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Place Name
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De Baca County
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Pronunciation
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DE BAH-kuh
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Fort Sumner
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Population
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2,252 (1990)
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Location
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New Mexico, United States, North America
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Latitude
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34°20'N
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Longitude
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104°25'W
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De Baca
(DE BAH-kuh), county (
2,334 sq mi/6,045 sq km; 1990
pop. 2,252), E N.Mex.;  Fort Sumner; 34°20'N 104°25'W.
Cattle, sheep, sorghum, hay, alfalfa, wheat, oats, barley, millet.
Watered by Pecos R. Conejos Mesa
(5,000 ft/1,524 m) in center. Formed 1917.
Fort Sumner State Monument and Grave of Billy the Kid in NE; Sumner L.
Reservoir and State Park, on Pecos R., on N boundary.
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