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Sunday, April 5, 2009

Are There Enough Men in Romance Town USA?

The city names promise romance and love must be in the air, but are there enough men to go around? Find out how difficult it may be to find that special someone in these romantic sounding cities.

VALENTINE, NE
Population 2,820 at the 2000 census.
For every 100 females there were 87.1 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.
In 2007 National Geographic Adventure Magazine included Valentine in its list of the best ten wilderness towns and cities. The fictional character Becky Donaldson, from the TV Show Full House, was a native of Valentine

VALENTINE, TX
Population 187 at the 2000 census.
For every 100 females there were 103.3 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.

LOVELAND, CO
Population 59,563 per 2005 Census Bureau estimates.
For every 100 females there were 96.1 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
Loveland is probably best known nationwide as the home of the Valentine Re-Mailing Program. Every year, hundreds of thousands of Valentines are packaged inside larger envelopes and sent to Loveland, where volunteers hand-stamp them with a Valentine's verse and send them on to the intended recipients.

LOVEJOY, GA
Population 2,495 at the 2000 census.
For every 100 females there were 265.3 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 314.9 males
During the American Civil War, it was named Lovejoy's Station, and was the site of the Battle of Lovejoy's Station during the Atlanta Campaign of 1864.

LOVELOCK, NE
Population 2,003 at the 2000 census.
For every 100 females there were 107.8 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.2 males.

LOVE VALLEY, NC
Population 30 at the 2000 census.
A 2008 newspaper article reported 117 residents.
For every 100 females there were 87.5 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males
Modeled after the Old West towns seen in countless Hollywood films, Love Valley boasts a saloon, general store, hitching posts, and rodeos. Automobiles are not allowed inside the town limits; people still use horses and horse-drawn vehicles to travel in the town.

LOVELAND, OH
Population 11,677 at the 2000 census,
For every 100 females there were 91.0 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.
In 1886, the skeleton of a mastodon and prehistoric stone tools were found in a Loveland gravel pit. In 1903, Loveland voted to become a dry village, prohibiting the sale of alcohol within the village limits 17 years before a national ban

LOVELAND PARK, OH
Population 1,799 at the 2000 census.
For every 100 females there were 101.7 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

LOVELADY, TX
Population 608 at the 2000 census.
For every 100 females there were 94.9 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males.

LOVES PARK, IL
Population 22,476 per 2005 special census.
For every 100 females there were 95.9 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males

LOVING COUNTY, TX
Polulation 67 at the 2000 census.
For every 10 females there are 11.61 males.
For every 10 females age 18 and over, there are 12.50 males
Home of the first elected female sheriff in Texas, Edna Reed Claton Dewees. Appointed in January 1945, and then elected to continue in office through 1947. Never carried a firearm and reported only two arrests during her entire term.

LOVINGTON, NM
Population 9,471 at the 2000 census.
For every 100 females there were 96.8 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males
Hometown of NFL star football player Brian Urlacher and former home of professional golfers Ronnie Black and Sean Murphy.

LOVING, NM
Population 1,326 at the 2000 census.
For every 100 females there were 101.2 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males.
Loving High School has won 10 state softball titles, 4 in baseball, 3 for football, 3 for track, and 1 in basketball.

LOVE COUNTY, OK
Population 8,831 at the 2000 census.
For every 100 females there were 98.20 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

LOVINGTON, IL
Population 1,222 at the 2000 census.
For every 100 females there were 92.4 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

ROMEO, MI
Population 3,721 at the 2000 census.
For every 100 females there were 87.2 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.
Kid Rock (Robert Ritchie) was born in Romeo and lives in Brandon Township.

ROMEOVILLE, IL
Population 21,153 at the 2000 census.
For every 100 females there were 101.6 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males
Romeoville was nicknamed "Stone City" because of its stone quarries and the limestone used to build the Illinois State Capitol came from this area.

Whether you find your true love or not, each of these cities has a unique romantic charm all of their own.

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