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Place Name
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Amite
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Pronunciation
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ai-MEET
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Capital Of
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Tangipahoa parish
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Population
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4,640 (1994)
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Location
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Tangipahoa parish, Louisiana (LA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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30°44'N
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Longitude
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90°31'W
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Amite
(ai-MEET), town (1994 pop. 4,640),  Tangipahoa
parish, SE La., 45 mi/72 km NE of Baton Rouge
and on Tangipahoa R.; 30°44'N 90°31'W. Ships squash, jalapeno
peppers, sweet potatoes, fruit, strawberries; dairy prods.; mfg.
(lumber, signs), publishing and printing, oyster processing. Sandy
Hollow State Wildlife Area to NE. Amite R. Diversion Canal. On the
Delisle Map of 1718. Settled 1836, inc. 1861.
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