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Place Name
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Ashley County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Hamburg
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Population
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24,319 (1990)
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Location
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Arkansas, United States, North America
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Latitude
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33°11'N
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Longitude
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91°46'W
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Ashley
, county (
939 sq mi/2,432 sq km; 1990 pop.
24,319), SE Ark.;  Hamburg; 33°11'N 91°46'W. Bounded S by
La. line, W by Saline and Ouachita rivers (Felsenthal Lock and Dam,
impounds L. Jack Lee); drained by Bayou Bartholomew. Agr. (cotton,
rice, wheat, soybeans; hay; cattle). Mfg., processing industries at
Crossett. Part of Felsenthal Natl. Wildlife Refuge in W; part of Lower
Ouachita Wildlife Management Area; Overflow Natl. Wildlife Refuge in
SE. Formed 1849.
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