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Place Name
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Antrim County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Bellaire
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Population
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18,185 (1990)
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Location
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Grand Traverse County, Michigan (MI), United States, North America
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Latitude
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45°00'N
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Longitude
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85°10'W
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Antrim
, county ( 601 sq mi/1,557 sq km; 1990
pop. 18,185), NW Mich.;  Bellaire; 45°00'N 85°10'W; Bounded
W by Grand Traverse Bay; drained by short Jordan R. Agr. (cattle,
sheep, poultry; dairy prods.; cherries, apples, forage crops, grain);
mfg. (food processing, industrial machinery). Tourism; resorts. Torch
L., 17 mi/27 km long, dominates W part of co.,
roughly parallels Grand Traverse Bay; Intermediate and Bellaire lakes
are in co., Skegmog and Elk L. forks part of SW boundary (in Grand
Traverse co.), numerous smaller lakes, mostly in W; Shanty Creek and
Schuss Mt. ski area in S, Maplehurst Ski area in SW. Organized
1863.
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