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Place Name
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Belmont County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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St. Clairsville, 40°00'
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Population
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71,074 (1990)
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Location
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Ohio, United States, North America
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Latitude
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40°00'N
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Longitude
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80°58'W
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Belmont
, county (
539 sq mi/1,396 sq km; 1990 pop.
71,074), E Ohio;  St. Clairsville, 40°00'N 80°58'W. Bounded
E by Ohio R., here forming W.Va. line; also drained by small Captina,
Wheeling, and McMahon creeks. Includes Piedmont Reservoir. In the
Unglaciated Plain physiographic region. Coal mining; mfg. at Bellaire,
Martins Ferry, and Bridgeport (apparel, food, industrial machinery);
agr. (fruit, corn; dairy prods.); limestone quarries, coal mines.
Formed 1801.
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