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Place Name
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Bonner County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Sandpoint
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Population
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26,622 (1990)
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Location
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Kootenai County, Idaho (ID), United States, North America
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Latitude
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48°17'N
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Longitude
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116°36'W
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Bonner
, county (
1,919 sq mi/4,970 sq km; 1990
pop. 26,622), N Idaho;  Sandpoint; 48°17'N 116°36'W. Mt.
area bordering on Mont. (E) and Wash. (W), located in Idaho panhandle,
and drained by Priest and Pend Oreille rivers and Clark Fork. Silver,
lead, copper; lumber; cattle; alfalfa, hay; oats, grains. Mont. state
line forms Mountain/Pacific time zone boundary, co. is in
Pacific time zone; NW extension of co. comes within
10 mi/16 km of Can. border. Priest L., Priest
L. State Park and Upper Priest L. Scenic Area in NW arm of co., Round
L. State Park in SW center; part of Kaniksu Natl. Forest in NW, part of
Kootenai Natl. Forest in NE; large Pend Oreille L. in S and SE, extends
into Kootenai co.; Albeni Falls Dam (Pend Oreille R.) in SW, Cabinet
Gorge Dam on Clark Fork, in SE; Schweitzer Basin Ski Area in N center.
Formed 1907.
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