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Sturgis, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
Population (2000): 2030
Housing Units (2000): 973
Land area (2000): 1.511282 sq. miles (3.914203 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.511282 sq. miles (3.914203 sq. km)
FIPS code: 74316
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 37.548269 N, 87.984535 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 42459
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Sturgis, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
Population (2000): 6442
Housing Units (2000): 2989
Land area (2000): 3.737557 sq. miles (9.680227 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.737557 sq. miles (9.680227 sq. km)
FIPS code: 62100
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 44.410322 N, 103.518486 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Sturgis, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
Population (2000): 11285
Housing Units (2000): 4529
Land area (2000): 5.956633 sq. miles (15.427608 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.956633 sq. miles (15.427608 sq. km)
FIPS code: 76960
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 41.798235 N, 85.416575 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 49091
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Headwords:
Sturgis, MI
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Sturgis, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
Population (2000): 206
Housing Units (2000): 92
Land area (2000): 1.301543 sq. miles (3.370980 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.301543 sq. miles (3.370980 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71320
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 33.344027 N, 89.046618 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 39769
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Headwords:
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Sturgis

Sturgis may refer to:

  • Sturgis (surname)
  • Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, an annual event in Sturgis, South Dakota
Sturgis (surname)

Sturgis is a surname of Norman origin, shortened form of FitzTurgis "son of" (see Fitz) "Turgis" (former first name, now still common as a Norman surname, together with "Tourgis") from the Old Norse Þórgísl or Old Danish Thorgisl ( the name of the god Thor, and -gísl "hostage, pledge" or ON geisli "ray, pole (part of a weapon)" or OW. Norse geisl "staff", cf. Old Icelandic geisli "sun-shaft, sun beam").

Usage examples of "sturgis".

From Sturgis, South Dakota, to Daytona Beach, Florida, whether shot by police or Joe Citizen, the events and participants were tediously similar.

So what she's probably been doing is quietly using some of that near-planet 'merchant traffic' Sturgis reported to pick up and drop off previously deployed pods.

The first was in June, when the drunken and incompetent Sturgis (now Colonel of the Seventh United States Cavalry) shamefully sacrificed a superb division at Guntown, Miss.

Meantime Howard and Sturgis came up with the encampment, and Howard had with him two friendly Nez Perce scouts who were directed to talk to Joseph in his own language.

Douglas Pindick and Kate Mayfield, but what if I weren't and what if I'd been all nice and smiley to Sturgis while he was thinking about the last time he'd screwed Kate Mayfield?

Kingsley Shacklebolt and Sturgis Podmore were examining the microwave and Hestia Jones was laughing at a potato peeler she had come across while rummaging in the drawers.

Sturgis arched his back, bit his lip, and Beaudry heard fast, rough breathing.