Which DUers live in small towns?

[HEyHEY]

How is it there?

edit for terrible terrible grammar in the title

[BayCityProgressive]

1. I do

I live in Bay City, Michigan. Pretty boring conservative Democrat town. Lots of gun nuts and Michigan Militia people. We have a Christian Identity Movement church here and members of it and the preacher have run for city commission as Republicans. Thank God Republicans always lose to Democrats here.

[HEyHEY]

2. Hey well...

At least your town inspired the "Bay city Rollers" Name...and that IS a true story.

[madrchsod]

15. you actually live

in a town that a british pop band named themselves after-the bay city rollers- sorry just could not help myself....

[gully]

43. I live in a smallish town, right next to a larger city...about 25,000

White Bear Lake, Minnesota... Great town!

[JohnKleeb]

3. how small is small

Herndon, Va pretty near DC. I am near the promise land yeah I consider DC the promise land because its democratic, and Maryland is too. That said I am not the only dem here thank god.

[HEyHEY]

5. 10,000 and under

But not within an hour's drive of a major city

[JohnKleeb]

35. I am excluded

[ewagner]

4. Small<=20,000

Marshfield, Wisconsin.

Interesting mix of pro-business reps, a left-over element of the John Birch Society, some left-over union organizer dems, and some well-to-do liberals.

Speaking at a public gathering is like playing blind man's bluff in a minefield. You don't know WHO'S OUT THERE!.

[izzie]

6. I do and they even got rid of the police a few years ago.

To costly for the town.

[CanuckAmok]

Oh, where is it--I want to come and J-walk! n/t

[HEyHEY]

11. Or drink in public...without a brown bag!

let the good times roll!

[short bus president]

7. Hillsborough, NC

Your colonial capital and mine. Except for HEyHEY. What was the Canadian colonial capital, anyway?

[HEyHEY]

8. well

I'd say Kingston, Luoisburg, or Saint John's. Maybe Victoria.

Or Quebec, I don't know that we have an official one. I'll check it out

[HEyHEY]

10. checked it out

I don't think there is an official one. But the whole country was official formed in Charlottetown PEI so I'll go with it.

[CanuckAmok]

14. The first Capitol of Upper Canada was...

Newark. It is now known as Niagara-On-The-Lake, and it's about an hour south of Toronto.

It was burned to the ground by American raiders during the War of 1812, and act which was the trigger for the legendary burning down of the original White House in response.

Also, the Capitol of Canada was later relocated to Ottawa, just to prevfent another American attack.

So watch it!

[HEyHEY]

18. Oh that's what colonial capital means

I thought it just meant which city had held on to it's colonial look the most, or which was the first real town. Now, I feel dumb.

[CanuckAmok]

19. It's kinda that, too...

NOTL still has a :colonial" look to it, although it's pretty tourist-y.

The first Parliament was held there, so I think it counts as the first Capitol.

How do I know this useless info? My elementary school ("Parliament Oak School")is built on the site of the first Parliament, which was held outside under a tree, because it was too hot to meet indoors.

Any more trivia? Juuuust ask.

[Benhurst]

9. Small towns? How does 1,700 grab you? That's not counting

dogs, cats, gerbils and several million katydids.
"How is it there?"
I'm on-line every waking hour. Is that enough of a clue?

:crazy:

[Feanorcurufinwe]

12. No town, but it's on fire

I don't even live in a town, the nearest town (Alberton, MT) boasts a population of 374 and it is 10 miles away. There is a city of 60,000 45 min away though (Missoula, MT). But I now know that there are 195 households in my 'neighborhood', Petty Creek, MT cuz that's the number that were evacuated because of the forest fire this week. How is it? Nice, when it's not burning ;-).

[Melsky]

13. 29 Palms, CA

Total population..................................... 11,821
SEX
Male..... 5,906
Female....5,915

I copied this off the town web page. As you can see, we have 9 more women then men.

