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Place Name
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Kennebec County
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Pronunciation
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KEN-uh-bek
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Augusta
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Population
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115,904 (1990)
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Location
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Maine, United States, North America
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Latitude
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44°24'N
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Longitude
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69°46'W
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Kennebec
(KEN-uh-bek), county (
951 sq mi/2,463 sq km; 1990 pop.
115,904), S Maine;  Augusta; 44°24'N 69°46'W. Mfg. (apparel,
textiles, paper, wood and pulp prods.) at Hallowell, Waterville, and
Gardiner on the Kennebec R.; dairying; canning and shipping of farm,
orchard produce. Water power from Sebasticook and Kennebec rivers. Many
resorts, notably in Belgrade and China lakes regions. Formed 1799.
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