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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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Montpelier
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Population
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54,928 (1990)
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Location
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Vermont, United States, North America
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Latitude
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44°16'N
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Longitude
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72°37'W
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Washington
, county (
695 sq mi/1,800 sq km; 1990 pop.
54,928), central Vt.;  Montpelier; 44°16'N 72°37'W.
Granite-quarrying center of state; marble, talc; dairy prods.,
textiles, wood prods., machinery, maple sugar; winter sports. Includes
part of Green Mtn. Natl. Forest and Camels Hump, one of highest peaks
of Green Mts. Drained by Winooski and Mad rivers. Organized 1810.
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