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Place Name
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Obion County
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Pronunciation
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o-BEI-uhn
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Union City
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Population
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31,717 (1990)
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Location
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Tennessee, United States, North America
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Latitude
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36°22'N
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Longitude
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89°09'W
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Obion
(o-BEI-uhn), county (
550 sq mi/1,425 sq km; 1990 pop.
31,717), NW Tenn., on Ky. (N) state line;  Union City; 36°22'N
89°09'W. Bounded NW by Reelfoot L.; drained by Obion R. and its
tributaries. Fertile farm region, producing chiefly soybeans, grain,
cotton, wheat, sorghum; livestock; some mfg. at Union City. Formed
1823. Includes Gooch Wildlife Management Area and part of Reelfoot
Natl. Wildlife Refuge.
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