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Place Name
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Saint Lawrence County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Canton
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Population
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111,974 (1990)
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Location
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New York, United States, North America
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Latitude
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44°30'N
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Longitude
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75°04'W
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Saint Lawrence
, county (
2,821 sq mi/7,306 sq km; 1990
pop. 111,974), N N.Y.;  Canton; 44°30'N 75°04'W. Bounded NW
by the St. Lawrence R.; drained by St. Regis, Indian, Grass,
Oswegatchie, and Raquette rivers, which are all tributaries of the St.
Lawrence. Plains area along the St. Lawrence; rises to the Adirondacks
in SE. A leading U.S. dairying co.; also farming, timber harvesting,
saw-timber mills, maple-sugar production. Lead, zinc, limestone, talc
deposits. Diversified mfg. concentrated at Massena. Sizable
hydroelectric power generation facilities have attracted the major
aluminum companies to the co.; aluminum smelting and refining. Seasonal
residences and recreational facilities can be found on the St. Lawrence
R. and on Black and Cranberry lakes. Formed 1802.
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