Henderson
Encyclopedia
People, families
- Henderson (surname)Henderson (surname)Henderson is a common Scottish surname. The name is derived from patronymic form of the name Hendry, which is a Scottish form of Henry. Some Hendersons also derive their name from Henryson....
, description of the surname, and a list of people with the surname - Clan HendersonClan HendersonThe Clan Henderson is a Scottish clan with members living throughout the world. The clan rose to prominence in Glen Coe with branches in Fife, the Borders, Caithness and the Shetland Islands...
, a Scottish clan
New Zealand
- Henderson, New ZealandHenderson, New ZealandHenderson is a major suburb of Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 13 kilometres to the west of Auckland city centre, and two kilometres to the west of the Whau River, a southwestern arm of the Waitemata Harbour.-Description:...
- Henderson (New Zealand electorate)Henderson (New Zealand electorate)Henderson is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, from 1969 to 1975 and then from 1993 to 1996.-History:In 1996, the first MMP election, the area was absorbed into the new Waitakere electorate.-Election results:-References:...
, former parliamentary electorate
United States of America
- Henderson, California
- Henderson, Humboldt County, California
- Henderson, San Mateo County, California
- Henderson, Tulare County, California
- Henderson, ColoradoHenderson, ColoradoHenderson, formerly known as Henderson Island, is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The Henderson Post Office has the ZIP Code 80640. Portions of the Henderson area have been annexed by the cities of Commerce City, Brighton, and...
- Henderson, IllinoisHenderson, IllinoisHenderson is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 319 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.Post office in Henderson, IL circa 2011.-Geography:...
- Henderson, IowaHenderson, IowaHenderson is a city in Mills County, Iowa, United States. The population was 171 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Henderson is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Henderson, KentuckyHenderson, KentuckyHenderson is a city in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River in the western part of the state. The population was 27,952 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Evansville Metropolitan Area often referred to as "Kentuckiana", although "Tri-State Area" or "Tri-State" are more...
- Henderson, LouisianaHenderson, LouisianaHenderson is a town in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,531 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lafayette Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Henderson, MarylandHenderson, MarylandHenderson is a town in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. The population was 118 at the 2000 census. Athol was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.-Geography:Henderson is located at ....
- Henderson, Michigan
- Henderson, MinnesotaHenderson, MinnesotaHenderson is a city in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 886 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
- Henderson, NebraskaHenderson, NebraskaHenderson is a city in York County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 986 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Henderson is at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Henderson, NevadaHenderson, Nevada-Demographics:According to the 2000 census, there were 175,381 people, 66,331 households, and 47,095 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,200.8 people per square mile . There were 71,149 housing units at an average density of 892.8 per square mile...
- Henderson, New YorkHenderson, New YorkHenderson is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 1,360 at the 2010 census. The town is named after William Henderson, the original land owner....
- Henderson, North CarolinaHenderson, North CarolinaHenderson, with a population of 16,095 at the 2000 census, is the county seat of Vance County, North Carolina, United States.The city was named in honor of former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Leonard Henderson, who lived nearby and was a friend of early settler Lewis Reavis...
- Henderson, TennesseeHenderson, TennesseeHenderson is an incorporated city in Chester County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,670 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Chester County...
- Henderson, TexasHenderson, TexasHenderson is a city in Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,273 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rusk County...
Geographic features
- Henderson Inlet, a small estuary in Olympia, WashingtonOlympia, WashingtonOlympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...
, USA - Henderson Island (Shackleton Ice Shelf)Henderson Island (Shackleton Ice Shelf)Henderson Island is an ice-covered island long and rising to , lying southeast of Masson Island within the Shackleton Ice Shelf. Henderson Island is located at . Henderson Island was discovered in August 1912 by the Western Base Party of the Australian Antarctic Expedition under Sir Douglas...
, Antarctica - Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands)Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands)Henderson Island is an uninhabited raised coral atoll in the south Pacific Ocean, that in 1902 was annexed to the Pitcairn Islands colony, a South Pacific Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom. Measuring long and wide, it has an area of and is located northeast of Pitcairn Island at . The...
, South Pacific Ocean - Henderson Islets (Tasmania)Henderson Islets (Tasmania)The Henderson Islets are a group of two adjacent small rocky islands, with a combined area of 0.41 ha, in south-eastern Australia. They are part of Tasmania’s Trefoil Island Group, lying close to Cape Grim, Tasmania’s most north-westerly point, in Bass Strait....
