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Place Name
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Americus
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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16,512 (1990)
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Location
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Sumter County, Georgia (GA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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32°04'N
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Longitude
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84°14'W
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Americus
, city (1990 pop. 16,512), seat of Sumter co., SW Ga.;
inc. 1855; 32°04'N 84°14'W. Mfg. (polyurethane foam, furniture,
fertilizer, clothing and fabrics, food, consumer prods., construction
materials, and automotive trim); agr. includes a livestock market,
crops (peanuts, corn, cotton), and minerals (kaolin and bauxite);
32°04'N 84°13'W. Charles Lindbergh made his first solo flight from
Souther Field there. Georgia Southwestern Col. is in Americus. Nearby
is Andersonville, as well as Plains, the home of Jimmy Carter.
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