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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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Corvallis
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Population
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70,811 (1990)
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Location
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Oregon, United States, North America
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Latitude
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44°30'N
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Longitude
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123°25'W
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Benton
, county (
679 sq mi/1,759 sq km; 1990 pop.
70,811), W Oregon;  Corvallis; 44°30'N 123°25'W. Agr. (corn,
beans, blueberries, wheat, oats, barley, apples, cherries, pears,
plums, grapes; poultry, sheep, cattle); dairy prods.; wineries. Coast
Range is in W. Willamette R. Valley in E. William L. Finley Natl.
Wildlife Refuge in S; Washburne Wayside State Park in SE; McDonald
State Forest in NE; part of Siuslaw Natl. Forest in W. Formed in 1847.
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