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1658:Mount Moriah
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2508:Moyamensing
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2314:Modena Park
2268:Wissinoming
2134:Beggarstown
2118:Wissahickon
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1963:Upper North
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1781:Spruce Hill
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2571:Germantown
2503:Kensington
2465:Germantown
2455:Bridesburg
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2372:Bridesburg
2344:Torresdale
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2149:Germantown
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2113:Roxborough
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2006:Swampoodle
1858:Callowhill
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1746:Mill Creek
1731:Haddington
1711:Cedar Park
1648:Hog Island
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1191:Roxborough
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893:References
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552:East Falls
417:75°14′28″W
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320:Roxborough
286:Population
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114:March 2011
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2490:Districts
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1560:Pennsport
1515:Hawthorne
1510:Greenwich
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580:watershed
535:Ivy Ridge
517:Geography
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2586:Moreland
2566:Delaware
2551:Blockley
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1976:Badlands
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1638:Eastwick
1495:FDR Park
1422:Old City
1201:Manayunk
1136:July 21,
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2228:Juniata
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238:Country
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