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Place Name
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Graham County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Safford
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Population
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26,554 (1990)
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Location
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Arizona, United States, North America
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Latitude
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32°56'N
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Longitude
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109°53'W
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Graham
, county (
4,641 sq mi/12,020 sq km; 1990
pop. 26,554), SE Ariz.;  Safford; 32°56'N
109°53'W. Cotton, hay, wheat, corn, sorghum; cattle. Chief ranges are
Gila (NE), Pinaleno (center), and Galiuro (SW) mts. Drained by Gila and
San Carlos (forms NW boundary) rivers and San Carlos Reservoir at their
confluence, on W boundary, which supply water for irrigation. Black R.
forms part of N boundary. Part of San Carlos Indian Reservation is in
N; parts of Coronado Natl. Forest are in SW; part of Gila Box Riparian
Natl. Conservation Area in E; Roper L. State Park in center; part of
Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness Area on W boundary; Safford
Federal Prison in center. Formed 1909.
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