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The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are currently a member of the National League Central Division. In 2013, the Astros will move to the American League West Division. The Astros have played their home games at Minute Maid Park since 2000. The Astros... were established as the Houston Colt .45s in 1962. The current name was adopted three years later when they moved into the Astrodome, the world's first domed sports stadium. The name references Houston's role as the center of the U.S. Space Program. The Astros have one World Series appearance, in 2005 against the Chicago White Sox. The Houston Astros are a member of the National League Central Division. In late 2011, Houston businessman Jim Crane purchased the Astros from Drayton McLane. As a condition of the sale, Major League Baseball required a move to the American League West Division, effective for the 2013 season. After over fifty years in the National League, this move is unpopular with many Astros fans. Houston officials had been making efforts to bring a Major League team to Texas before the expansion in 1962.
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Palos Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 12,561 in 2005. Palos Heights is located at 41°39′55″N 87°47′50″W / 41.66528°N 87.79722°W /... 41.66528; -87.79722 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.9 square miles , of which, 3.8 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of it is water. As of the 2000 census, there were 11,561 people, 4,123 households, and 3,133 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,978.6 people per square mile . There were 4,268 housing units at an average density of 1,129.0 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 96.39% White, 0.44% African American, 0.09% Native American, 2.06% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population. The top five ancestries reported in Palos Heights as of the 2000 census were Irish , German , Polish , Italian and Dutch . There were 4,123 households out of which 25.
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