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Place Name
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Monroe County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Waterloo
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Population
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22,422 (1990)
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Location
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Illinois, United States, North America
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Latitude
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38°16'N
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Longitude
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90°10'W
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Monroe
, county (
397 sq mi/1,028 sq km; 1990 pop.
22,422), SW Ill.;  Waterloo; 38°16'N 90°10'W. Bounded W by
Mississippi R., E by Kaskaskia R. In N, is part of St. Louis
metropolitan area. Agr. (wheat, hay, barley, sorghum; poultry; dairy
prods.); limestone quarries; caves. Formed 1816. Dominant town is
Columbia in N. A large portion of W part of co. damaged by floods,
1993. Valmeyer relocated itself to bluff site as result. One
of 17 Ill. counties to retain southern-style commission form of county
government.
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