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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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Warsaw
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Population
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13,859 (1990)
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Location
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Missouri, United States, North America
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Latitude
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38°18'N
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Longitude
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93°18'W
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Benton
, county (
742 sq mi/1922 sq km; 1990 pop.
13,859), central Mo., in Ozark region;  Warsaw; 38°18'N
93°18'W. Drained by Osage, South Grand, and Pomme de Terre rivers;
crossed by Truman L. and L. of the Ozarks. Corn; cattle, poultry; lake
fishing; resorts, tourism, and recreation; lumber; hydroelectricity.
Harry S. Truman State Park, 2 mi/3 km W of
Warsaw; Truman Dam at Warsaw. Port of L. of the Ozarks in E. Formed
1835.
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