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Place Name
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Curry County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Gold Beach
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Population
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19,327 (1990)
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Location
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Oregon, United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°28'N
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Longitude
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124°13'W
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Curry
, county (
1,988 sq mi/5,149 sq km; 1990
pop. 19,327), SW Oregon;  Gold Beach; 42°28'N 124°13'W. SW
extremity of state, bounded W by Chatco R. and by Pacific Ocean, S by
Calif. Drained by Rogue R. and Illinois R. (State Scenic Waterways).
Seafood processing (salmon, tuna, halibut, urchins, crabs, shrimp).
Timber. Nurseries. Poultry, sheep, cattle. Co. has 11 state parks; 10
are coastal, including Cape Blanco and Hamburg Mt. State Parks in NW,
Samuel H. Boardman and Capt. Sebastian State Parks in W, Loeb State
Park in SW on Chatco R. Siskiyou Natl. Forest dominates co. except for
coastal margin in W and extreme N and NE, including Wild Rogue
Wilderness Area in NE, part of Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area in E, and
Grassy Knob Wilderness Area in NW. Formed 1855.
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