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Place Name
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Calhoun County
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Pronunciation
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kal-HOON
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Anniston
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Population
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116,034 (1990)
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Location
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Alabama, United States, North America
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Latitude
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33°46'N
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Longitude
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85°49'W
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Calhoun
(kal-HOON), county (
612 sq mi/1,585 sq km; 1990 pop.
116,034), NE Ala.; 33°46'N 85°49'W;  Anniston. Agr. area
bounded on W by Coosa R. Agr. (hay, soybeans, wheat; poultry, cattle).
Textiles. Deposits of iron ore, limestone, bauxite, barites. Part of
Talladega Natl. Forest in E. Formed 1832.
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