It's a strange town, out in the desert near Joshua Tree National park. We have the largest Marine base in the US. It's where they train a lot of people for desert fighting, so you can bet it's only getting bigger. There are tons of born again freeperish Christians here. There was a lot of support for the war here, as you can imagine. I can no longer read the twice a week town newspaper because their editorials make me physically ill.

We did have our own very small war protest too. Not everyone here is a freeper. There are a lot of artists living here. It's one of the cheapest places in California to buy real estate, and it's about 3 hours from LA and San Diego, so it's close enough to easily visit the big city. Palm Springs is only an hour away, good for shopping and eating out!

I have spent most of my life in San Francisco and San Diego, so moving here was a big change. I like it. I'm kind of a loner anyway, and I socialize a lot on the net.

Here is a picture I took after a recent storm. I took it from our yard. The house in the picture is one of our closest neighbors.

If you are curious about 29 Palms, here is the web page:
http://www.29palms.com/index.html

[rabid_nerd]

16. not within in hour?

well I can get to Baltimore within an hour although I'm about 45 miles away

I'll be on Borough Council next year of McSherrystown, PA...

Very Kennedy Democrat-esque town of a couple thousand...

My site: www.mcsherrystown.net

As of the 1990 Census, McSherrystown has a population of over 2,700 people.

[Cheswick2.0]

17. about 4000

it's nice and a 10 minute walk puts you in the woods.

[Old and In the Way]

20. Dexter, Me

And getting smaller everyday....about 3500, I think....highwater mark was 1850, I think.

Anyway, do yourself a favor and check out this site....this guy has done some very neat webart with pictures of the town...

http://home.midmaine.com/~wintle/1down.html

[Madrone]

21. Roslyn, WA pop. 936 as of April 2000

From Kalamazoo, MI - so small town was hard to get used to. Not so bad since I learned to shop on the internet, though!

Roslyn is the home of Northern Exposure.

pics -

Roslyn Cafe:


The Brick Tavern:


"Downtown":


The mural painted on the back of the theatre (you can take your dog in!):

[starroute]

22. Small, but probably not what you have in mind

The population is under 9000, and we're about an hour and a quarter from Philly and just over two hours from New York.

I like to think of us as being in the middle of everywhere, rather than the middle of nowhere -- but that's only in the sense that a donut hole is in the middle of the donut. Our immediate vicinity is awfully dull.

The biggest local attraction is the farmer's market, and the high point of the year is the Halloween parade. That sort of dull.

[tarkus]

23. I live in Louisville.

It is like the 12th largest city in the country now or something because the government recently decided to include metro- Louisville with Louisville, making it much larger than it actually is. It seems pretty small though.

[Wcross]

24. Wartrace,TN

I am about 8 miles east of the village of Wartrace, TN. population 800 or so. My nieghborhood consists of myself, three people south about 1/2 mile away and two about 1 mile to the north.( on my road). I can't see either houses due to the terrian and trees.
I believe I could stand out by my mailbox naked for an hour and never worry about anyone but the girls seeing me (cows).

[Jonte_1979]

25. I was born in a small town

Had myself a ball in a small town.

[Career Prole]

26. Merkel, Texas...population 2,200 or so

Actually, I live 6 miles out of Merkel. Going to Merkel is a "trip to town". Heh heh!
I'm fairly certain that I'm the only Democrat here. I'm kind of afraid to ask around.

[rainydaywoman]

27. What's a town? jk

I'm about 8 miles from the nearest town (Tionesta, Pa), and it's TINY!!! I live on the edge of the Allegheny National Forest. Huge redneck zone. I was just making dinner listening to campers shooting. I'm surrounded by camps, used mostly for hunting and escaping the "liberal" cities. LOL They sure love to come here and destroy the wilderness!
It's rather boring around here, which I love, except for the visits from Ted Nuggent:eyes: He comes here to fish in the Allegheny. Aren't we so lucky. I'm sure the "moral majority" here loves him to bits. The ELF has been active here from time to time.

