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Place Name
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Arco
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Capital Of
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Butte County
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Population
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1,016 (1990)
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Location
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Butte County, Idaho (ID), United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°38'N
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Longitude
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113°18'W
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Arco
, town (1990 pop. 1,016),  Butte co., SE central
Idaho, 65 mi/105 km NW of Pocatello in mt.
region, on Big Lost R.; 43°38'N 113°18'W. Elev.
5,318 ft/1,621 m. Trade center for agr.
(grain; livestock) and mining area. Hq. for Craters of the Moon Natl.
Monument. Idaho Natl. Engineering Laboratory (U.S. Department of
Energy), large tract of land 10 mi/16 km E,
including EBR-1 Natl. Historic landmark, 1st town electrified by
nuclear reactor in world, begun 1949. Craters of the Moon Natl.
Monument to SW; parts of Challis Natl. Forest to N and NW.
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