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Place Name
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Iron County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Crystal Falls
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Population
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13,175 (1990)
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Location
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Michigan, United States, North America
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Latitude
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46°12'N
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Longitude
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88°30'W
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Iron
, county (
1,211 sq mi/3,136 sq km; 1990
pop. 13,175), SW Upper Peninsula, Mich.;  Crystal Falls;
46°12'N 88°30'W. Bounded S by Wis. line. Drained by Brule,
Michigamme, Paint, and Iron rivers. Lumbering; cattle, sheep; agr.
(potatoes, oats, forage crops); dairy prods.; some mfg. at Crystal
Falls; lake resorts. Many small lakes and streams. Part of Ottawa Natl.
Forest in W; Bewabic State Park in S; Brule Mt. Ski Area in S. Includes
part of Menominee iron range. Univ. of Mich. forestry school's summer
camp is here. One of 4 cos. in Mich. in Central time zone (N boundary
and N part of E and W boundaries coincide with
Eastern/Central time zone boundary). Formed and organized
1885.
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