, south-eastern Australia. - Henderson (crater)Henderson (crater)Henderson is a crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located to the east of the huge walled plain Mendeleev. This is a worn crater with a shallow rim. No significant craters overlie the rim or interior, but a smaller, worn crater is attached to the southern outer rim. A ridge of material runs...
, a crater on the far side of the moon
Companies
- Henderson MotorcycleHenderson MotorcycleHenderson produced 4-cylinder motorcycles from 1912 until 1931. They were the largest and fastest motorcycles of their time, and appealed to sport riders and police departments. Police favored them for traffic patrol because they were faster than anything on the roads...
, a historical US maker of motorcycles - Henderson GroupHenderson GroupHenderson Group plc is a global investment management company with its principal place of business in the City of London. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. It is also listed on the Australian Securities Exchange as a member of the ASX200 index...
, a UK financial services company - D. and W. Henderson and CompanyD. and W. Henderson and CompanyDavid & William Henderson and Company was a Scottish marine engineering and shipbuilding company, based on Clydeside. The company was founded in 1872 and continued to operate until 1936...
, a former Scottish shipbuilding company
Airports
- Henderson Executive AirportHenderson Executive AirportHenderson Executive Airport is a public airport located south of the central business district of Las Vegas, in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The airport is owned by Clark County and operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated...
, Clark County, Nevada, United States - Henderson Field (Guadalcanal)Henderson Field (Guadalcanal)Henderson Field is a former military airfield on Guadacanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. Today it is Honiara International Airport.-Japanese construction:...
, Solomon Islands - Henderson Field (Midway Atoll)Henderson Field (Midway Atoll)Henderson Field is a public airport located on Sand Island in Midway Atoll, an unincorporated territory of the United States. The airport was once used as an emergency diversion point for ETOPS operations. It is subsidized by Boeing...
, United States - Henderson Field (North Carolina)Henderson Field (North Carolina)Henderson Field is a public airport located one mile southwest of the central business district of Wallace, a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, USA. This general aviation airport covers and has one runway.Although most U.S...
, Wallace, North Carolina, United States
Schools
In Canada:- Henderson Avenue Public SchoolHenderson Avenue Public SchoolHenderson Avenue Public School in Thornhill, Ontario was built in 1952 and opened on October 20, 1953. From 1953-1961, the school consisted of a hall and 7 classrooms. In 1962, the school had 13 rooms added to it, bringing it to a total of 20 classrooms. The school stood until July 16, 1998...
, Thornhill, Ontario - James R. Henderson Public School, Kingston, Ontario
In Singapore:
- Henderson Secondary SchoolHenderson Secondary SchoolHenderson Secondary School is a mixed/co-ed, single session, government school in the Central zone of Singapore. It is currently located at 100 Henderson Road, Singapore 159544...
, Singapore
In New Zealand:
- Henderson High School (Auckland), Waitakere City, Auckland
- Liston College, Waitakere City, Auckland
In the United States:
- Charles Henderson High SchoolCharles Henderson High SchoolCharles Henderson High School is a grades 9-12 high school located in the city of Troy, Alabama. The namesake of the school, Charles Henderson, was the governor of the state of Alabama from 1915-1919...
, Troy, Alabama - East Henderson High SchoolEast Henderson High SchoolEast Henderson High School is located at 110 Old Upward Road in East Flat Rock, North Carolina and is a part of the Henderson County Public Schools district. The school serves students in grades nine through twelve. The mascot is an Eagle and the colors are green and white and unofficially, black...
, East Flat Rock, North Carolina - Henderson County High SchoolHenderson County High SchoolHenderson County High School is the only high school in Henderson County, Kentucky and is among the largest high schools in Kentucky, with more than 2000 students attending grades 9 - 12 each year. More than 100 teachers are employed by the school...
, Henderson, Kentucky - Henderson Elementary SchoolHenderson Elementary SchoolJohn Henderson Elementary is a public elementary school in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada and is part of School District 39 Vancouver.- History :...
, Montclair, Virginia - Henderson High School (disambiguation), several
- Henderson Middle School, Atlanta, Georgia