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Place Name
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Eaton County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Charlotte
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Population
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92,879 (1990)
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Location
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Michigan, United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°35'N
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Longitude
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84°50'W
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Eaton
, county (
579 sq mi/1,500 sq km; 1990 pop.
92,879), S central Mich.;  Charlotte; 42°35'N 84°50'W.
Drained by Grand and Thornapple rivers, and by Battle Creek. Part of
Metropolitan Lansing, urbanized in NE corner. Agr. area (wheat, corn,
beans, soybeans, vegetables, fruit; cattle, hogs, poultry); dairy
prods.; stockbreeding. Mfg. at Charlotte, Eaton Rapids, and Grand
Ledge. Mineral springs. Organized 1837.
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