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1643:Bond's Mill
1630:Ghost towns
1535:communities
1485:Springville
1430:Cedar Creek
1314:County seat
1069:Bus. US 131
969:2000 census
943:other races
917:2010 census
609:US 131
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499:2020 census
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1745:Categories
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1594:Meauwataka
1589:Hoxeyville
1233:2012-11-25
1150:2008-01-31
1125:2008-01-31
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153:44°24′37″N
1707:Footnotes
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579:Geography
561:Vestaburg
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313:Elevation
1573:Glengary
1513:Caberfae
1366:Villages
1339:Cadillac
1321:Cadillac
992:Hispanic
986:, 0.25%
982:, 0.41%
947:Hispanic
618:Petoskey
614:Kalkaska
533:Cadillac
495:Michigan
405:26-50880
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1698:Wexford
1609:Sherman
1568:Gilbert
1548:Bagnall
1490:Wexford
1465:Liberty
1455:Hanover
1420:Antioch
1374:Buckley
1208:June 4,
1097:May 21,
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1663:Coline
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1638:Angola
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1578:Harlan
1558:Benson
1553:Baxter
1518:Haring
1475:Slagle
1445:Colfax
1402:Haring
1384:Mesick
1344:Manton
1331:Cities
1025:Images
996:Latino
975:census
951:Latino
923:census
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710:208.9%
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127:Manton
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1693:Thorp
1688:Soper
1673:Haire
1668:Elton
1533:Other
1470:Selma
988:Asian
980:White
931:White
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840:1,212
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382:49663
371:(EDT)
369:UTC-4
348:UTC-5
329:1,258
275:Clerk
264:Mayor
198:State
1620:Yuma
1543:Axin
1508:Boon
1500:CDPs
1425:Boon
1210:2015
1099:2022
896:2020
890:5.4%
881:2010
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845:9.5%
836:1980
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