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Place Name
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Jesup
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Pronunciation
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JES-uhp
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Capital Of
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Wayne County
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Population
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8,958 (1990)
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Location
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Wayne County, Georgia (GA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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31°36'N
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Longitude
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81°53'W
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Jesup
(JES-uhp), town (1990 pop. 8,958), 
Wayne co., SE Ga., c.55 mi/89 km SW of
Savannah, near Altamaha R.; 31°36'N 81°53'W. Trade and processing
center for agr. and timber area; mfg. (apparel, furniture, lumber and
pulp, machinery, consumer goods, food processing, plastics, printing
and publishing); RR responsible for town's growth. Inc. 1870.
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