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Place Name
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Mille Lacs County
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Pronunciation
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MIL laks
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Milaca
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Population
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18,670 (1990)
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Location
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Minnesota, United States, North America
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Latitude
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45°55'N
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Longitude
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93°37'W
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Mille Lacs
(MIL laks), county (
681 sq mi/1,764 sq km; 1990 pop.
18,670), E central Minn.;  Milaca; 45°55'N 93°37'W. Drained
by Rum R. Resort area; agr. (alfalfa, hay, corn, oats, barley, rye;
hogs, cattle, poultry; dairying); timber; peat; sand and gravel. Part
of Mille Lacs Wildlife Area here. S ½ of Mille Lacs
L. in N; parts of Mille Lacs Indian Reservation in NW and NE corners;
Father Hennipen State Park in NE; Mille Lacs Kathio State Park in NW,
both on shore of Mille Lacs L.; parts of Rum R. State Forest in NW and
E center. Formed 1857.
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