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Place Name
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Jefferson County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Jefferson, 43°02'
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Population
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67,783 (1990)
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Location
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Wisconsin, United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°02'N
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Longitude
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88°46'W
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Jefferson
, county ( 582 sq
mi/1,507 sq km; 1990 pop. 67,783), S Wis.; 
Jefferson, 43°02'N 88°46'W. Dairying is chief industry;
agr. (wheat, corn, soybeans, potatoes; cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry);
some mfg. at Lake Mills, Watertown, Jefferson, and
Whitewater. Aztalan State Park in W; larger L. Koshkonong in SW;
Glacial Drumlin State Trail passes E-W through center of co.; small
part of Kettle Moraine State Forest in SE corner. Drained by Rock,
Bark, and Crawfish rivers. Has lake resorts. Formed 1836.
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