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Place Name
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Sequoyah County
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Pronunciation
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suh-KWOI-uh
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Sallisaw
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Population
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33,828 (1990)
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Location
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Oklahoma, United States, North America
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Latitude
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35°30'N
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Longitude
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94°45'W
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Sequoyah
(suh-KWOI-uh), county (
714 sq mi/1,849 sq km; 1990 pop.
33,828), E Okla.;  Sallisaw; 35°30'N 94°45'W. Hilly region
(Boston Mts.), bounded E by Ark. state line, S by Arkansas R., forming
Robert S. Kerr L. in SW; drained by Illinois R. Agr. (vegetables,
fruit, soybeans, corn, potatoes; poultry, cattle). Farm prods.
processing, some mfg. at Sallisaw; some oil and gas, limestone
quarries. Recreation. Part of Sequoyah Natl. Wildlife Refuge in W;
Tenkiller State Park, on SE shore of Tenkiller L. in NW; Sallisaw and
Brushy Creek state parks at center. Formed 1907.
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