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Place Name
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Albert Lea
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Pronunciation
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LEE
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Freeborn County
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Population
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18,310 (1990)
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Location
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Freeborn County, Minnesota (MN), United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°39'N
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Longitude
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93°22'W
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Albert Lea
(LEE), city (1990 pop. 18,310),  Freeborn
co., S Minn., near the Iowa state line; 43°39'N 93°22'W. Elev.
1,228 ft/374 m. RR junction and mfg. and
marketing center in agr. area (poultry, cattle, sheep, hogs; dairying;
corn, soybeans, potatoes). Mfg. (construction materials, printing and
publishing, food prods., machinery, consumer goods). City is on W end
of Albert Lea L.; Fountain L. at center of city, N of downtown.
Municipal airport to N. Albert Lea Vocational Technical School here.
Myre Big Island State Park to E; numerous natural lakes in area. Inc.
1878.
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