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Place Name
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Bannock County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Pocatello
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Population
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66,026 (1990)
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Location
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Idaho, United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°40'N
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Longitude
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112°13'W
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Bannock
, county (
1,147 sq mi/2,971 sq km; 1990
pop. 66,026), SE Idaho;  Pocatello; 42°40'N 112°13'W. Mt.
area drained by Bear and Portneuf rivers. Snake R. plain region in N.
Bounded on NW corner by part of Amer. Falls Reservoir (Snake R.).
Irrigated fields produce wheat, alfalfa, barley; sheep, cattle;
dairying; mfg. at Pocatello. Manganese deposits. Co. is urbanized in NW
around Pocatello. Parts of Caribou Natl. Forest in S, W and E; part of
Fort Hill Indian Reservation in N. Formed 1893.
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