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Place Name
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Humboldt County
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Pronunciation
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HUHM-buhlt
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Winnemucca
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Population
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12,844 (1990)
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Location
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Nevada, United States, North America
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Latitude
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41°24'N
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Longitude
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118°07'W
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Humboldt
(HUHM-buhlt), county (
9,658 sq mi/25,014 sq km; 1990
pop. 12,844), NW Nev.;  Winnemucca; 41°24'N 118°07'W.
Ranching and mining area watered by Quinn, Little Humboldt, and
Humboldt rivers and bordering on Oregon, on N; borders Idaho for
1 mi/1.6 km in NE corner. Cattle, sheep; hay,
potatoes; silver, copper, gold; sand and gravel, clay. Santa Rosa Range
is in NE, in part of Humboldt Natl. Forest. Summit L. Indian
Reservation and Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Natural Area are in W part of
Black Rock Desert in SW. Formed 1861. Part of Fort Mcdermitt Indian
Reservation on Oregon boundary in NE; smaller section in N center of
co. Part of Sheldon Natl. Wildlife Refuge in NW. Chimney Dam Reservoir
in E.
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