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Place Name
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Chanute
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Pronunciation
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shuh-NOOT
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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9,488 (1990)
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Location
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Neosho County, Kansas (KS), United States, North America
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Latitude
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37°40'N
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Longitude
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95°27'W
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Chanute
(shuh-NOOT), city (1990 pop. 9,488), Neosho co., SE
Kansas, on the Neosho R., 63 mi/101 km SE of
Empora; 37°40'N 95°27'W. RR junction. It is a processing and trade
center for an agr. region. Mfg. (prefabricated wood bldgs.,
construction materials, fabricated metal prods., apparel,
transportation equip., electronics, metalwork). Oil and natural gas
deposits in vicinity. Neosho County Community Col. and the Safari Mus.
are here. Nearby is the site of the first mission in Kansas. Inc. 1873
following the consolidation of four contiguous towns.
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