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Place Name
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Barry County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Hastings
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Population
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50,057 (1990)
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Location
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Michigan, United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°36'N
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Longitude
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85°18'W
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Barry
, county (
576 sq mi/1,492 sq km; 1990 pop.
50,057), SW Mich.;  Hastings; 42°36'N 85°18'W. Drained by
Thornapple R. Farm area; cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry; dairy prods.;
oats, wheat, soybeans, beans, corn; mfg. electronic equip., industrial
machinery, rubber and plastics prods. Mfg. at Hastings. L. resorts. Gun
L. is W; Midville Ski area in NW, small lakes throughout co., largest
is Gun L., in far W (Yankee Springs State Recreation Area on Gun L.).
Organized 1839.
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