Hunter, Evan, 1926-2005, American novelist, b. New York City as Salvatore A. Lambino, grad. Hunter Coll. (1950). He achieved both success and acclaim with the publication of his third novel, The Blackboard Jungle (1953, film 1955), a vivid, violence-filled classroom tale drawn from his experiences as a vocational high school teacher. Altogether, Hunter wrote two dozen novels, several of which also became films; numerous short-story collections; stage and television plays; children's books; and many screenplays, the best known of which was for Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 thriller The Birds. Among his other novels are Strangers When We Meet (1958, film 1960), Streets of Gold (1974), and Criminal Conversation (1994). He also wrote the memoir Me and Hitch (1997). Hunter's prolific output was surpassed by that of his pseudonymous alter-ego, Ed McBain, the name under which he wrote a series of outstanding crime novels, beginning with Cop Hater (1956, film 1958) and ending with the posthumously published Fiddlers (2005). More than 50 of these comprise the gritty "87th Precinct" series, in which he virtually invented the police procedural, a realistic genre that has proved popular and enduring. Other books in the series include Fuzz (1968, film 1972), Widows (1991), and Money, Money, Money (2001). Hunter also wrote fiction under several other pen names—John Abbot, Curt Cannon, Hunt Collins, Ezra Hannon, and Richard Marsten.

Evan, Dale: see under Rogers, Roy.

Evan is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 91 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 91 people, 37 households, and 22 families residing in the city. The population density was 90.6 people per square mile (35.1/km²). There were 42 housing units at an average density of 41.8/sq mi (16.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.70% White, and 3.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.20% of the population.

There were 37 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 11.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 78.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,000, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $29,688 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,670. There were no families and 4.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 26.7% of those over 64.

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