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Place Name
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Newton County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Kentland
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Population
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13,551 (1990)
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Location
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Indiana, United States, North America
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Latitude
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40°57'N
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Longitude
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87°24'W
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Newton
, county (
403 sq mi/1,044 sq km; 1990 pop.
13,551), NW Ind.;  Kentland; 40°57'N 87°24'W. Bounded W by
Ill. state line, N by Kankakee R.; also drained by Iroquois R. Native
prairie grasses. Agr. area; corn, rye, oats, soybeans; cattle, hogs.
Some mfg. at Kentland. Ships seeds, grain. Limestone quarrying. Part of
LaSalle State Fish and Wildlife Area in NW corner; Willow Slough State
Fish and Wildlife Area in W. Formed 1859 (the last co. organized in
Ind.).
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