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Place Name
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Clay County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Liberty
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Population
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153,411 (1990)
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Location
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Missouri, United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°19'N
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Longitude
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94°24'W
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Clay
, county (
413 sq mi/1070 sq km; 1990 pop.
153,411), W Mo., bounded S by Missouri R.;  Liberty; 39°19'N
94°24'W. Corn, soybeans, pumpkins and produce farming; cattle; mfg.;
coal deposits, limestone. Immense underground mined-out space used for
wholesaling and frozen-food storage. Part of Kansas City occupies SW
quadrant; other major cities: Liberty, North Kansas City, Excelsior
Springs (mfg. in all). Kansas City municipal airport in SW; Smithville
Lake (reservoir) in NW; Watkins Mill in NE. Major theme park in S.
Highly urbanized in S, rural in N. Formed 1822.
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