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1491:Lenoir City
1325:Thorn Grove
1315:Shady Grove
1238:Beech Grove
1230:communities
1203:John Sevier
1125:County seat
1056:Metro Pulse
897:Metro Pulse
878:October 15,
840:October 15,
818:January 13,
714:John Cooper
698:John Bruhin
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1486:LaFollette
1305:Millertown
1243:Bonny Kate
758:References
746:James Agee
580:wastewater
444:annexation
343:feature ID
251:Population
137:84°01′41″W
134:36°01′54″N
1511:Oak Ridge
1496:Maryville
1413:Knoxville
1334:Footnotes
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1150:Knoxville
1132:Knoxville
733:Lee Smith
671:June 2011
590:Education
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451:Geography
381:Oak Ridge
373:Knoxville
331:FIPS code
319:Area code
307:ZIP codes
273:Time zone
243:Elevation
205:Named for
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1535:Counties
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1263:Corryton
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335:47-60480
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1218:Powell
1213:Mascot
560:Levi's
518:13,802
493:Census
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259:13,802
185:County
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972:2020
946:2020
880:2022
842:2022
820:2021
794:2020
718:ESPN
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