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Place Name
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Corson County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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McIntosh
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Population
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4,195 (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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45°43'N
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Longitude
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101°10'W
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Corson
, county (
2,529 sq mi/6,550 sq km; 1990
pop. 4,195), N S.Dak., borders N.Dak. on N;  McIntosh; 45°43'N
101°10'W. Borders Missouri R. on E; also Mountain-Central time
zone boundary. Entire county is within Standing Rock Indian
Reservation, which also includes all of Sioux co., N.Dak., to N.
Cheyenne R. Indian Reservation to S (Dewey and Ziebach cos). Agr.
and cattle-raising area, with Standing Rock Indian Reservation in NE;
drained by Grand R. and Oak, Rock, and other creeks. Lignite mines;
wheat, flax, soybeans, hay. Formed 1909.
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