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Place Name
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Bourbon County
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Pronunciation
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BUHR-buhn
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Fort Scott
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Population
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14,966 (1990)
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Location
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Kansas, United States, North America
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Latitude
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37°51'N
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Longitude
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94°50'W
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Bourbon
(BUHR-buhn), county (
638 sq mi/1,652 sq km; 1990 pop.
14,966), SE Kansas;  Fort Scott; 37°51'N 94°50'W. In Prairie
region, bordered E by Mo.; watered by Marmaton and Little Osage rivers.
Cattle, hogs; corn, oats, wheat, soybeans, hay, general agr.; metal
prods. Bourbon State Fishing L. in W; Fort Scott Natl. Historical Site
and Natl. Cemetery at Fort Scott. Formed 1855.
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