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Place Name
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Forest County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Population
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4,802 (1990)
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Location
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Pennsylvania, United States, North America
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Latitude
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41°31'N
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Longitude
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79°14'W
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Forest
, county (
431 sq mi/1,116 sq km; 1990 pop.
4,802), NW Pa.;  Tionesta; 41°31'N 79°14'W. Forested region.
Much of co. (N and E) is in Allegheny Natl. Forest. Drained by
Allegheny R. (NW), Clarion R. along part of S boundary, and Tionesta
Creek in N and W (forming Tionesta L. reservoir in W center). Settled
by Moravian missionaries. Corn, oats, hay, alfalfa; cattle; dairying;
timber; sand and gravel. Parts of Cook Forest State Park and Clear
Creek State Forest in S. Formed 1848.
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