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Place Name
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Carbon County
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Pronunciation
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KAHR-buhn
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Red Lodge
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Population
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8,080 (1990)
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Location
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Montana, United States, North America
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Latitude
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45°14'N
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Longitude
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109°01'W
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Carbon
(KAHR-buhn), county (
2,062 sq mi/5,341 sq km; 1990
pop. 8,080), S Mont.;  Red Lodge; 45°14'N 109°01'W.
Irrigated agr. and mining region bordering on Wyo. on S; drained by
Clark's Fork Yellowstone R. and Rock Creek; bounded on SE by Bighorn
R. (Bighorn L. reservoir) and on N by Yellowstone R. Cattle, sheep,
barley, oats, hay, corn, sugar beets, beans; coal, natural gas. Cooney
Reservoir and State Park on W. Numerous small lakes in SW, mostly
glacial. Sects. of Custer Natl. Forest in SE and SW; both forests
include parts of Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area, also part of
Gallatin Natl. Forest in SW corner. Pryor Mts. Natl. Wild Horse Range
in SE corner. Formed 1895.
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