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Place Name
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Preble County
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Pronunciation
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PRE-buhl
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Eaton
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Population
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40,113 (1990)
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Location
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Ohio, United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°45'N
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Longitude
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84°38'W
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Preble
(PRE-buhl), county (
428 sq mi/1,109 sq km; 1990 pop.
40,113), W Ohio, on Ind. (W) state line;  Eaton; 39°45'N
84°38'W. Drained by small Twin, Seven Mile, and Four Mile creeks and
by East Fork of Whitewater R. Includes Fort St. Clair State Park near
Eaton. Agr. area (livestock; tobacco, grain, fruit); mfg. at Eaton;
limestone quarries; timber; nurseries. Formed 1808.
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