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Place Name
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Beatrice
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Pronunciation
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BEE-tris
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Gage County
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Population
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12,354 (1990)
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Location
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Gage County, Nebraska (NE), United States, North America
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Latitude
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40°16'N
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Longitude
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96°45'W
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Beatrice
(BEE-tris), city (1990 pop. 12,354),  Gage co.,
SE Nebr., on the Big Blue R; 40°16'N 96°45'W. RR junction. The old
Oregon Trail is 20 mi/32 km to SW and is the
trading and industrial center for a grain, dairy, and livestock area.
Mfg. (tools, concrete prods., printing, machinery, metal prods., food,
animal feed, wood prods.). A campus of Southeast Community Col. here.
Homestead Natl. Monument to W; Rockford L. State Recreation Area to E.
Inc. as a city 1873.
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