Susan Houser
Augusta, Georgia
The news is slow this week, so today’s post is on a subject I’ve been following for a while – the dysfunctional shelter situation in...
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Susan Houser
- May 13, 2015
- 2 min
Virginia Shelters in 2014
Now that shelters in Virginia have filed their reports with the state for 2014, we can see how the top communities did compared with...
Susan Houser
- Apr 15, 2015
- 4 min
State of Virginia 2014 Statistics
The state of Virginia has posted a statistics summary for 2014 for the public shelters and intake rescues that report to it. With a...
Susan Houser
- Apr 1, 2015
- 2 min
Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania
The Chester County SPCA (CCSPCA) is an open admission shelter that serves two counties in Pennsylvania – Chester and Delaware. Chester...
Susan Houser
- Mar 14, 2015
- 2 min
Lynchburg, VA
Lynchburg is an independent city of about 76,000 people in Virginia, located southwest of Charlottesville and east of the Blue Ridge...
Susan Houser
- Mar 9, 2015
- 2 min
Larimer County, CO
Larimer County is located along the northern border of Colorado, and has a population of 300,000 people. The county is growing rapidly —...
Susan Houser
- Mar 6, 2015
- 2 min
Nelson County, VA
Nelson County, Virginia, is a rural county midway between Charlottesville and Lynchburg. The population is about 15,000. Nelson County...
Susan Houser
- Mar 2, 2015
- 1 min
New York, NY
New York City is the largest city in the United States, with an estimated 2013 population of over 8,400,000. The municipal shelter in New...
Susan Houser
- Feb 27, 2015
- 3 min
Portland Metro Area
The city of Portland, Oregon, has a population of 584,000 people. It is the county seat of Multnomah County, which has 735,000 people....
Susan Houser
- Feb 24, 2015
- 2 min
King County, WA
King County, Washington, has a population of almost 2 million people, and its county seat is Seattle. Many of the people in the county...
Susan Houser
- Feb 21, 2015
- 2 min
Washington, DC
Washington, DC, the nation’s capital, had a population of 602,000 at the 2010 census and is growing rapidly. The city is surrounded by...
Susan Houser
- Feb 18, 2015
- 1 min
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a small state in New England with a cold climate and mountainous terrain. The state has a population of 1,300,000 people...
Susan Houser
- Feb 15, 2015
- 2 min
San Antonio, TX
San Antonio is a fast-growing city in south-central Texas with a population of 1.3 million people. It is the county seat of Bexar...
Susan Houser
- Feb 13, 2015
- 1 min
Brown County, WI
Brown County is located in eastern Wisconsin, bordering the Green Bay area of Lake Michigan. Its population is 248,000 people. Its county...
Susan Houser
- Feb 11, 2015
- 2 min
Lane County, OR
Lane County is located in western Oregon and has close to 352,000 residents. It contains the cities of Eugene (156,000 residents) and...
Susan Houser
- Feb 9, 2015
- 2 min
Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville is a city of 837,000 people on the northeast coast of Florida. It is the largest city in Florida and the 12th largest city...
Susan Houser
- Feb 8, 2015
- 1 min
Whidbey Island, WA
Whidbey Island, which is part of Island County, Washington, is at the northern edge of Puget Sound, 30 miles north of Seattle. The island...
Susan Houser
- Feb 5, 2015
- 1 min
Augusta County, VA
Augusta County, Virginia, is located in the Shenandoah Valley area west of Charlottesville. Its population was 74,000 in the 2010 census....
Susan Houser
- Feb 2, 2015
- 1 min
Ventura County, CA
Ventura County is located in southern California, northwest of Los Angeles. The population was 823,000 at the 2010 census. Its median...
Susan Houser
- Jan 29, 2015
- 2 min
Alachua County, FL
Alachua County is located in north central Florida. The county contains the city of Gainesville, which has a population of about 124,000,...
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