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Place Name
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Blanco County
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Pronunciation
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BLAINK-o
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Johnson City
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Population
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5,972 (1990)
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Location
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Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
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30°16'N
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Longitude
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98°24'W
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Blanco
(BLAINK-o), county (
713 sq mi/1,847 sq km; 1990 pop.
5,972), S central Texas, in hill country of Edwards Plateau; 
Johnson City; elev.
c.950 ft/290 m-1,800 ft/549 m;
30°16'N 98°24'W. Drained by Pedernales and Blanco rivers. Ranching
(cattle, sheep, goats, turkey); mohair, wool marketed; agr. (hay,
peaches, wheat). Hunting, fishing. Blanco State Park in S; part of
Lyndon B. Johnson Natl. Historical Park at center of co., NW of Johnson
City; Pedernales Falls State Park in E. Formed 1858.
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