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Place Name
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Morgan County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Jacksonville
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Population
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36,397 (1990)
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Location
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Illinois, United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°43'N
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Longitude
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90°13'W
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Morgan
, county (
572 sq mi/1,481 sq km; 1990 pop.
36,397), W central Ill.;  Jacksonville; 39°43'N 90°13'W.
Bounded W by Illinois R.; drained by Apple, Sandy, Mauvaise Terre, and
Indian creeks. Agr. (corn, wheat, sorghum, soybeans, cattle, hogs;
dairying). Food processing; mfg. of bookbinding, paper prods.,
chemicals; coal. Includes part of L. Meredosia. Formed 1823. One of 17
Ill. cos. to retain Southern-style commission form of co. govt.
Includes Illinois Col. and MacMurray Col.
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