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Place Name
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Clifton
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Capital Of
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Greenlee County
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Population
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2,840 (1990)
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Location
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Greenlee County, Arizona (AZ), United States, North America
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Latitude
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33°01'N
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Longitude
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109°17'W
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Clifton
, town (1990 pop. 2,840),  Greenlee co.,
SE Ariz., on San Francisco R., 5 mi/8 km NE of
its confluence with Gila R. near N.Mex. state line,
4 mi/6.4 km SE of Morenci; 33°01'N
109°17'W. Elev. 3,464 ft/1,056 m. Copper
mining; cattle; grain, alfafa. Hot springs here. Town settled 1872.
Apache-Sitgreaves Natl. Forest to N; Gila Box Riparian Natl.
Conservation Area to SW; San Carlos Indian Reservation to NW.
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