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Place Name
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Ashtabula
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Pronunciation
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ASH-tuh-BYOO-luh
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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21,633 (1990)
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Location
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Ashtabula County, Ohio (OH), United States, North America
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Latitude
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41°54'N
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Longitude
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80°49'W
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Ashtabula
(ASH-tuh-BYOO-luh), city (1990 pop. 21,633),
Ashtabula co., NE Ohio, on L. Erie at the mouth of the Ashtabula R.;
41°54'N 80°49'W. It is a port of entry on the St. Lawrence Seaway
and receives large amounts of iron ore bound for Pittsburgh. Coal is
also shipped. Mfg. includes transportation equip., chemicals, plastics,
fiberglass prods.; tourism is a developing industry. Settled c.1801 by
New Englanders, inc. as a village 1831, as a city 1891. A campus of
Kent State Univ. is located there.
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