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Place Name
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Claremont
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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13,902 (1990)
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Location
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Sullivan County, New Hampshire (NH), United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°22'N
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Longitude
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72°20'W
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Claremont
, city (1990 pop. 13,902),
Sullivan co., SW N.H., 40 mi/64 km WNW of
Concord; 43°22'N 72°20'W. Drained by Sugar R., bounded W by
Connecticut R. (Vt. state line). Mfg.(footwear, apparel, brushes,
consumer goods, bldg. materials, textiles, bldg. materials, machinery,
paper, fabricated metal prods.); agr. (nursery crops, hay, corn,
apples; cattle, poultry; timber). The oldest R.C. church in the state
(begun 1823) is here, and in nearby West Claremont is Union Church, the
state's oldest Episcopal church (begun 1773). A replica of a
pre-Revolutionary fort complex is nearby in Charlestown. Two covered
bridges in E. Seat of Claremont Technical Col. Green Mt.
(2,005 ft/611 m) in NE. Inc. 1764.
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