Carson PeakKit Carson Peak is one of the 54 fourteeners in the state of Colorado. It lies in the Sangre de Cristo Range near Crestone Peak and Crestone Needle and is named after the frontiersman Kit Carson...
, in the Sangre de Cristo Range, Colorado - Mount Carson is a subpeak of Pavilion MountainPavilion MountainPavilion Mountain is a mountain in the Marble Range in the South Cariboo region of the South-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located northeast of the ranching and First Nations community of Pavilion and to the north of Marble Canyon and immediately south of Kelly Lake, which is the...
, British Columbia, Canada, and was formerly misapplied as a name for that summit
Other
- Carson?Carson?Carson? is an EP-length vinyl record by the Gaelic punk group Oi Polloi. This release is significant as it is the first album of all-original rock songs in Scottish Gaelic, beating the EP CD, Ceàrr, by Mill a h-Uile Rud, to release by one month. Runrig's first album, Play Gaelic, was also all in...
, a record by the Gaelic punk group Oi Polloi - Carson bandwidth ruleCarson bandwidth ruleIn telecommunication, Carson's bandwidth rule defines the approximate bandwidth requirements of communications system components for a carrier signal that is frequency modulated by a continuous or broad spectrum of frequencies rather than a single frequency. Carson's rule does not apply well when...
, rule regarding bandwidth in a communications system - Carson CityCarson City (1952 film)Carson City is a 1952 western film starring Randolph Scott, Lucille Norman, Raymond Massey, and Richard Webb. Carson City was Warner Bros.' first film shot in WarnerColor.-Plot:...
, a 1952 film starring Randolph Scott - Carson HelicoptersCarson Helicopters-External links:*...
, a heavy lift helicopter company based in Perkasie, Pennsylvania - Carson-Newman CollegeCarson-Newman CollegeCarson–Newman College is a historically Baptist liberal arts college located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, United States. Enrollment as of 2006-2007 was about 2,050. The college's students come from 44 U.S. states and 30 other countries. Studies are offered in approximately 90 different academic...
, Baptist liberal arts college in Jefferson City, Tennessee, USA - Carson Pirie ScottCarson Pirie ScottCarson Pirie Scott & Co., known informally as Carson's, is an upscale chain of department stores that have been in business for over 150 years. Their product price points are targeted to the moderate-to-upscale shopper...
, a United States department store chain - Carson ProductionsCarson ProductionsCarson Productions is a television production company established by Johnny Carson in 1980 to primarily produce The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1980 to 1992 and Late Night with David Letterman from 1982 to 1993....
, a television production company established by Johnny Carson - MV William CarsonMV William CarsonM/V William Carson was a CN Marine passenger/vehicle icebreaker ferry named in honour of Newfoundland colonial politician William Carson.Built by Canadian Vickers Ltd. in Montreal, Quebec, the William Carson measured 351 feet in length and displaced 8,300 tons...
, a Canadian passenger ferry - Carson Middle SchoolCarson Middle SchoolCarson Middle School is a middle school in the North Allegheny School District. The school is located in McCandless Township, Pennsylvania. Carson Middle School has high standards in education and athletics, having one of the highest PSSA testing scores in Pennsylvania, along with many of the...
, a school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania