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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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Superior
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Population
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41,758 (1990)
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Location
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Burnett County, Wisconsin (WI), United States, North America
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Latitude
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46°27'N
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Longitude
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91°54'W
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Douglas
, county (
1,480 sq mi/3,833 sq km; 1990
pop. 41,758), extreme NW Wis.;  Superior; 46°27'N 91°54'W.
Bounded W by Minn., N by St. Louis R. (on Minn. border) and L.
Superior. Generally wooded lake area, drained by St. Croix, Eau Claire,
Amnicon, Bois Brule, and Black rivers. Cattle, poultry, limited farming
on cutover forest land. Heavy industry at Superior, a major port.
Pattison State Park containing Big Manitou Falls in W; Mont Du Lac Ski
Area in NW corner; Amnicon Falls State Park in N; Lucine Woods State
Park in SE; Brule River State Forest in E and NE; St. Croix Natl.
Scenic Riverway in S, from dam at St. Croix Flowage (reservoir) SW into
Burnett co. Formed 1854.
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