List of tent cities in the United States
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This is a list of notable tent cities in the United States. A tent city is an encampment or housing facility made using tents or other temporary structures.
Contents
- 1 Named
- 2 Location of current tent cities by States
- 2.1 Alabama
- 2.2 California
- 2.3 Colorado
- 2.4 Florida
- 2.5 Georgia
- 2.6 Illinois
- 2.7 Indiana
- 2.8 Iowa
- 2.9 Kansas
- 2.10 Louisiana
- 2.11 Maine
- 2.12 Maryland
- 2.13 Massachusetts
- 2.14 Michigan
- 2.15 Mississippi
- 2.16 Nevada
- 2.17 New Hampshire
- 2.18 New Jersey
- 2.19 New Mexico
- 2.20 New York
- 2.21 Oregon
- 2.22 Tennessee
- 2.23 Texas
- 2.24 Washington
- 3 Other
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Named[edit]
- Camp Hope, Las Cruces, New Mexico [1]
- Camp Quixote, Olympia, Washington State[2]
- Camp Take Notice, Ann Arbor, Michigan[3]
- Dignity Village, Portland, Oregon
- Opportunity Village, Eugene, Oregon
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Tent City, Phoenix, Arizona
- New Jack City and Little Tijuana, Fresno, California[2]
- Nickelsville, located in Seattle[2][4]
- Right 2 Dream Too, Portland, Oregon[5]
- River Haven,[6] Ventura County, California[7][8]
- Safe Ground, Sacramento, California[2]
- The Jungle, San Jose, California[2]
- Temporary Homeless Service Area (THSA), Ontario, California[2]
- Tent City (100+ residents) of Lakewood, New Jersey[9][10]
- Tent City, Avenue A and 13th Street, Lubbock, Texas[11]
- Tent City, New Jersey forest[12]
- Tent City, Bernalillo County, New Mexico[13]
- Tent City, banks of the American River, Sacramento, California[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
- Tent City 3, Seattle
- Tent City 4, eastern King County outside of Seattle
- The Point, where the Gunnison River and Colorado River meet[23]
- The Village of Hope and Community of Hope, Fresno, California[2]
- Transition Park, Camden, New Jersey
- Tent City, Fayette County, Tennessee, [1]
- Camp Unity Eastside, Woodinville, WA [2]
- China Hat Road, Bend, Oregon
Location of current tent cities by States[edit]
Alabama[edit]
- Hunstville
California[edit]
- Long Beach
- Ontario
- Venice
- Ventura
- San Jose
- Santa Cruz
- Slab city
Colorado[edit]
- Dansbury
Florida[edit]
- Clearwater, Pinellas County
Georgia[edit]
- Athens
Illinois[edit]
- Champaign
Indiana[edit]
- Indianapolis
- Bloomington
Iowa[edit]
- Des Moines
Kansas[edit]
- Topeka
Louisiana[edit]
- Baton Rouge
Maine[edit]
- Skowhagen
Maryland[edit]
- Baltimore
Massachusetts[edit]
- Cambridge
Michigan[edit]
- Grand Rapids
- Ann Arbor
Mississippi[edit]
- Jackson
- Tupelo
- Biloxi
Nevada[edit]
- Reno Area 51
New Hampshire[edit]
- Keene
New Jersey[edit]
- Camden
- Lakewood
- Tom's River
New Mexico[edit]
- Las Cruces
- Bernalillo County
New York[edit]
Oregon[edit]
- Dignity City
Tennessee[edit]
- Nashville
Texas[edit]
- Amarillo
- Dallas
- Lubbock
Washington[edit]
- King County
- Seattle
- Olympia
- Puyallup
- Spokane
Other[edit]
- St. Vincent de Paul property, Fourth Avenue North, Saint Petersburg, Florida
- Downtown Reno, by some railroad tracks.[24]
References[edit]
- ^ Hope Village Las Cruces
- ^ a b c d e f g "Tent Cities in America: A Pacific Coast Report". National Coalition for the Homeless. Accessed February 2012.
- ^ Mitch Marcus and Janel Flechsig (February 20, 2012). "Tent camp reveals social inequality in Ann Arbor, Michigan". World Socialist Web Site.
- ^ Mckinley, Jesse (2009-03-25). "Cities Deal With a Surge in Shantytowns". California: NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ Schmidt, Brad (October 21, 2013). "Right 2 Dream Too: Deadline to dismiss lawsuit extended 60 days". Oregonlive. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Ventura County Reporter - Hope for the homeless at River Haven: a push for self-sufficiency". Vcreporter.com. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "Lee Schneider: The River Haven Community". Huffingtonpost.com. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "Ventura tent city 'successful'". DailyBulletin.com. 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ Crudele, John (2012-02-06). "Through the cracks: NJ encampment of jobless the govt. ignores". NYPOST.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "Fatal Fire at NJ Homeless Encampment". Fire Engineering. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "Local homeless advocates say solutions need more specificity | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal". Lubbock Online. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Tent City for the Homeless and unemployment in the U.S". Newsmakertoday.com. 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ http://krqe.com/2015/04/07/fifth-tent-city-pops-up-outside-city-limits/
- ^ "Tent City returns - Beats - Local Stories - December 8, 2011 - Sacramento News & Review". Newsreview.com. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ Hurt, Suzanne (2009-03-20). "California tent city for homeless to be closed". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Sacramento Police Order Tent City Homeless To Clear Out « CBS Sacramento". Sacramento.cbslocal.com. 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Homeless in Tent City, USA » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names". Counterpunch. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ Paul Thompson (2009-03-06). "Pictured: The credit crunch tent city which has returned to haunt America | Mail Online". London: Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "One Year After Tent City, Sacramento's Homeless Still Struggle". capradio.org. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ Jody Pollock (2009-01-27). "Next American City » Buzz » Tent Cities in Sacramento?". Americancity.org. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Pictures Of Sacramento’s Tent City: Unfiltered And Unspun". Dailymarkets.com. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ La Ganga, Maria L. (2009-03-20). "Sacramento Tent City | In Sacramento's tent city, a torn economic fabric - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ Wiggins, Mike (2012-02-11). "Railroad project will evict squatters from The Point". GJSentinel.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "Tent cities rise across the country". MSNBC. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
External links[edit]
- Tent City Urbanism From Tent Cities to Tiny House Villages
- Safe Ground Sacramento
- Tent Cities in America, a report from nationalhomeless.org
- List of tent cities at Wikidot