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Place Name
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Montpelier
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Population
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2,656 (1990)
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Location
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Bear Lake County, Idaho (ID), United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°19'N
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Longitude
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111°18'W
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Montpelier
, town (1990 pop. 2,656), Bear Lake co., extreme SE
Idaho, near Bear R., 70 mi/113 km SE of
Pocatello; 42°19'N 111°18'W. Elev.
c.5,943 ft/1,811 m. RR div. point, trade and
shipping center for agr. and grazing area; dairying; mfg. (dairy feeds,
light mfg.). Phosphate deposits nearby. Founded 1864 by Mormons. Early
names: Clover Creek, Belmont. Renamed (1865) by Brigham Young in honor
of Vt. capital. Has Mormon tabernacle. Caribou Natl. Forest to NE,
Cache Natl. Forest to W.
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