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Place Name
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Blytheville
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Pronunciation
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BLEITH-vil
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Miss. County
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Population
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22,906 (1990)
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Location
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Mississippi, United States, North America
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Latitude
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35°55'N
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Longitude
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89°55'W
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Blytheville
(BLEITH-vil), city (1990 pop. 22,906),
 Miss. co. (shares functions with Osceola), NE Ark., near the
Mississippi R., near Mo. state line; 35°55'N 89°55'W. Trading
center for a cotton area; soybeans and feed crops are grown in the
region. Mfg. (transportation equip., plastic prods., canned foods,
discharge ballasts, machinery, fluid valves, fabricated metal prods.,
bldg. materials, agr. chemicals). Seat of Miss. Co. Community Col. Big
Lake Wildlife Management Area and Natl. Wildlife Refuge are located in
area. Inc. 1891.
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