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Place Name
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Quakertown
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Pronunciation
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KWAI-kuhr-toun
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Place Status (Type)
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borough
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Population
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8,982 (1990)
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Location
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Bucks County, Pennsylvania (PA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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40°26'N
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Longitude
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75°20'W
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Quakertown
(KWAI-kuhr-toun), borough (1990 pop. 8,982), Bucks
co., SE Pa., 13 mi/21 km SE of Allentown, near
Tonockin Creek; 40°26'N 75°20'W. Apples, soybeans, grain; poultry,
livestock; dairying. Diverse light mfg. L. Nockamixon reservoir and
Nockamixon State Park to E. Settled c.1700, inc. 1855.
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