Dupont

Dupont, DuPont, Du Pont, duPont, or du Pont is a common French surname. It may refer to:

Companies

  • Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware
  • E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, commonly known as DuPont, one of the world's largest chemical companies
  • Du Pont Motors
  • Gilbert Dupont, a French stock brokerage part of retail banking network Crédit du Nord
  • ST Dupont, a French manufacturer of fine writing instruments, men's jewellery and more notably lighters
  • Dupont Brewery, a brewery located in Tourpes (Leuze-en-Hainaut), Belgium
  • Places in the United States

  • Dupont, Colorado
  • DuPont Historic Corridor, Delaware
  • Fort DuPont, Delaware
  • Fort DuPont State Park, Delaware
  • Du Pont, Georgia
  • Dupont, Indiana
  • Dupont, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
  • DuPont State Forest, North Carolina
  • Dupont, Ohio
  • Dupont, Pennsylvania
  • Dupont, Tennessee
  • DuPont, Washington
  • Fort Dupont Park, Washington, D.C.
  • Dupont Circle, historic district in Washington, D.C.
  • Dupont, Wisconsin
  • People with the surname

  • The Du Pont family, an American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
  • Dupont (band)

    Dupont are an electronic music band from Sweden.

    History

    DuPont was formed as a collaboration of the vocalist Johan Damm and the electronic musicians Danucci and Riccardo in 1999. Following the demo 'Deliver', they signed with the German label Lip Records who released their first single 'Behave'. Their debut album 'Ukraina' was released in 2001. In 2002, Dupont supported Covenant on their 'Northern Light' tour.

    There was a lengthy gap between their first and second albums, during which time Juan left the project to eventually be replaced on lead vocals by Riccardo, with the band's music moving in an electro-pop direction on their 2005 album 'Intermezzo'. Their third album came out 2009 and is called "Entering the Ice Age".

    Discography

    Album: Behave Catalogue No: Pain0001 Release date: 2000 Format: CDM

    Album: Ukraina Catalogue No: Pain0004 Release date: 2001 Format: CD

    Album: Intermezzo Catalogue No: Pain0009 Release date: 2005 Format: CD

    Album: Entering the ice age Catalogue No: PROCD020 Release date: 2009 Format: CD

    Du Pont, Georgia

    Du Pont is a town in Clinch County, Georgia, United States. The population was 120 at the 2010 census.

    According to the 1916 History of Clinch County the town was first settled around 1856 as Lawton, but was renamed in 1874 after J. P. A. DuPont, an early settler. It was incorporated as a city in 1889.

    Geography

    Du Pont is located in northwestern Clinch County at 30°59.4′N 82°52.3′W / 30.9900°N 82.8717°W / 30.9900; -82.8717 (30.9896, -82.8707).U.S. Route 84 passes through the center of the town, leading east 8 miles (13 km) to Homerville, the county seat, and west 8 miles (13 km) to Stockton.

    According to the United States Census Bureau, Du Pont has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.

    Demographics

    As of the census of 2000, there were 139 people, 57 households, and 42 families residing in the town. The population density was 176.8 people per square mile (67.9/km²). There were 62 housing units at an average density of 78.8 per square mile (30.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 61.87% White and 38.13% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.16% of the population.

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