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Place Name
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Columbus
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Platte County
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Population
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19,480 (1990)
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Location
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Platte County, Nebraska (NE), United States, North America
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Latitude
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41°25'N
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Longitude
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97°21'W
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Columbus
, city (1990 pop. 19,480),  Platte co., E
Nebr., 70 mi/113 km W of Omaha, on N side of
confluence of Loup and Platte rivers; 41°25'N 97°21'W. Elev.
1,449 ft/442 m. RR junction, mfg. and trade
center. Mfg. (printing, medical instruments, fabricated metal prods.,
electronic equip., agr. equipment, chemicals, food prods., printing,
transportation equip., construction materials); agr. (grain; livestock;
dairy and poultry prods.). Hq. for publicly owned power project on Loup
R. Municipal airport. Platte Creek Agr. Society Park E of town. L.
North and L. Bulcock N of town. City founded 1856.
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