| boomtown definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | a community experiencing a sudden growth in business or population | 7 sets |
| 2 | a town whose population booms, or grows very quickly | 3 sets |
| 3 | a town that has a sudden burst of economic or population growth | 3 sets |
| 4 | a communtity experiences a sudden growth in buisness or population | 2 sets |
| 5 | a town that grows rapidly as a result of new business | 2 sets |
| 6 | a community built almost overnight | 2 sets |
| 7 | a settlement that springs up quickly, often to serve the needs of miners | 2 sets |
| 8 | a town that experiences a major increase, or boom, in population due to sudden rapid economic growth | 1 set |
| 9 | new communities during the gold rush that were built almost overnight | 1 set |
| 10 | a town that grew up quickly almost overnight | 1 set |
| 11 | a town thatt grows rapidly as a result of new businness | 1 set |
| 12 | san francisco, stockton, and sacramento grew quickly and became | 1 set |
| 13 | new comunities that were created when people moved in | 1 set |
| 14 | a town whose population booms or grows very quickly | 1 set |
| 15 | community experiencing a suden growth in popullation or buisness | 1 set |
| 16 | quickly growing town near mines. | 1 set |
| 17 | a growing metropolitan area | 1 set |
| 18 | a town that grew up quickly, seemingly overnight. | 1 set |
| 19 | a settlement that springs up quickly to serve the heads of miner. | 1 set |
| 20 | towns that grew up almost overnight around mining sites | 1 set |
| 21 | were largely men's towns in the early days | 1 set |
| 22 | a community experiencing a sudden growth in buisness or population | 1 set |
| 23 | a town that has grown very quickly | 1 set |
| 24 | a town that has grown very quickly. | 1 set |
| 25 | towns that seem to pop up overnight | 1 set |
| 26 | a community experiencing a sudden growth in business or popularity. | 1 set |
| 27 | a town that grows rapidly on population as the result of sudden prosperity | 1 set |
| 28 | vineyard | 1 set |
| 29 | a town that is growing very quickly | 1 set |
| 30 | a towns whose population booms or grows very quickly | 1 set |
| 31 | a town who's population grows | 1 set |
| 32 | new communities built quickly by gold seekers | 1 set |
| 33 | a town whose population grows very quickly. | 1 set |
| 34 | a town formed due to the gold rush such as shinbone peak. | 1 set |
| 35 | a twon that has a sudden burst of economic or political power | 1 set |
| 36 | a town that grows very quickly | 1 set |
| 37 | town with sudden economic change | 1 set |
| 38 | a town that sprung around a mine | 1 set |
| 39 | a commuunity experiencing a sudden growth in business or population | 1 set |
| 40 | a town that grew up quickly, almost overnight. | 1 set |