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Place Name
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Barren County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Glasgow
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Population
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34,001 (1990)
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Location
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Kentucky, United States, North America
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Latitude
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36°57'N
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Longitude
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85°55'W
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Barren
, county (
499 sq mi/1,292 sq km; 1990 pop.
34,001), S Ky.;  Glasgow; 36°57'N 85°55'W. Bounded SW by
Barren R.; drained by Beaver and Skaggs creeks. Agr. area (hogs,
cattle, poultry; burley tobacco, hay, alfalfa, soybeans, wheat, corn);
oil and gas wells, hardwood timber, stone quarries. Some mfg.
(especially clothing) at Glasgow. Part of Mammoth Cave Natl. Park in NW
corner; Diamond Caverns and Crystal Onyx Cave also in NW; other
limestone caves in co., esp. in North Barren R. L. reservoir and State
Resort Park on SW boundary. Formed 1798.
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