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Place Name
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Ferry County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Republic
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Population
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6,295 (1990)
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Location
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Washington, United States, North America
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Latitude
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48°28'N
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Longitude
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118°31'W
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Ferry
, county (
2,257 sq mi/5,846 sq km; 1990
pop. 6,295), NE Wash., on Canada (B.C.) border;  Republic;
48°28'N 118°31'W. Forested mt. area watered by Sanpoil and Kettle
rivers. Bounded on S and E by Columbia R. (Franklin D. Roosevelt L.
reservoir); Kettle R. forms part of E boundary, in N. Coulee Dam Natl.
Recreation Area surrounds reservoir. Timber; gold, silver. Agr. (hay,
alfalfa, barley, oats; dairying; cattle). Part of large Colville Indian
Reservation covers S ½ of co., and parts of Colville
Natl. Forest throughout N ½ of co. Curlew L.
reservoir and State Park, in NW center. Formed
1899.
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