Davenport
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In Australia- Electoral district of DavenportElectoral district of DavenportDavenport is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after nineteenth-century pioneer and politician Sir Samuel Davenport. Davenport is a 37.4 km² electorate covering part of outer suburban Adelaide and the southern foothills of...
, in South Australia
In Canada
- Davenport, Toronto, a neighbourhood and former village in Toronto
- Davenport (electoral district)Davenport (electoral district)Davenport is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935. Its population in 2001 was 111,705.-Geography:...
, a federal electoral district - Davenport (provincial electoral district)Davenport (provincial electoral district)Davenport is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.It was created in 1999 from parts of Oakwood, Dovercourt, Parkdale, High Park—Swansea and a small part of York South....
In South Africa
- Davenport, Glenwood Durban, in Kwazulu Natal
In the United Kingdom
- Davenport, Greater ManchesterDavenport, Greater ManchesterDavenport is a district of Stockport, Greater Manchester in the North West region of England.- History :Davenport's name arose from the building of Davenport railway station at the behest of the Davenport family who since the later 14th century had owned nearby Bramall Hall in the neighbouring...
In the United States
- Davenport, CaliforniaDavenport, CaliforniaDavenport is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. Davenport sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Davenport's population was 408.-Situation:...
- Davenport, FloridaDavenport, FloridaDavenport is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,925 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,994. While the city of Davenport itself is very small, the area north of the city close to Interstate 4 and US 27 is...
- Davenport, IowaDavenport, IowaDavenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...
, the largest city of that name in the U.S., and the third largest city in Iowa - Davenport, NebraskaDavenport, NebraskaDavenport is a village in Thayer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 339 at the 2000 census.-History:In 1872, the village was platted by the Nebraska Land and Town Company, and the St. Joseph and Denver City railroad line was built through the site of village. In 1887, the village...
- Davenport, New YorkDavenport, New YorkDavenport is a town in Delaware County, New York, USA. The population was 2,774 at the 2000 census.The Town of Davenport is in the northeast part of the county.- History :...
- Davenport, OklahomaDavenport, OklahomaDavenport is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 881 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Davenport is located at ....
- Davenport, WashingtonDavenport, WashingtonDavenport is a city in Lincoln County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,734 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Lincoln County.-History:Davenport was first settled in 1880, and was named in 1882 for resident J.C. Davenport...
Furniture
- Davenport (sofa)Davenport (sofa)Davenport is the name a series of sofas made by the now-defunct Massachusetts furniture manufacturer A. H. Davenport Company. Due to the popularity of the furniture at the time, the name "Davenport" has become a genericized trademark. It is often used as a synonym for "sofa", especially in the...
, a word used for "sofa" - Davenport deskDavenport deskA Davenport desk, is a small desk with an inclined lifting desktop attached with hinges to the back of the body. Lifting the desktop accesses a large compartment with storage space for paper and other writing implements, and smaller spaces in the forms of small drawers and pigeonholes...
, an antique desk form
Other uses
- Davenport CollegeDavenport CollegeDavenport College is one of the twelve residential colleges of Yale University. Its buildings were completed in 1933 mainly in the Georgian style but with a gothic façade. The college was named for John Davenport, who founded Yale's home city of New Haven, Connecticut...
, a residential college at Yale University - Davenport UniversityDavenport UniversityDavenport University is a private, non-profit, multi-location university located at 14 campuses throughout Michigan and online. It was founded in 1866 by Conrad Swensburg and currently offers Master's Degrees, Bachelor's Degrees, Associate's Degrees, diplomas, and post-grad certification programs...
, a college in Michigan - Davenport (band)Davenport (band)Davenport was a musical collective from Madison, Wisconsin. The project was initiated by Clay Ruby in 2002. Their musical style, difficult to categorize, owes more to freeform jazz, psychedelic rock, and experimental avant-garde music than to traditional folk music, and may be loosely attributed...
, an experimental music project based in Madison, Wisconsin - Davenport diagramDavenport diagramIn acid base physiology, the Davenport Diagram is a graphical tool, developed by Allan Jones Davenport, that allows a clinician or investigator to describe blood bicarbonate concentrations and blood pH following a respiratory and/or metabolic acid-base disturbance...
, a graphical tool used in acid base physiology - Dave Davenport, a character from the online webcomic NarbonicNarbonicNarbonic is a webcomic written and drawn by Shaenon K. Garrity. The storylines center on the misadventures of the staff of Narbonic Labs, which is the domain of mad scientist Helen Narbon. The strip started on July 31, 2000 and finished on December 31, 2006. On January 1, 2007, Garrity launched the...
- Alvin "Chopper" Davenport, a character from the video game Ace Combat 5: The Unsung WarAce Combat 5: The Unsung War, released in the PAL region as Ace Combat: Squadron Leader, is a semi-realistic flight combat video game for the PlayStation 2. Like other titles in Namco's Ace Combat series, Ace Combat 5 features gameplay that is a mix between arcade flight and authentic flight simulation...
- Davenport, a manufacturer of pottery in Longport, Staffordshire in the Nineteenth Century.