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Place Name
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Benton County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Bentonville
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Population
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97,499 (1990)
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Location
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Arkansas, United States, North America
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Latitude
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36°22'N
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Longitude
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94°48'W
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Benton
, county (
876 sq mi/2,269 sq km; 1990 pop.
97,499), extreme NW Ark.;  Bentonville; 36°22'N 94°48'W.
Bounded W by Okla. state line, N by Mo. state line; drained by White
(Beaver L. in E) and Illinois (SW) rivers; situated in Ozark region.
Agr., chicken, turkeys, cattle, hogs; dairy prods.; timber. Mfg. at
Bentonville, Siloam Springs, and Rogers. Poultry hatcheries, nurseries.
Mineral springs (resorts). Pea Ridge Natl. Military Park in NE. Formed
1830.
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