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Place Name
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Charlotte County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Punta Gorda
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Population
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110,975 (1990)
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Location
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Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude
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26°53'N
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Longitude
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81°57'W
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Charlotte
, county (
859 sq mi/2,225 sq km; 1990 pop.
110,975), SW Fla., on Gulf of Mexico;  Punta Gorda; 26°53'N
81°57'W. Lowland area with Charlotte Harbor in W. Cattle raising;
vegetable growing; fishing. Formed 1921. Major retirement center, and
the average age of the pop. is among the highest of all Fla.'s cos.
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