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Place Name
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Perryton
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Capital Of
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Ochiltree County
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Population
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7,607 (1990)
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Location
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Ochiltree County, Texas (TX), United States, North America
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Latitude
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36°23'N
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Longitude
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100°47'W
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Perryton
, town (1990 pop. 7,607),  Ochiltree co.,
extreme N Texas, in high plains of the Panhandle, near Okla. line,
100 mi/161 km NNE of Amarillo; 36°23'N
100°47'W. Elev. 2,942 ft/897 m. Market
center for rich wheat-producing co.; ships cattle, feed; mfg. (oil
field storage tanks, livestock feed, plastic fittings). Founded 1919,
inc. 1920.
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