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Place Name
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Douglas County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Minden
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Population
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27,637 (1990)
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Location
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Nevada, United States, North America
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Latitude
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38°55'N
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Longitude
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119°36'W
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Douglas
, county
( 737 sq mi/1,909 sq km;
1990 pop. 27,637), W Nev.;  Minden; 38°55'N 119°36'W.
Irrigated region bordering on Calif. (W and SW), and watered by Carson
R. (E and W forks) and W Walker R. Dairy; poultry, cattle, sheep; sand
and gravel. Foothills of Sierra Nevada throughout, part of L. Tahoe, in
NW, forms W boundary with Calif. Gambling, entertainment, and tourism
at L. Tahoe. Formed 1851.
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