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Place Name
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Washington County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Nashville
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Population
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14,965 (1990)
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Location
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Washington County, Illinois (IL), United States, North America
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Latitude
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38°21'N
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Longitude
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89°26'W
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Washington
, county (
564 sq mi/1,461 sq km; 1990 pop.
14,965), SW Ill.;  Nashville; 38°21'N 89°26'W. Bounded N by
Kaskaskia R.; drained by Little Muddy R. and Beaucoup Creek. Agr. area
(wheat, soybeans, corn, sorghum; hogs, poultry; dairy prods.), with
some mfg. (machinery, flour); also bituminous-coal mining, oil.
Washington Co. Conservation Area in S. Formed 1818.
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