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Hackberry, LA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Louisiana
Population (2000): 1699
Housing Units (2000): 818
Land area (2000): 82.241483 sq. miles (213.004455 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 11.443713 sq. miles (29.639080 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 93.685196 sq. miles (242.643535 sq. km)
FIPS code: 32405
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 29.986485 N, 93.397190 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 70645
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Hackberry, LA Hackberry

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

 

Hackberry, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
Population (2000): 544
Housing Units (2000): 162
Land area (2000): 0.537053 sq. miles (1.390962 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.001543 sq. miles (0.003996 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.538596 sq. miles (1.394958 sq. km)
FIPS code: 31715
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.150134 N, 96.918702 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Hackberry, TX Hackberry

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

 

Hackberry \Hack"ber`ry\ (h[a^]k"b[e^]r`r[y^]), n. (Bot.) A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. Celtis occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States. --Gray. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

hackberry

noun

1: any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits [syn: nettle tree]
2: small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States [syn: sugarberry]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Hackberry \Hack"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.) A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. C. occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States. --Gray.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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