The socialist in me hates the fact that some of these "camps" (that sit empty most of the year) are nicer than most of the local folks homes. There's zero, good paying, jobs here. It's the smallest county in Pa. No 4lane highways, stop lights or radio stations.
Many ppl think Pa is a democratic state, but that's mostly just around Philly and Pittsburgh. Pa also has the highest # of KKK members north of the Mason Dixon.

The local school is nice though. My sons class size is very small and violent crimes r extremely low. Well, unless u want to count the bodies that are occasionally dumped in the woods. We had a few of those last year. Besides that, and the rednecks, just the bears and coyotes to worry about. lol

edit was for spelling

[Wcross]

30. Thats Nice

That is a nice area, I drove thru on a road trip in July. I forgot the route # but it was from oil city to Jamestown,N.Y. Up the river.

[rainydaywoman]

33. That's Route 62

It is a beautiful area! That's what keeps us here.
I'm trying to help keep it from becoming a bunch of stumps and gas wells. ;)

Glad u enjoyed it!!:D

http://www.alleghenydefense.org

[MaineDem]

28. Population about 1100

Twenty six miles to the nearest stop light, thank you very much!

Two hours from a mall.

Deer in my backyard sometimes.

I love it.

[maxanne]

29. Jackson, NH

http://www.jacksonnh.com/index.html

Population 935 at the last census. We have quaint, we have history, and some compelling natural beauty. Mt. Washington is just up the rud.

http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/index.php

Small town, though. Everyone knows what everyone else is doing. I love it. Absolutely love it.

[duhneece]

32. Boonies/South Central New Mexico

If I drive 2 miles of dirt road and another 3 of paved, I am in La Luz NM...only a post office and country store. Another 5 miles I'm in Alamogordo, population 35,0000-but we also are home of the Stealth at Holloman Air Force Base. Very conservative for New Mexico: Lots of retired military, ranchers, fundamentalist Christians. We were one of NM's only counties to fall to the repukes last election.
Still, there were enough of us to protest before and during the beginning of the war and we plan on more activities soon.

[Old and In the Way]

37. Hi Maxanne!

My Sister and bro-in-law and my brother and his wife life in Jackson.....is it 1B outside No Conway?

Anyway, sis just moved into the oldest house up in the area....like walking through a piece of history...I think 1767?

[maxanne]

39. hi Old and In the Way

Yup, sounds like Jackson. Some lovely, historic homes here. Next time you visit, let me know, I'll buy ya a cuppa something. :hi:

<they will know me as the Friday columnist in the local paper - the one who makes trouble...>

[Nikia]

31. I live in a small Wisconsin town

If I named it though, then people might know who I am. I'm paranoid that way sometimes. It has about 7,000 people. I have only lived here two years. It is conservative in many ways but drug use is rampant.

[mike_c]

34. Blue Lake, California....

I don't know the population, but it's small. A great place to live!

[BrotherBuzz]

44. The population of Blue Lake is approximately 1,235 (1990).

There must be 200 Blue lakes in California, but I never heard of a place called Blue Lake. Now I know.

http://www.pe.net/~rksnow/cacountybluelake.htm

[Ediacara]

36. Bozeman MT ~35,000-40,000

not big, but not tiny.

[zekeson]

38. 3,000 souls

on the plains of Minnesota. Its a good life - the town has great parks and is forward thinking in its effort towards growth. I like smalle town life, having lived in major cities before.

[Palacsinta]

40. Village Person

Little village about 10 miles from Lancaster, PA. Roadside stand on our Main Street has a ceramic cow wearing a red bandana. The town clock just got fixed. Lights out on a Saturday night about 9.

[Ladyhawk]

41. 4,490...The whole (rather large) county has roughly 55,000 people.

I'd say roughly 80% of the population is conservative. There's a very strong representation of hard right-wingers here.

[Insider]

42. population 11,331

havre de grace, md