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Place Name
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Dansville
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Place Status (Type)
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village
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Population
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5,002 (1990)
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Location
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Livingston County, New York (NY), United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°33'N
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Longitude
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77°42'W
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Dansville
, village (
2 sq mi/5.2 sq km; 1990 pop.
5,002), Livingston co., W central N.Y., on Canaseraga Creek,
40 mi/64 km S of Rochester; 42°33'N
77°42'W. Mfg. (apparel, electronic equipment, fabricated metal
prods.); agr. (beans, potatoes). Clara Barton founded (1881) 1st local
chapter of the Amer. Red Cross here. Letchworth State Park nearby.
Settled 1795, inc. 1845.
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