As of the census of 2000, there were 8, 162 people, 1, 829 households, and 967 families residing in the town's central settlement, or census-designated place ( CDP ).

Each town has a central taxi terminal usually within walking distance of the town's central plaza where taxis are stationed, and they provide transportation through local and islandwide routes.

* Hamilton, Massachusetts, where Patton's summer home was located, dedicated its central park to Patton, boasting a World War II – era tank in the center of town, and the town's school sports teams play under the name " Generals.

A summer resort close to the Maryland – Pennsylvania border, Blue Ridge Summit was popular with Baltimoreans escaping the season's heat, and Monterey Inn, which had a central building as well as individual wooden cottages, was the town's largest hotel.

The town's geography is undulating, for example the elevation of the southern point of the central one-way system is 76 metres and on its northern side the elevation is 59 – 60 metres.

This site was previously the location of the town's central Post Office and a shopping arcade, originally built in the 1960s.

The town's central location and many hotels ( for a population of just over 11, 000 it has no less than 4 ) has meant that it is a natural location for conferences and meetings involving delegates from across Northern Ireland.

The town's two historical points of interest are the unique 14th-century three-sided bridge, Trinity Bridge, which stands at its central point and used to be the confluence of three streams ; and the other is its ruined medieval Croyland Abbey, which was dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin, Saint Bartholomew and Saint Guthlac in the eighth century.

In 1933, much of the town's central business district was destroyed by the Long Beach earthquake, and one person was killed.

This would allow the population to expand, particularly in the town's central area.

Historically, however, Dublin's economy was based on the local cotton, corn, and soybean trades, which blossomed as the town's central location enabled it to thrive with the growth of the railroad.

All four of the town's main offices, including the town hall, police and fire departments and the town library, are all located at the center of town, as is the central post office.

The town's library, located in the central village, is connected to the regional library network.

The town's police and volunteer fire headquarters, as well as the post office, are all located in the town's central village.

Due to the town's geographically central location, the First Transcontinental Telegraph line ( 1861 ), railroad ( 1866 ) and highway ( 1913 ) passed through or very near Fremont.

The town's central settlement, where 605 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Walpole census-designated place ( CDP ), and is east of New Hampshire Route 12.

Rumney village, the town's central settlement, lies just north of the Baker River.

The town's central settlement, where 444 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Warner census-designated place ( CDP ), and is located along New Hampshire Route 103 and the Warner River.

The town's construction followed a scheme of rectangular streets, with church and market sites reserved in central positions.

Given the extent and central location of his original holding from the Mill Seat Tract, and the fact that most of the town's pre-1944 building lots are to, Bare's ability to shape the size and extent of development in Roaring Spring was substantial.

In 1874, the town's post office reopened and Henrietta quickly became the economic hub of north central Texas.

The town's central place in education was reestablished in 1962 when North and South Emery high schools were consolidated into Emery County High School, located at Castle Dale.

In 1846 Matthew B. Goodwin, jeweler and watchmaker, became the town's first telegrapher in a dwelling he built for himself and his business `` two doors north of the Equinox House '' or `` one door north of the Bank, Manchester, Vermont ''.

In 1996 a small memorial park north of the town's business district was dedicated to him.

Several Disney business units continue to occupy the town's office buildings, and two utility companies, Smart City Telecom and Reedy Creek Energy Services, both operated from Walt Disney World, provide services to the town.

The regular large influx of tourists and sightseers is recognised by most of the town's business operators as being the major source of prosperity.

Though not universally liked by the townspeople, the Earps tended to protect the interests of the town's business owners and residents, although Virgil's brother Wyatt helped keep a Cowboy from being lynched after he accidentally killed Tombstone Marshal Fred White.

The town's rich traditional retailing mix of high quality independent stores is a tribute to retaining long-standing and loyal business while simultaneously building a new customer base with the continued attraction of some of the biggest names in national retailing.

Artist Stephen Hutchison and his wife, Marcia, purchased the town's anchor business and architectural gem, The Copper Queen Hotel, from the Phelps-Dodge mining company in 1970 after the company had failed to find a local buyer.

The town's downtown business district is on the National Register of Historic Places and largely comprises commercial structures from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

But in recent years a partial resurgence of defense contracts and a diversified mixture of small business and professional activity have stabilized the town's economy.

A small general store run from a " rough board shanty " just north of the railroad was the town's first business, but this was joined by many more as the town grew.

The town's business is presided over by a three-person town board and a town clerk.

The town's first home was erected in March 1871 by Scott Shipman, and its first business opened in June of that year, a small general store run by Henry D. Clark.

The town's other large business is a fertilizer and agricultural sales facility northeast of town, built in 1975 and currently operated by Westland Co-Op.

Melbourne suffered the worst disaster in the town's history when a fire consumed the whole business district in 1903 and then in 1981 the southern end of town was destroyed by a tornado.

Maize State Bank, the town's first financial institution, opened in 1901, and, by 1908, a business community had emerged.

This did not hamper the town's growth, however, and by the end of 1912 the business section was rebuilt offering better facilities than before.

In 1782, a sawmill and gristmill were erected at Goodwin's Mills, which developed into the town's only business and trade center, despite the fact that some of the village is actually located in Dayton.

The town is experiencing a transformation into a thriving business and commercial center, thanks to development of office buildings and the town's recent reconstruction.

" Standish, who owned the town's first business ( a sawmill ), had the name changed back.

The small town's economy is supported primarily by small business, agriculture research and production.

The town's major business districts are located downtown and on either side of town.

National and municipal officials launched the Q-4 Project and Tango initiatives that, amongst other measures, included moving the town's largest coffee shops to the outskirts, where they continue to do business in a former rest stop.

Senatobia received its charter as a municipality in 1860, thirteen years prior to the creation of Tate County and one year prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, during which the town's business section was burned twice by Federal troops.