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Place Name
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Kootenai County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Coeur d'Alene
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Population
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69,795 (1990)
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Location
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Idaho, United States, North America
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Latitude
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47°41'N
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Longitude
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116°31'W
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Kootenai
, county (
1,315 sq mi/3,406 sq km; 1990
pop. 69,795), N Idaho, in Panhandle Region;  Coeur d'Alene;
47°41'N 116°31'W. Rolling, wooded area bordering on Wash. (W),
watered by Coeur d'Alene L. and Spokane and Coeur d'Alene rivers.
Spokane (Wash.), 15 mi/24 km W of state line,
has partially influenced co.'s growth. Lumbering, agr. (wheat, oats,
alfalfa; cattle); mfg. (furniture). Old Mission at Gataldo (1853)
Historical State Park in SE. Includes part of Coeur d'Alene Mts., in
Coeur d'Alene Natl. Forest in E, including Fourth of July Canyon
(Coeur d'Alene R.). Part of Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation in S.
Farragut State Park, at S end of L. Pend Oreille in NE corner; several
small lakes in co. Formed 1864.
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