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Place Name
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Vinton
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Pronunciation
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VIN-tuhn
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Population
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3,154 (1990)
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Location
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Calcasieu parish, Louisiana (LA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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30°12'N
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Longitude
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93°35'W
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Vinton
(VIN-tuhn), town (1990 pop. 3,154), Calcasieu
parish, extreme SW La., near Sabine R. and Texas state line,
22 mi/35 km W of Lake Charles city; 30°12'N
93°35'W. Oil. Shallow draft port to S on branch of Intracoastal
Waterway. Delta Downs Racetrack, thoroughbred and quarterhorse racing,
to W. Sabine Isl. State Wildlife Area and Nibletts Bluff Park
to W. Settled c.1880.
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