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Place Name
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Franklin County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Hampton
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Population
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11,364 (1990)
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Location
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Iowa, United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°44'N
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Longitude
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93°16'W
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Franklin
, county (
583 sq mi/1,510 sq km; 1990 pop.
11,364), N central Iowa;  Hampton; 42°44'N 93°16'W. Drained
by Iowa Branch and West Fork Cedar rivers. Rolling-prairie agr. area
(cattle, hogs, poultry; corn, oats, soybeans); limestone quarries.
Berds Lake State Park at center. This area was affected by
widespread flooding in 1993. Formed 1855.
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