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Place Name
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Calhoun County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Hardin. Apple-growing region
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Population
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5,322 (1990)
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Location
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Illinois, United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°09'N
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Longitude
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90°40'W
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Calhoun
, county
( 283 sq mi/733 sq km;
1990 pop. 5,322), W Ill., on hilly peninsula, bounded by Mississippi
(W, S) and Illinois (E) rivers, which join at co.'s SE tip; 39°09'N
90°40'W;  Hardin. Apple-growing region; producing also hogs,
vinegar. Several wildlife-management areas on both rivers. One of 17
Ill. cos. to retain southern-style commission form of government Formed
1825.
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