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Place Name
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Codington County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Watertown
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Population
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22,698 (1990)
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Location
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South Dakota, United States, North America
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Latitude
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44°58'N
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Longitude
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97°10'W
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Codington
, county (
717 sq mi/1,857 sq km; 1990 pop.
22,698), E S.Dak.;  Watertown; 44°58'N 97°10'W. Agr. area
drained by Big Sioux R.; has numerous lakes; includes S extremity of
triangular L. Traverse (Sisseton Wahpeton) Indian Reservation in N.
Mfg. at Watertown. On Coteau des Prairies plateau. Dairy prods.; corn,
flax, wheat, soybeans; turkeys, cattle, hogs, sheep. Pelican State Rec.
Area in S; Sandy Shore State Rec. Area at center. Formed 1877.
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