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Place Name
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Lane County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Eugene
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Population
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282,912 (1990)
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Location
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Oregon, United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°57'N
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Longitude
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122°52'W
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Lane
, county (
4,721 sq mi/12,227 sq km; 1990
pop. 282,912), W Oregon,  Eugene; 43°57'N 122°52'W. Mt. area
in Coast and Cascade ranges, bounded on W by Pacific Ocean, crossed by
Willamette and Siuslaw rivers. Agr. (wheat, barley, oats, corn, brans,
strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, grapes, apples, cherries,
pears, plums, peaches; hogs, sheep, cattle); wineries, nurseries.
Salmon fishing. Part of Willamette Natl. Forest in E; part of Umpqua
Natl. Forest in SE; part of Siuslaw Natl. Forest in W; part of Oregon
Dunes Natl. Recreation Area in extreme SW. Fern Ridge Reservoir in
center. Co. has more than 12 state parks, notably Elijah Bristow and
Armitage in center, Morton in NE, and Devils Elbow on coast. Formed
1851.
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