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Place Name
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Blaine
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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38,975 (1990)
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Location
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Anoka County, Minnesota (MN), United States, North America
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Latitude
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45°10'N
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Longitude
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93°12'W
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Blaine
, city (1990 pop. 38,975), Anoka co., SE Minn., a suburb
12 mi/19 km N of downtown Minneapolis, near
Mississippi R.; 45°10'N 93°12'W. Mfg. (medical equip., gun parts,
optical components, beauty prods., fabricated metal prods., bldg.
materials, furniture, prototype models, apparel, countertops,
machinery, consumer goods). The area was organized as a township in
1877 and was named in honor of James G. Blaine, then senator from
Maine. Anoka Co. Airport in S. Olympic Ice Arena. Small natural lakes
to E. Settled 1862, inc. 1964.
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