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Place Name
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Beaufort County
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Pronunciation
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BO-fuhrt
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Washington
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Population
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42,283 (1990)
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Location
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North Carolina, United States, North America
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Latitude
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35°28'N
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Longitude
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76°50'W
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Beaufort
(BO-fuhrt), county (
957 sq mi/2,479 sq km; 1990 pop.
42,283), E N.C., near the Atlantic coast;  Washington; 35°28'N
76°50'W. Bounded E in part by Pungo R. estuary. Fishing, timber; agr.
area (wheat, barley, oats, soybeans, sorghum, sweet potatoes, cotton,
peanuts; cattle, hogs). Mfg. at Washington. Resorts along coast. Goose
Creek State Park in center on N side of Pamlico R. Tidal Pamlico R. and
Tar R. divide co. E-W through middle. Formed 1705.
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