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Place Name
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Audrain County
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Pronunciation
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AW-jrain
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Mexico
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Population
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23,599 (1990)
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Location
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Missouri, United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°12'N
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Longitude
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91°50'W
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Audrain
(AW-jrain), county (
692 sq mi/1792 sq km; 1990 pop.
23,599), NE central Mo.;  Mexico; 39°12'N 91°50'W. Drained
by South Fork of Salt R. and West Fork of Cuivre R. Agr. (corn, wheat,
soybeans, oats); cattle, hogs, saddle horses, sheep; mfg. at Mexico and
Vandalia; fire-clay deposits, coal, lumber. Large Amish area in W.
Formed 1836.
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