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Place Name
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Berkeley County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Moncks Corner
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Population
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128,776 (1990)
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Location
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South Carolina, United States, North America
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Latitude
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33°12'N
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Longitude
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79°57'W
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Berkeley
, county (
1,229 sq mi/3,183 sq km; 1990
pop. 128,776), SE S.C.;  Moncks Corner; 33°12'N 79°57'W.
Bounded N by Santee R.; Santee-Cooper irrigation, power and barge
transport development with Santee dam on Santee R. Pinopolis Dam on
Cooper R forming L. Moultrie. Includes part of Francis Marion Natl.
Forest. Mfg. of limestone, sand, gravel, clay. Agr. includes dairy
prods.; timber; poultry (eggs), hogs, sheep, cattle; cotton, corn,
wheat, oats soybeans, tobacco, and hay. Formed 1882.
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