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Place Name
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Essex County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Population
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670,080 (1990)
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Location
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Massachusetts, United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°38'N
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Longitude
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70°52'W
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Essex
, county (
828 sq mi/2,145 sq km; 1990 pop.
670,080), NE Mass.;  Salem, Newburyport, and Lawrence; 42°38'N
70°52'W. On the coast, bounded N by N.H.; intersected by Merrimack
and Ipswich rivers. Agr. (nursery prods., fruits; livestock); mfg.
(shoes, textiles, metal prods., electronics). Industrial centers are
Lynn, Lawrence, Haverhill, Newburyport, Salem, Beverly. Resorts on
coast include Gloucester and Cape Ann area, Swampscott, Marblehead.
Formed 1643.
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