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Place Name
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Warren County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Warren
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Population
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45,050 (1990)
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Location
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Pennsylvania, United States, North America
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Latitude
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41°48'N
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Longitude
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79°16'W
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Warren
, county (
897 sq mi/2,323 sq km; 1990 pop.
45,050), NW Pa.;  Warren; 41°48'N 79°16'W. Bounded N by N.Y.
state line. Plateau area drained by Allegheny R., which forms large
Allegheny Reservoir in NE (extends into N.Y.) behind Kinzua Dam; also
drained by Conewango and Brokenstraw creeks. Mfg. at Warren. Oil wells
and refineries. Agr. (corn, oats, hay, alfalfa, potatoes; sheep, hogs,
cattle; dairying). Had lumber boom in mid-19th cent. followed by oil
boom. Chapman State Park in S center. Part of Allegheny Natl. Forest in
E and SE. Formed 1800.
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