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Place Name
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Akron
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Capital Of
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Washington County
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Population
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1,599 (1990)
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Location
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Washington County, Colorado (CO), United States, North America
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Latitude
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40°09'N
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Longitude
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103°12'W
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Akron
, town (1990 pop. 1,599),  Washington co., NE
Colo., 30 mi/48 km S of Sterling; 40°09'N
103°12'W. Elev. 4,300 ft/1,311 m. RR center
in agr. area; cattle, wheat, sunflowers, beans, oats, corn, sugar
beets. Mfg. (bird food, sunflower seeds). U.S. agr. experiment station
nearby. Summit Springs Battlefield site to NE. Founded 1882, inc. 1887.
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