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Place Name
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Blue Earth
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Faribault County
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Population
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3,745 (1990)
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Location
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Faribault County, Minnesota (MN), United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°38'N
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Longitude
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94°05'W
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Blue Earth
, city (1990 pop. 3,745),  Faribault co., S
Minn., 37 mi/60 km S of Mankato, at confluence
of East and West branches Blue Earth R., which form main stream (flows
N), near Iowa state line; elev.
1,084 ft/330 m; 43°38'N 94°05'W. Trade
center for diversified-farming area (grain, soybeans, alfalfa;
livestock); mfg. (canned foods, grain-based prods., meal [feather,
bone]; stainless steel fabrication; printing and publishing).
Municipal Airport to S. Plotted 1856, inc. 1874.
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