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Place Name
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Allegan County
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Pronunciation
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AL-uh-guhn
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Allegan
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Population
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90,509 (1990)
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Location
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Michigan, United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°34'N
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Longitude
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86°15'W
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Allegan
(AL-uh-guhn), county ( 1,833s q
mi/4,747 sq km; 1990 pop. 90,509), SW Mich.;
 Allegan. Bounded W by L. Michigan; 42°34'N 86°15'W. Drained
by Kalamazoo and 2 Black rivers. Fruit growing (apples, peaches,
cherries, grapes); dairying; agr. (onions, cucumbers, potatoes,
soybeans, corn, grain, forage crops, hay; cattle, hogs, poultry). Mfg.
at Allegan, Otsego, and Plainwell. Fisheries. Has resorts. Allegan
State Forest; Saugatuck State Park in NW on L. Michigan; Yankee Springs
State Recreation Area on E boundary, numerous lakes throughout co.
Organized 1835.
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