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Place Name
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Barnes County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Valley City
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Population
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12,545 (1990)
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Location
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North Dakota, United States, North America
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Latitude
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46°55'N
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Longitude
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98°04'W
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Barnes
, county (
1,513 sq mi/3,919 sq km; 1990
pop. 12,545), SE N.Dak.;  Valley City; 46°55'N 98°04'W. Agr.
area drained by Sheyenne R. Wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, soybeans,
other grains; flax; livestock, hogs; flour milling, dairy prods. Metal
stampings, electronic equip. L. Clausen Springs in S; L. Ashtabula
Reservoir in N, formed by Bald Hill Dam NW of Valley City; Fox and
Eckelson lakes in W. There are 2 fish hatcheries near Bald Hill Dam.
Organized 1879.
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