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Place Name
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Ballard County
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Pronunciation
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BAL-uhrd
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Wickliffe
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Population
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7,902 (1990)
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Location
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Kentucky, United States, North America
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Latitude
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37°03'N
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Longitude
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89°00'W
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Ballard
(BAL-uhrd), county (
273 sq mi/707 sq km; 1990 pop.
7,902), W Ky., bounded SW by the Mississippi R. (Mo. state line), W,
NW, and N by the Ohio R. (Ill. state line), S by Mayfield Creek;
 Wickliffe; 37°03'N 89°00'W. Gently rolling upland
rises above flood plains along river. Agr. (dark tobacco, burly
tobacco, sorghum, hay, alfalfa, soybeans, wheat, corn; hogs, cattle,
poultry; dairying); timber; clay pits. Ballard County Wildlife
Management Area in N, Peal and Swan L. wildlife management areas in W;
small lakes. Lock and Dam No. 7 in N, on Ohio R. Formed 1842.
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