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Place Name
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Centralia
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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12,101 (1990)
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Location
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Lewis County, Washington (WA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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46°43'N
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Longitude
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122°58'W
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Centralia
, city (1990 pop.
12,101), Lewis co., SW Wash., 23 mi/37 km S of
Olympia, at the confluence of the Skookumchuck R.; 46°43'N
122°58'W. Elev. 189 ft/58 m. Inc. 1889. It
is a RR junction and a farm trade center, with a significant timber
industry; vegetables; dairying; poultry; mfg. (cabinets, apparel,
printing and publishing, motor vehicles, food, furinature, and metal
prods.). A coal-fired electric steam plant and 2 nearby dams generate
electricity. Centralia Col. (2-year) and the co. fairgrounds are here.
Skookumchuck Reservoir and Fish Hatchery to NE. Chehalis Indian
Reservation to NW. Chehalis Centralia Airport to S.
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