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Place Name
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Roseau County
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Pronunciation
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RO-zo
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Roseau
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Population
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15,026 (1990)
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Location
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Minnesota, United States, North America
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Latitude
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48°46'N
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Longitude
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95°47'W
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Roseau
(RO-zo), county (
1,678 sq mi/4,346 sq km; 1990
pop. 15,026), NW Minn.;  Roseau; 48°46'N 95°47'W. Agr. area
bounded NE by Muskeg Bay of L. of the Woods and N by Can. (Man.)
border, drained by Roseau R. and its North and South forks. Wheat, hay,
flax, barley, oats, alfalfa, sunflowers; cattle, sheep, poultry;
dairying; timber; peat deposits. Hayes L. State Park in SE; parts of
Beltrami Island State Forest in NE and SE; Roseau R. Wildlife Area in
NW. Roseau Municipal Airport to E. County formed 1894.
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