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Place Name
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Boone
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Boone County
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Population
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12,392 (1990)
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Location
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Boone County, Iowa (IA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°02'N
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Longitude
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93°52'W
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Boone
, city (1990 pop. 12,392),  Boone co.,
central Iowa, on the Des Moines R.; 42°02'N 93°52'W. RR and
industrial center with plants making machinery, fabricated metal
prods., plastic signs, dust filters, foods, paper prods. Laid out
(1865) by the RR, which built a long, high double-track bridge here. In
1887 it annexed the nearby rival town of Boonesboro (founded 1851).
Seat of Des Moines Area Community Col. Ski Valley Ski Area to SW; Holst
State Forest and Barkley Memorial State Park to NW; Ledges State Park
to S; Iowa Arboretum to SE. Inc. 1865.
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