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Place Name
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Metropolis
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Pronunciation
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meh-TROP-o-lis
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Place Status (Type)
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port
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Population
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6,734 (1990)
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Location
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Massac County, Illinois (IL), United States, North America
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Latitude
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37°08'N
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Longitude
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88°42'W
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Metropolis
(meh-TROP-o-lis), port city (1990 pop. 6,734),
 Massac co., extreme S Ill., on Ohio R., and
28 mi/45 km ENE of Cairo; 37°08'N 88°42'W.
In agr. and lumbering area; mfg. (clothing); shipping center for corn,
wheat, livestock. Fort Massac State Park (1,470 acres/595
ha), on site of Fr. fort (1757); Kincaid Indian Mounds nearby. Inc.
1859. Annual celebration honoring Superman.
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