hunker

　

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1. take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"
2. a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal" (同)lump
3. a well-built sexually attractive man

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1. しゃがむ / 尻(しり)
2. (パン・肉などの)大きな塊《+『of』+『名』》

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Hunker, Pennsylvania
—  Borough  —
Bridge Street
Hunker, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°12′16″N 79°36′58″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Settled	1903
Incorporated	1929
Government
• Type	Borough Council
• Mayor
Area
• Total	0.4 sq mi (1 km2)
Elevation	994 ft (303 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	329
• Density	886.8/sq mi (342.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code	15639

Hunker is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 329 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Hunker is located at 40°12′16″N 79°36′58″W (40.204462, -79.616218).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 329 people, 136 households, and 102 families residing in the borough. The population density was 886.8 people per square mile (343.3/km²). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 372.0 per square mile (144.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.35% White, 0.61% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.91% Asian, and 1.82% from two or more races.

There were 136 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the borough the population was spread out with 17.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 33.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $40,313, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $32,396 versus $15,833 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $22,045. About 7.6% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

English Journal

• Developing as a scholarly writer: The experience of students enrolled in a PhD in nursing program in the United States.

• Gazza EA, Shellenbarger T, Hunker DF.SourceChatham University, Woodland Road, 227 Coolidge, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, United States.
• Nurse education today.Nurse Educ Today.2012 May 16. [Epub ahead of print]
• Graduates of doctoral nursing programs are expected to disseminate knowledge through scholarly writing, yet faculty teaching doctoral nursing students in two specific programs in western Pennsylvania in the United States noted students enter their doctoral programs with varying writing skills. The p
• PMID 22608764

• Mutations in Grxcr1 are the basis for inner ear dysfunction in the pirouette mouse.

• Odeh H, Hunker KL, Belyantseva IA, Azaiez H, Avenarius MR, Zheng L, Peters LM, Gagnon LH, Hagiwara N, Skynner MJ, Brilliant MH, Allen ND, Riazuddin S, Johnson KR, Raphael Y, Najmabadi H, Friedman TB, Bartles JR, Smith RJ, Kohrman DC.SourceDepartment of Otolaryngology, Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
• American journal of human genetics.Am J Hum Genet.2010 Feb 12;86(2):148-60. Epub 2010 Feb 4.
• Recessive mutations at the mouse pirouette (pi) locus result in hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction due to neuroepithelial defects in the inner ear. Using a positional cloning strategy, we have identified mutations in the gene Grxcr1 (glutaredoxin cysteine-rich 1) in five independent allelic str
• PMID 20137774

Japanese Journal

• Metabolic and nutritional evaluation of patients supported with mechanical ventilation

• HUNKER FD.
• Crit Care med 8, 628-632, 1980
• NAID 30009232485

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