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Place Name
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Aberdeen
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Capital Of
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Monroe County
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Population
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6,837 (1990)
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Location
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Monroe County, Mississippi (MS), United States, North America
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Latitude
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33°49'N
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Longitude
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88°32'W
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Aberdeen
, town
(1990 pop. 6,837),  Monroe co., E. Miss.,
24 mi/39 km NNW of Columbus, on Tombigbee R.
at natural head of navigation; 33°49'N 88°32'W. RR junction to E.
Mfg. (apparel, furniture), metal fabrication, chemical processing; agr.
(cotton, wheat, corn, soybeans), dairying; timber. A number of fine
antebellum homes are here, including The Magnolias (1850). Aberdeen
Lock and Dam, on Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, forms Aberdeen L., to E.
Inc. 1837.
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