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Place Name
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Chippewa County
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Pronunciation
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CHIP-wah
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Montevideo
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Population
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13,228 (1990)
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Location
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Minnesota, United States, North America
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Latitude
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45°01'N
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Longitude
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95°33'W
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Chippewa
(CHIP-wah),
county (
587 sq mi/1,520 sq km; 1990 pop.
13,228) SW Minn.;  Montevideo; 45°01'N 95°33'W. Bounded W by
Minnesota R. (flows NW to SE). Drained by Chippewa R. Agr. area (wheat,
corn, oats, soybeans, sugar beets, alfalfa; hogs, sheep). Part of Lac
qui Parle Wildlife Area in NW; Shakopee L., on Shakopee Creek, in N.
Formed 1862.
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