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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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Ashland
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Population
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8,046 (1990)
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Location
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Mississippi, United States, North America
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Latitude
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34°49'N
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Longitude
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89°11'W
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Benton
, county (
408 sq mi/1,057 sq km; 1990 pop.
8,046), N Miss., bounded N by Tenn. state line; Ashland;
34°49'N 89°11'W. Drained by Wolf R. and Tippah Creek. Agr. (cotton,
corn, hay, sweet potatoes, soybeans; cattle; timber). Includes part of
Holly Springs Natl. Forest in E and S, about ⅔ of co.
Formed 1870.
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