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Place Name
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Big Stone County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Ortonville
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Population
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6,285 (1990)
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Location
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Minnesota, United States, North America
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Latitude
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45°25'N
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Longitude
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96°24'W
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Big Stone
, county (
527 sq mi/1,365 sq km; 1990 pop.
6,285), W Minn.;  Ortonville; 45°25'N 96°24'W. Bounded W and
SW by Big Stone L. (S.Dak. state line), on S by Minnesota R. (flows out
of Big Stone L.). Agr. area (alfalfa, wheat, corn, oats, barley,
soybeans; hogs). Surrounded by part of Lac qui Parle Wildlife Area.
Artichoke L. in E, Marsh L. (formed by Minnesota R.) in SE, several
small lakes in center of co.; Big Stone Lake State Park in SW. Formed
1862.
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