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Place Name
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Blaine County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Chinook
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Population
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6,728 (1990)
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Location
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Montana, United States, North America
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Latitude
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48°26'N
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Longitude
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108°58'W
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Blaine
, county (
4,238 sq mi/10,976 sq km; 1990
pop. 6,728), N Mont., on Can. (Sask.) border;  Chinook;
48°26'N 108°58'W. Agr. region, bounded by Missouri R. on S (and
part of Upper Missouri Natl. Wild and Scenic R.). Drained by Milk R.
and Peoples, Cow, Battle, and Lodge creeks. Wheat, barley, oats, hay,
beans; cattle, sheep, hogs; oil and natural gas. Part of Fort Belknap
Indian Reservation in SE. Formed 1912. Chief Joseph Bear's Paw Field
15 mi/24 km S of Chinook; Black Coulee Natl.
Wildlife Refuge 10 mi/16 km S of Turner.
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