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Place Name
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Wexford County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Cadillac
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Population
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26,360 (1990)
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Location
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Michigan, United States, North America
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Latitude
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44°20'N
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Longitude
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85°34'W
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Wexford
, county (
575 sq mi/1,489 sq km; 1990 pop.
26,360), NW Mich.;  Cadillac; 44°20'N 85°34'W. Intersected
by Manistee R., and drained by Clam R. Agr.; cattle; mixed grains,
green beans; dairy prods. Mfg. at Cadillac. Resorts (summer and
winter). Part of Manistee Natl. Forest in SW ⅓, a
state fish hatchery at Harrieta, Lost Pines Lodge Ski Area near co.
center, Caberfae Ski Area in SW, and a state park are here. Includes
lakes Mitchell and Cadillac, William Mitchell State Park in SE, bet.
lakes. Organized 1869.
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