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Place Name
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Erie County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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SANDUSKY
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Population
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76,779 (1990)
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Location
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Ohio, United States, North America
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Latitude
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41°21'N
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Longitude
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82°36'W
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Erie
, county ( 264 sq mi/684 sq km; 1990 pop.
76,779), N Ohio,  Sandusky; 41°21'N 82°36'W. Bounded N by L. Erie; drained by Huron and Vermilion rivers and small
Pipe Creek. Includes Kelleys Isl. In the Lake Plains physiographic region. Agr. area (corn, soybeans, fruits; livestock); mfg. at Sandusky, Huron, Vermilion (sausages and other prepared meats, paints, rubber prods., steel foundries, food prods., machinery, vehicular lighting equip.). Limestone quarries; fisheries. Summer resorts. Formed
1838.
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