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Place Name
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Blue Earth County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Mankato
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Population
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54,044 (1990)
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Location
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Minnesota, United States, North America
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Latitude
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44°01'N
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Longitude
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94°03'W
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Blue Earth
, county (
765 sq mi/1,981 sq km; 1990 pop.
54,044), S Minn.;  Mankato; 44°01'N 94°03'W. Bounded N in
part by Minnesota R., drained by Blue Earth, Watonwan, Maple, Big Cobb,
and Le Sueur rivers. Agr. area (corn, oats, soybeans, alfalfa, peas;
hogs, cattle, sheep). Food processing and mfg. at Mankato. Minneopa
State Park in N; several small natural lakes in co., esp. in NE corner,
including Madison and Eagle lakes. Formed 1853.
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